10/21/2026
Don't forget to VOTE on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 for Candidate Alan Thomas for Alabama House District 50 . Alan Thomas has been endorsed by the Alabama Cannabis Coalition.
Following is Alan's campaign pitch for his post:
"For those of you that may not know me, my name is Alan Thomas, and I am the first non-republican candidate to run for House District 50 in over 20 years. HD50 includes the west St. Clair County municipalities of Springville, Argo, Margaret, Odenville, Moody, Cook Springs, Eden, Cropwell, and Vincent.
I have been politically involved for 30 years now. When I was 15, I saw events unfold that, to me, directly violated the First Amendment to the United States Constitution; and it was through the free press that I could speak up against the establishment of religion here in Alabama. I believe in individual liberty, first and foremost. Without self-determination, the very idea of freedom becomes compromised.
For 30 years now, I have watched as our civil liberties, our privacy, and even our right to vote have come under attack. I have watched as our state prisons have become overcrowded, and the treatment of those incarcerated arguably cruel.
I have watched as cycle after election cycle, many races across the state go unchallenged. For me, having studied political theory in graduate school extensively, empty ballots are an indication that our elections are neither free, nor fair, nor that the people of Alabama have an opportunity to make their voices heard. This year, I want to tell all Alabamians to refuse to be silenced.
I began this race at the last minute of qualifying, when I noticed that, yet again, no one had stepped up to represent the people of House District 50. So I set out to do just that. In doing so, I recognize that there are many others across the state that may not have a choice on November 3. To you, I want you to know that I am accessible to you as well. I want you to be represented, and have a legislator that will hear your concerns and work for you. Not corporate interests. Not establishment politicians. And certainly not party for political party's sake.
I need you to know that I am not a single issue candidate. My platform of priorities does not stem from the red team or the blue team. That platform, however, is integrated in the inalienable belief in the right to life. Whether it's healthcare affordability and access, industrial pollution, or ma*****na, it is my fundamental belief that the people of Alabama must be free to pursue their own happiness, and, in doing so, be free from direct assault from toxic chemicals.
I believe that small businesses build community, contribute the most to the local economy, and preserve the fabric of our neighborhoods. When HB445 passed in 2025, I watched as employees lost jobs, businesses shut down, the state lost tax revenue, and you and I lost access to natural remedies for a range of ailments that our for profit healthcare system couldn't provide. That's why when I initially qualified, the very first organization I wanted to introduce myself to, and seek endorsement from, was the Alabama Cannabis Coalition.
Alabama's archaic ma*****na laws impact the liberty of each of us. They proscribe the health of many of us. They restrict businesses for a good number of us. They fill our cruel and overcrowded prisons with too many of us. Transferring oversight of ma*****na or c*d products back and forth between the ABC or pharmacy board does nothing but increase costs, paperwork, restrictions, and unnecessary red tape. Our healthcare system is struggling, and increasing the barriers for tens of thousands of us across this state to access natural cures is nothing short of another Alabama Solution.
We have a lot of problems to address in this state. Too many of those problems are treated with those Alabama Solutions. Those solutions come from unchallenged parties and incumbents that listen to donors and corporations, not the people. It's long past time to change Alabama politics. It's long past time for a new generation, or, at this point, several generations, to take responsibility and accountability for who we are as a state and a people. I am one of those. I am standing up for you, for us, proudly with the Alabama Cannabis Coalition, and always with Liberty and Justice for ALL.
My name is Alan Thomas, and I am running for House District 50."
https://www.trussvilletribune.com/2026/03/16/op-ed-the-alabama-paradox-economic-whiplash-and-the-cost-of-legislative-overreach/
ACC DISCLAIMER:
The Alabama Cannabis Coalition is a nonpartisan grassroots advocacy organization. ACC does not endorse or affiliate itself with any political party.
Our support for individual candidates is based on their positions, commitments, and willingness to advance meaningful cannabis policy reform, regardless of political affiliation.
We welcome respectful, issue-focused discussion. Partisan political arguments, personal attacks, and comments unrelated to cannabis policy reform will not be permitted.
United We Stand • Divided We Fail.
