BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Colorado might have legalized marijuana, but Alabama won't be following behind if Gov. Robert Bentley has a say.

After speaking Wednesday to a joint meeting of the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs in Birmingham, the governor said that he is against legalizing marijuana either for recreational or medicinal purposes.

However, the governor did leave the door open for legalizing the chemical compounds found in marijuana for use in medicine.

"I do believe there are medications out there that will do the same thing," Bentley said. "Now if someone wants to use the medicine that is in marijuana, go through the testing when you do that through the FDA, go through all of that -- that's fine. I have no problem with that."