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Competing Georgia medical marijuana production bills advance

Lawmakers tried to revive Georgia’s stalled medical marijuana program Tuesday, advancing different bills through the state House and Senate that aim to issue licenses for businesses to manufacture and sell the medicine. Both measures attempt to jump-start cannabis oil production following delays…

Georgia tries to find way out of medical marijuana impasse

Vote pending on bill to break medical marijuana stalemate Jim Wages has waited years to be able to legally buy medical marijuana to help treat his daughter’s violent seizures. They’ve found no relief, despite a state law passed three years…

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Georgia medical marijuana licensing bill advances

A proposal to revive Georgia’s stalled medical marijuana program cleared its first committee on a unanimous vote Tuesday. The legislation would attempt to break bureaucratic delays by issuing medical marijuana licenses to 22 companies, which would then be authorized to produce and…

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Georgia medical marijuana program stalled by protests, bureaucracy

November 11, 2021
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Medical marijuana was supposed to be growing in Georgia for patients by now. Instead, a sluggish process of awarding marijuana licenses to six companies has stalled indefinitely amid protests filed by several losing businesses. Georgia lawmakers said this week they’re trying to…

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Georgia Lawmakers Tackle Medical Marijuana Testing

September 15, 2021
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Georgia’s Medical Cannabis Commission Oversight Committee must decide how the state would conduct required testing of cannabis oil before the rollout of the state’s medical marijuana program. The committee was supposed to recommend a process and plan for providing accredited…

Medical marijuana licenses approved for six companies in Georgia

Up to 30 THC oil dispensaries could open in Georgia ROCK SPRING — Georgia’s medical marijuana board chose six companies Saturday that will be allowed to sell the drug, a decision that will finally give registered patients a legal way…

Major developments in Georgia’s medical marijuana program expected this coming week

ATLANTA - After years of waiting, advocates say Georgia is closer than ever to beginning to allow the sale of medical marijuana. The state’s Access to Medical Cannabis Commission has announced that it plans to vote on which growers it…

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Dozens of companies apply for six Georgia medical marijuana licenses

February 22, 2021
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From nearly 70 applicants, six companies will be chosen to begin manufacturing medical marijuana oil for Georgia patients. The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission announced this month it will review the proposals and then award licenses to six companies, possibly in late spring…

The Shortest Road to Legal Weed Runs Through Georgia

A Democratic Senate would be good for the cannabis industry, but it’s hopeful for reform regardless. Marijuana isn’t technically on the ballot in Georgia’s Jan. 5 Senate runoff elections. But it might as well be: Cannabis advocates and trade groups…

Georgia medical marijuana commission opens applications for production

November 25, 2020
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Georgia is accepting applications from businesses to manufacture medical marijuana in the state, getting one step closer to allowing those in need of the cannabis oil to legally obtain it — five years after the state Legislature legalized the treatment. The…

Hemp bill leaves some cops unable to enforce marijuana laws in Georgia

The General Assembly recently passed a bill to help police enforce marijuana laws without hindering the state’s young hemp farming industry. But prosecutors and police say it won’t change how they handle suspected marijuana cases. Possession of small amounts of marijuana…

Director hired to run Georgia’s new medical marijuana program

Georgia’s medical marijuana board has hired its first executive director, Andrew Turnage, a government administrator with experience in licensing. Turnage will be responsible for the start-up of a program to distribute cannabis oil to patients who are already allowed to use the…

Business Is Booming For Georgia’s Marijuana Trade

As businesses, bars and restaurants across Georgia close their doors during the coronavirus pandemic, one product continues to thrive: marijuana. A dealer who works inside the Perimeter said they sold last month nearly three times as much marijuana as normal.…

Georgia bill advances for police to make arrests for hemp or marijuana

February 18, 2020
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Police across Georgia would be empowered to arrest people for possession of small amounts of green leafy substances, even if they can’t tell whether it’s illegal marijuana or legal hemp, according to a bill that passed a state House committee…

Medical marijuana card-holder numbers soar in Georgia

February 14, 2020
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The number of Georgians with cards allowing possession of medical cannabis has soared more than 70 percent in one year. Currently, 14,511 people in Georgia have permission to possess ‘‘low THC oil,’’ officials of the state’s Department of Public Health…