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Families struggle as slow rollout of Georgia’s medical cannabis program delays relief

August 14, 2023
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At 13, Darrell Johns of Macon weighed just 40 pounds and endured at least five seizures a week, said his mom and full-time caregiver Leslie Johns. “I was having to crush 17 pills a day to run through his G…

Long-delayed Georgia medical cannabis program picking up speed

When the state agency overseeing Georgia’s medical cannabis program issued the first dispensary licenses late last month, it gave the two licensees four months to get them up and running. Trulieve Georgia and Botanical Sciences LLC won’t need nearly that…

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…