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The state of Georgia took a major step by legalizing medical marijuana, albeit in a restricted fashion, earlier this year in 2017. The state legislature passed Senate Bill SB16 to expand the list of conditions that qualify medically: Cancer Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS) Seizure disorders (epilepsy, traumatic brain injury) Multiple…...

Legalization in Georgia: The Process Continues

What’s the current state of cannabis legalization in Georgia? Here’s the progress that has happened in the last year. The timeline begins in April 2015, when Governor Nathan Deal signed a medical marijuana bill into law. This legislation allowed patients with certain medical conditions to legally use low THC/high CBD…...

The Movers behind the Movement

Medical and Recreational Marijuana in Georgia: The Movers Behind the Movement Just a few years ago, talk of cannabis legalization was mostly wistful thinking and the goal of a few small (though dedicated) groups of activists. Today, you can’t turn on the news without hearing about the potential for states…...

Efforts to Legalize

Efforts to Legalize Medicinal Marijuana in Georgia The fight to legalize marijuana for both recreational and medicinal purposes remains a multi-year legislative battle in states across the country. Georgia is no exception, and despite progress, the fight for adequate access to medicinal marijuana wages on for many patients suffering from…...

Georgia’s Path

Medical Marijuana in Georgia: Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going Slow but Steady As of September 2017, more than 2,500 Georgians are allowed to use medical marijuana—specifically cannabis oil—to treat their various conditions. How did we get to this point? In this blog, we’ll look at the recent history of…...

Long-Term Effects of Light Marijuana Use

What’s the Harm? It’s no secret that the public’s perception of marijuana has changed considerably over the years. Back in 1936, a church group financed a movie then known as Tell Your Children. It warned of the devastating effects that smoking marijuana could have upon young people: Characters hallucinated, went…...

Is Medical Marijuana Overprescribed?

There are two sides to the coin, as you might imagine. More and more, doctors around the nation are beginning to understand that marijuana has valid medical uses. Even the American Medical Association (AMA) has said that the plant does have some valid therapeutic benefits. Yet in some states where…...