Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Georgia August 19, 2019 AggregatedNews Georgia, Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Nathalie Bougenies, Attorney @ Harris Bricken The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a… Read More→
Georgia Gov. Kemp signs medical marijuana bill April 18, 2019 AggregatedNews Georgia 0 Comments Some Georgia patients will soon be allowed to legally buy the marijuana they are already allowed to possess. Because of a legal quirk, patients and families have regularly broken the law to obtain low-potency medical marijuana oil. Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday… Read More→
NEW: Medical marijuana sales approved by Georgia Legislature April 3, 2019 AggregatedNews Georgia 0 Comments The Georgia General Assembly passed a bill late Tuesday that allows medical marijuana sales, providing a way for patients to buy the drug that they're already allowed to use. The legislation, House Bill 324, licenses private companies and universities to grow… Read More→
Medical marijuana bill legalizing cultivation and distribution clears Georgia Senate March 30, 2019 AggregatedNews Georgia 0 Comments A bill that would allow the distribution and sale of medical marijuana in Georgia passed the state Senate Friday, a key hurdle in the closing days of the legislative session. House Bill 324 would allow distribution of the drug through up… Read More→
Medical marijuana in Georgia is legal to have, but illegal to get March 21, 2019 AggregatedNews Georgia 0 Comments For Robert Bowles, a retired pharmacist with Lewy body dementia, placing an order at a fast-food restaurant can quickly dissolve into a fit of frustration. He struggles with anxiety and depression. Often, he loses his train of thought. “I feel… Read More→
Medical marijuana dispensaries bill passes Georgia House March 6, 2019 AggregatedNews Georgia 0 Comments The Georgia House approved a bill Tuesday that would allow medical marijuana oil to be sold to registered patients, giving them a legal way to obtain a drug that they’re already allowed to use. The legislation, which passed on a 123-40 vote,… Read More→
Georgia Lawmaker Introduces Recreational Marijuana Bill February 7, 2018 AggregatedNews Georgia 0 Comments ATLANTA - The move to legalize recreational marijuana is gaining some traction in the state capitol, but the lawmaker behind it admits it won't be easy. Given the fact that Georgia has a GOP-controlled legislature and it’s an election year, Channel 2… Read More→
City of Atlanta Decriminalizes Marijuana October 4, 2017 AggregatedNews Georgia 0 Comments Atlanta’s city council decided unanimously to decriminalize marijuana Monday night. They voted 15-0 to make the penalty for possession of one ounce or less a $75 fine — a move that aims to neutralize uneven policing and enforcement of drug… Read More→
Georgia Patients Still Waiting For Legal Means To Purchase Marijuana July 25, 2016 AggregatedNews Georgia 0 Comments Proponents of the use of medical cannabis anxiously await word on a federal agency’s decision on how to classify marijuana. The Drug Enforcement Administration said earlier this year that it may loosen restrictions on marijuana, although its self-imposed June 30… Read More→
Georgia Mom Fighting to Change State’s “CBD Only” Medical Marijuana Law April 25, 2016 AggregatedNews Georgia, Policy & Legal 0 Comments A Georgia mom is helping to lead the charge to expand the state's limited medical marijuana law, which she says unfairly excludes many patients with severe medical conditions — including her 5-year-old autistic daughter — who could benefit from the… Read More→
Georgia Governor Warms to Limited Medical Marijuana Expansion March 23, 2016 AggregatedNews Georgia, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Gov. Nathan Deal won’t soon be backing a measure to allow Georgia manufacturers to grow medical marijuana. But he sent an undeniable signal Tuesday that he’s OK with a more limited version of the proposal to expand the list of medical conditions… Read More→
Push to Expand Georgia’s Medical Marijuana Law Stalls in State Senate March 14, 2016 AggregatedNews Georgia, Policy & Legal 0 Comments A bill that would expand the list of medical conditions that could be treated on Georgia’s medical marijuana law has stalled in committee, after Senate Health and Human Services Chairwoman Renee Unterman, R-Buford, said Monday that she will not schedule… Read More→
Georgia Bill to Allow Marijuana Cultivation Is Dead For This Year February 23, 2016 AggregatedNews Georgia, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The author of legislation aimed at expanding the state’s medical marijuana law said he won’t continue to push for cultivation in Georgia this year after the bill ran into problems in committee Monday. The House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee eliminated a… Read More→
Georgia Governor Questions Proposed Medical Marijuana Expansion January 15, 2016 AggregatedNews Georgia, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The drive to allow the cultivation of medical marijuana in Georgia already has enough juice to pass the House. But it will take more than that to convince Gov. Nathan Deal to get behind the legislation. The governor again said… Read More→
Will New Bill Expand Medical Marijuana Legalization in Georgia? December 30, 2015 AggregatedNews Georgia, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The sponsor of this year’s bill legalizing medical marijuana in Georgia will push to expand the law, despite opposition from Gov. Nathan Deal and a study commission created by the governor. State Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon, said Tuesday he plans… Read More→