Georgia Senate passes medical marijuana plan opposed by advocates
The family was among the very first to receive permission from Georgia to use low-dose cannabis oil without fear of prosecution. Jim "J-Bo" Wages holds a bottle of cannabis oil for her daughter Sydney at their home in Dallas on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COMThe Georgia Senate passed a plan Thursday to downsize a key part of Georgia's medical marijuana law, despite warnings from advocates that it will alienate dozens of families and children who use cannabis oil to help treat debilitating conditions. Changing that classification would allow more freedom for sanctioned use of the drug in medical research studies. "To say cannabidiol has no medicinal value is just not true," said Watson, who is a medical doctor.
The Vermont Senate advanced a bill Wednesday that would expand the state's medical marijuana program. The bill, S.16, would create more licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries and allow more patients to access the system. The legislation also expands the list of health conditions that qualify for the medical marijuana registry to include post-traumatic stress disorder, Crohn's disease and Parkinson's disease. House lawmakers are working on a separate measure that would legalize adult possession of small amounts of marijuana for recreational use. Ads would not be allowed near schools, could not appeal to children and would have to carry a written warning on the effects of marijuana.
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