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Georgia Senate approves expanded medical marijuana bill according to : wjbf

ATLANTA (WJBF) – Georgia's expanded medical marijuana bill is on to its last stop- the Governor's desk. Thursday afternoon, on the last day of the legislature, the Georgia Senate approved the list of expanded conditions the bill would cover according to an article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Hospice care patients would also be able to get prescriptions for the cannabis oil. Diagnosed conditions included in the measure are, Alzheimer's Disease, AIDS, autism, Tourette's as well as others.



Georgia Senate approves expanded medical marijuana bill
The amendment includes post-traumatic stress disorder among the conditions which medical marijuana could be considered as a qualifying medical condition. The chamber failed to pass its medical marijuana bill Tuesday, with 64 of 99 delegates voting against the measure. "Any delegates who are serious about addressing the opiate crisis in West Virginia need to consider the substantial benefits this law could have on that front."Simon is also West Virginia native and West Virginia University graduate according to the press release. Senate Bill 386 — the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act — would create a state cannabis commission that would be responsible for developing policies and regulations to make medical cannabis available to qualifying patients. "For many patients, medical marijuana is a far safer alternative to opioids and other prescription drugs," said organization member Matt Simon.

Georgia Senate passes expansion of limited medical marijuana law

The Georgia state Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would expand the state's limited medical marijuana law to include people with 15 medical conditions, up from nine currently. Georgia's limited medical marijuana law was enacted in 2015. Current conditions allowed to use medical marijuana in the state include cancer, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and Crohn's disease. Users must be registered with state health officials and prove to be under a physician's care for the conditions allowed in Georgia's medical marijuana law. If signed into law by Deal, the expansion will addto the initial nine conditions allowed by the state.


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