Georgia House panel OKs broader medical cannabis access
Macon TelegraphFeb 09, 2017
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"I thought today was very productive," said Peake, after the meeting. The working group is a special committee formed this year to work on the complexities of getting a substance to Georgians that's prohibited under federal law. The roughly 1,200 Georgians on the state medical cannabis registry for diagnoses like severe seizure disorders can posses a liquid made from medical cannabis, though there is no legal way to obtain it. The working group also recommended that people with medical cannabis cards from other states should be allowed to posses that liquid.
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She said his violent behaviors that left her bruised have stopped since she added cannabis to his treatments.
"He's not drugged, he's not high, he's not asleep, he's my boy," Ward said.
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At a hearing on Senate Bill 16, some senators said they are uncomfortable with the lack of scientific evidence on marijuana's effect on patients.
Peake said he understands some doctors' hesitation to endorse medical cannabis due to the lack of studies.
"But the anecdotal real world evidence ... is overwhelming," Peake said.
If the state
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