Georgia Senate Committee Approves Medical Cannabis Bill With Unanimous Vote
Georgia’s Senate Health and Human Services Committee has given unanimous approval to House Bill 885, a proposal to legalize cannabis oil for medical purposes.
State Rep. Allen Peake, the bill’s primary sponsor, holds up what a bottle of cannabis oil looks like.
The measure would offer “protection from prosecution for possession of cannabidiol oil”, says Republican Rep. Allen Peake, the bill’s primary sponsor.
The proposal, which passed the state’s House of Representatives earlier this month with an 171 to 4 vote, would permit academic medical centers in the state to produce low-THC cannabis oil, which they would be authorized to distribute to those with cancer, glaucoma and seizures. The measure was amended to also provide protection from arrest for anyone in possession of cannabis oil that’s low in THC that was obtained from another state, as long as they have a recommendation from a physician.
“If a person were to “obtain a prescription for cannabis (cannabidiol) oil in a state where a doctor is authorized to write that prescription .. if they were able to get back to Georgia, then either the patient or the doctor who administers it would be immune from prosecution”, said Danny Porter from the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia; the council has come out in support of the bill.
The measure clearly doesn’t go far enough, but it’s still a significant step in the right direction. It’s now up for a full Senate vote.
– TheJointBlog
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This is not good ! Pharmie-Pot-Tax Lobby, still keeping the Free and Healing Plant out of the Hands of the People. Keeping the Profits/Monopoly in the hands of Corporations ! Are you Rich enough to afford the High Price for this UnBalanced Medicine ? Studies show that THC AND CBD work together to combat Cancer !!! God knows what He Created in Marijuana/Cannabis ! Do you Trust God, or the Profit-Driven State ????????????????