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Eugene

(61,945 posts) Thu Apr 16, 2015, 04:49 PM Apr 2015

Georgia governor signs law legalizing medical marijuana

Source: Reuters

Politics | Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:11pm EDT

Georgia governor signs law legalizing medical marijuana

ATLANTA | BY DAVID BEASLEY

(Reuters) - People with seizure disorders, multiple sclerosis and other illnesses will be allowed to use a non-smoking form of medical marijuana in Georgia after the state's Republican governor signed a measure legalizing the drug on Thursday.

But patients still may find it difficult to obtain the cannabis oil for their treatment, advocates said.

Under the law, which takes effect immediately, patients who complete a screening process will be provided with documentation allowing them to possess cannabis oil with a low percentage of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the chemical in marijuana that produces a high, Governor Nathan Deal said in a statement.

Those with cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, mitochondrial disease, Parkinson’s and sickle cell disease also will be eligible for the medical marijuana.

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Georgia governor signs law legalizing medical marijuana (Original Post) Eugene Apr 2015 OP

And if you don't have those diseases and/or need THC for your condition you're SOL. tridim Apr 2015 #1

that's the idea chapdrum Apr 2015 #2

Agreed Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #4

Thats the thing that pisses me off Ruby the Liberal Apr 2015 #5

Someone needs to take these limited mmj laws and get the feds to remove it from Sched 1. NightWatcher Apr 2015 #3

tridim

(45,358 posts)

1. And if you don't have those diseases and/or need THC for your condition you're SOL.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 04:51 PM

Apr 2015

These band-aid MMJ laws are insulting.

chapdrum

(930 posts)

2. that's the idea

Reply to tridim (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 05:04 PM

Apr 2015

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

4. Agreed

Reply to tridim (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 05:34 PM

Apr 2015

Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)

5. Thats the thing that pisses me off

Reply to tridim (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 09:14 PM

Apr 2015

Legislation by morality. No THC, and depending on what state, you may or may not be able to even get CBD for things like PSTD (one of the main reasons for MMJ in the first place).

I read earlier on CNN that the child that prompted this legislation is now going to be able to return home from Colorado Springs with her mother and rejoin her family - but who knows how long it is going to take to get a Charlotte's Web type of oil for her to purchase legally in Georgia?

Congrats to Georgia for what I will term a "bold move" for the south, but it simply isn't enough. Legislators are not physicians and have NO DAMN BUSINESS determining worthiness via legislation.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

3. Someone needs to take these limited mmj laws and get the feds to remove it from Sched 1.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 05:21 PM

Apr 2015

Schedule 1 drugs are ones that have ZERO medicinal value. Cannabis obviously has value if these states are legalizing a form of the drug.

Good luck finding the oil in Georgia.

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