November’s midterm elections are just around the corner and a new poll offers some timely advice for candidates running for the House or Senate – support medical marijuana as part of your platform in 2018. On Monday, Politico’s Kevin Robillard …
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Medical Marijuana Advocates Fuming Over Georgia PTSD Bill
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia medical marijuana advocates are outraged over the apparent stalling of a proposal that would expand the state’s medical cannabis oil program to include those who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or chronic pain. Advocates and …
Read More »Georgia Rep. Peake, Medical Marijuana Advocate, Will Not Run For Re-election
ATLANTA (AP) — One of the Georgia legislature’s chief advocates for medical marijuana says he will not run for re-election this year. Republican Rep. Allen Peake of Macon said in a news release Thursday that this is his 12th and …
Read More »Georgia Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis – News
If Thompson’s bill is successful, Georgia residents would be able to purchase, possess, and use “small amounts of marijuana. Gov/legislation/en-us/display/20172018/sr/614″>the bill is just two pages long, and contains only vague protocols for legalization. Unlike more detailed proposals, SB614 makes no …
Read More »Georgia Dems Cultivate Legalization Bills for School Funding
Georgia has some of the most punitive marijuana laws in the country, but two pieces of legislation authored by State Sen. Curt Thompson (D-5th District) could legalize the plant and generate some much-needed cash for the state’s educational fund. SR …
Read More »Georgia Police Arrested Over 70 Party-Goers for One Bag of Weed – News
The mass-arrest of more than 70 attendees at a Georgia house party over New Year’s weekend is drawing the ire of parents, civil rights leaders, and cannabis advocates alike, and once again spotlights the life-altering consequences of America’s unequivocally racist …
Read More »Medical Marijuana Seen at Risk Following Move by Sessions
SALEM, Ore. — When U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions green-lighted federal prosecutions of marijuana lawbreakers, the vast majority of U.S. states that allow some form of medical marijuana were unexpectedly placed at risk of a crackdown and are warily watching …
Read More »Medical marijuana laws reduced alcohol consumption
Credit: Georgia State University Medical marijuana laws caused alcohol sales to tumble in many states, according to a new paper co-authored by Georgia State University Economics Professor Alberto Chong. The impact on sales was long-term, with reductions in alcohol consumption …
Read More »Alcohol sales decreasing in legal marijuana states, study finds
New research finds that cannabis has become a significant alternative to drinking alcohol. A working study from the University of Connecticut and Georgia State University has observed a 15 percent drop in alcohol sales in states that legally allow medical …
Read More »The Catalyst for Cannabis Decriminalization in the Nation of Georgia
On Nov. 30, the highest court in the Republic of Georgia ruled that criminal prosecution for consuming cannabis was against the nation’s constitution. The historic decision decriminalized marijuana consumption for the citizens of the former Soviet nation. The catalyst responsible …
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