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Medical marijuana helps Georgians with pain, but not all can afford it

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In its first year of availability, people have turned to the products for health needs, but low-income residents can’t always afford it.

Customers of medical marijuana products in Georgia must have a special card issued by the state of Georgia. In its first year of availability, people have turned to the products for health needs, but low-income residents can’t always afford it. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

In the year since medical marijuana has been available to Georgians, patient advocates say it has become a useful tool to treat chronic pain. But they also say significant barriers to access remain, particularly for lower-income individuals who lack the means to pay out of pocket.

“It has given people another option other than prescription drugs and surgical procedures,” Frank Eady of the Pancreatic Cancer Support Group at Winship Cancer Institute at Emory, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

H/T: ajc.com

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