Sixty-year-old Sylvia Hayes from Stone Mountain lives with severe chronic pain resulting from several car accidents. She says medical cannabis is the only way she experiences relief. That’s why Hayes was one of the first patients lined up at the door of Trulieve, a Marietta dispensary of low-THC oil, when it opened this year. THC, or Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, is the … [Read more...] about Medical cannabis industry struggles to expand access in Georgia
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Man shot in Atlanta for not selling weed to suspect, police say
ATLANTA - A 20-year-old man is recovering from being shot after telling the shooter he didn't sell drugs, according to police. It happened Friday afternoon at 415 Fairburn Road SW at approximately 12:43 p.m. The victim told Atlanta police he was leaving the City Park Apartments when he was approached by a stranger asking to buy marijuana. The victim told the man he didn't sell … [Read more...] about Man shot in Atlanta for not selling weed to suspect, police say
Local pharmacies could soon allow distribution of medical cannabis
Mindy Leech, pharmacist and owner of Lee King Pharmacy in Newnan, hopes to be one of the first pharmacies in Georgia to distribute medical cannabis to customers. Soon pharmacies will join the seven licensed dispensaries in the state in handing out low-THC products to eligible patients and Lee King Pharmacy in Newnan is one of the many who have applied for a permit. Pharmacist … [Read more...] about Local pharmacies could soon allow distribution of medical cannabis
The medical cannabis pioneers of Georgia: first pharmacy sales in US start in the Deep South
On Friday, Dr. Ankit Patel will become a pharmaceutical pioneer. He’ll be the first pharmacist to legally sell medical cannabis from a pharmacy counter in the United States. “It’s awesome,” Patel said. “It’s historic.” Patel’s Robins Pharmacy and two others in the same region, Omega Pharmacy and the Allen Pharmacy Group, are the first to get a state license to sell low-THC … [Read more...] about The medical cannabis pioneers of Georgia: first pharmacy sales in US start in the Deep South
Georgia state rep announces plan to introduce marijuana legalization bill
ATLANTA - Some Georgia pharmacies will start selling cannabis-infused products to patients who meet a strict set of criteria later this year, but some who could benefit say the red tape has made it impossible to get it legally. Led by Democratic State Rep. Eric Bell, a coalition aimed at reforming Georgia’s weed laws announced at a news conference Friday they’re taking their … [Read more...] about Georgia state rep announces plan to introduce marijuana legalization bill
Georgia will be first US state where pharmacies sell medical cannabis
For the past year and a half, medical cannabis company CEO Gary Long has spent a lot of his time reassuring Georgia’s small-town mayors about what will soon be coming to their local pharmacy: medical marijuana. “They think that we’re going to be selling joints out of a pharmacy or something and that’s not right,” said Long, whose company, Botanical Sciences, is one of two … [Read more...] about Georgia will be first US state where pharmacies sell medical cannabis
Georgia will be 1st state to allow pharmacies to sell medical marijuana
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia soon will become the first state in the nation to offer medical marijuana products at independent pharmacies, state officials said. The Georgia Board of Pharmacy began accepting applications this week, and nearly 120 pharmacies have agreed to provide medication from Botanical Sciences, one of the state’s two licensed production companies, The Atlanta … [Read more...] about Georgia will be 1st state to allow pharmacies to sell medical marijuana
Connecticut company builds massive 115,000 square foot medical-marijuana farm in Macon
MACON, Ga. — A new business is coming to the industrial part of east Macon: A medical-marijuana farm. Fine Fettle is building the facility, and showed leaders inside Monday afternoon. 13WMAZ cameras tagged along. The company keeps the massive 115,000 square foot building locked up pretty well, but inside, there's a winding maze of rooms under construction. The room that's … [Read more...] about Connecticut company builds massive 115,000 square foot medical-marijuana farm in Macon
Georgia medical marijuana dispensaries now offer nasal spray
MARIETTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - One month after the grand opening of the first two medical cannabis dispensaries in Georgia, the company that owns the stores is now offering a new type of product – a nasal spray. “The way that it’s dispensed is through your nose,” said Holly Chapman, general manager of Trulieve Medical Marijuana Dispensary’s Marietta location. The spray, … [Read more...] about Georgia medical marijuana dispensaries now offer nasal spray
New challenge filed asking court to open up Georgia’s secretive medical cannabis regulations
Some of Georgia’s 27,000-odd patients signed up to the state’s THC oil registry were finally able to buy their first legal dose at the end of April as Trulieve, one of the companies approved to make and sell the drug, opened stores in Marietta and Macon. Trulieve plans to open a third location in Pooler near Savannah, and another company, Botanical Sciences LLC, aims to open … [Read more...] about New challenge filed asking court to open up Georgia’s secretive medical cannabis regulations
