State representative battling breast cancer renews medical marijuana fight

ATLANTA — A Georgia state representative has renewed her fight to expand Georgia’s medical marijuana law after her own breast cancer diagnosis.

Channel 2’s Lori Geary landed an exclusive interview with state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler, D-Lithonia, who says she’s determined now, more than ever, to help similar patients.

“For me, it’s very personal.  I’m living it day by day,” Dawkins-Haigler told Geary. 

She invited Geary along during one of her treatments for breast cancer.

After two surgeries, she’s now undergoing radiation treatments five times a week and talking publicly for the first time about her personal journey and now what has turned into her personal fight.

“For me, I would rather have medical cannabis than to have Percocet or the oxycodone,” Dawkins-Haigler said.

She told Geary she speaks from experience. 

Dawkins-Haigler traveled to Colorado, California and Washington, where full medical marijuana is legal. 

“I tried some of

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