Grower: Just 25 acres could fill Georgia's medical marijuana needs

The state of Georgia has been scrambling to figure out a way to lay the groundwork of a newly legalized industry overnight. 

One California grower told a state commission on Wednesday that 25 acres — or one million square feet — would be enough space to produce all of the medical marijuana needed to treat Georgia patients.

The Commission on Medical Cannabis faces the demanding task of deciding how to lay down the infrastructure for the state’s medical marijuana industry. The most contentious issue to date is how to structure and regulate the oil’s cultivation and production.

Albany-native Mike Bragg, who also serves as president of Silicon Valley-based CBD Pharms, told the commission he thinks demand...

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