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Georgia: Details of new medical marijuana bill to be released

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 01/06/2016 - 08:59

ATLANTA -- Only on 11Alive Wednesday, hours before the legislation is filed, Macon Representative, and architect of the bill, Representative Allen Peake, (R) Macon is releasing the details of new medical marijuana legislation set to ignite the 2016 Georgia Legislative Session.

On Monday, Peake will begin to introduce new legislation that builds on House Bill 1 which passed in 2015. "We're treating it like medicine which is the way it ought to be treated," said Peake. The representative is pushing for more patients to have access to medical cannabis, and to allow for highly regulated medical marijuana to be grown in the state.

Currently only eight diseases and illnesses are on the list of approved conditions to qualify for medical cannabis in Georgia.

Only on 11Alive Wednesday, hours before the legislation

Only on 11Alive Wednesday, hours before the legislation is filed, Macon Representative, and architect of the

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