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Georgia: Mother testifies about getting marijuana illegally for ailing daughter

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 01/26/2016 - 08:45

Mom says those horrible raging episodes her daughter used to suffer from are now gone and she hasn't had to restrain her daughter since she started her on the medical marijuana back in October.

ATLANTA — The mother of an autistic child went before Georgia lawmakers Monday, admitting she broke the law to get relief for her daughter.

Channel 2’s Lori Geary sat in on the first hearing of Georgia’s new medical marijuana bill that would allow the growing of medical marijuana in Georgia and expand the number of conditions patients need to qualify, including Alzheimer’s disease and autism.

Jennifer Conforti testified that she gets marijuana on the black market and turns it into cannabis oil for her 5-year-old daughter.

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State Lawmaker Allen Peake admitted exclusively to
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