GA Senate passes Peake's medical-marijuana bill
Medical marijuana(Photo: 13WMAZ)
Georgia Senate discusses medical-marijuana bill (Photo: Karli Barnett, 13\WMAZ)
UPDATE: The Georgia Senate passed state Rep. Allen Peake's medical-marijuana bill. It heads back to the House for final approval, expected this week.
The Senate approved just one amendment, which would allow employers to prevent workers from having and using medical marijuana.
Peake told the media Tuesday afternoon that he is "overjoyed" and will work next year to allow medical marijuana to be grown in Georgia.
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Today could be the day of decision for Allen Peake's bill to allow medical marjiuana in Georgia.
The Georgia Senate today is expected to vote this afternoon on Peake's House Bill 1. Peake started working on the issue more than a year ago, after 13WMAZ reported on Haleigh Cox, a Monroe County girl stricken with seizures.
She and her mother have since moved to Colorado for medical treatment there, and Peake says...
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