ATLANTA (AP) — A state Senate committee, after hearing pleas from parents seeking to treat their sick children with low-potency medical marijuana oil, approved a limited version of a bill Wednesday to allow in-state production and sales of the drug for Georgia patients.
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The Senate Regulated Industries Committee approved the Republican-sponsored measure on a vote of 7-2 with several changes. But the author of the bill, Republican Rep. Micah Gravley of Douglasville, said there were "many, many problems" with the updated measure. He didn't immediately elaborate on what they were.
The revised bill significantly lowers the number of available grow licenses and retail dispensaries but would still allow patients who already can legally possess low-potency marijuana oil access to the product.
