ATLANTA - A Georgia lawmaker has introduced a bill asking for a constitutional amendment allowing cultivation and distribution of medical marijuana.
Channel 2’s Richard Elliot reported on Twitter Thursday that state Rep. Allen Peake introduced the bill.
Peake hopes to convince lawmakers to allow a statewide vote for the state to oversee and regulate the in-state cultivation of marijuana for medical use. That decision would take the issue out of the governor's hands and put it in the hands of the voters.
"Maybe they'll be enough public support that we may gain some traction and potentially get it done either this year or next year to put it on the ballot in November 2018," he said.
Peake, a Macon Republican, in 2015 sponsored legislation allowing people with certain medical conditions to possess cannabis oil in the state.
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Channel 2’s Richard Elliot reported on Twitter Thursday that state Rep. Allen Peake introduced the bill.
Peake hopes to convince lawmakers to allow a statewide vote for the state to oversee and regulate the in-state cultivation of marijuana for medical use. That decision would take the issue out of the governor's hands and put it in the hands of the voters.
"Maybe they'll be enough public support that we may gain some traction and potentially get it done either this year or next year to put it on the ballot in November 2018," he said.
Peake, a Macon Republican, in 2015 sponsored legislation allowing people with certain medical conditions to possess cannabis oil in the state.
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