ATLANTA — It’s a big day at the Georgia Capitol as time is running out for bills trying to make it to the other side.
Monday morning, a stripped down medical marijuana bill passed the Georgia state House 152 to 8.
The bill opened up cannabis oil to a larger group of patients by adding six conditions to the list of allowed illnesses and diseases on the current bill.
But the legal growth of medical marijuana in Georgia, the key piece of this legislation, was slashed out of the bill last week amid concerns by Governor Nathan Deal and state law enforcement.
While the bill now allows shipment of cannabis oil into the state, some parents said it still leaves them stuck.
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