ATLANTA – A Metro Atlanta lawmaker wants to put at least the conversation, if not the reality, of legalized marijuana in Georgia on the table.
Democratic state Sen. Curt Thompson introduced two bills - one allows for the sale of full plant medical marijuana for people with certain illnesses. The second would allow regulated retail stores to sell marijuana to adults. Thompson would tax the drug and earmark the money for education and transportation projects.
"You could conceivably be raising $160 million a year," Thompson told Channel 2's Tony Thomas.
Thompson says he realizes the plans might face an uphill battle in the legislature, but he sees the bills as a conversation starter.
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