Continue to Site »
Site will load in 15 seconds

Georgia Governor Signs PTSD Medical Marijuana Bill Into Law

The legislation legalizes the use of medical marijuana for those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and intractable pain.

Georgia State Capitol Building Adobe Stock Credit Andreykr Resized
The Hill
May 14, 2018

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed a bill May 7 legalizing the use of medical marijuana for those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and intractable pain.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Tuesday that the bill adds PTSD and intractable pain to the existing list of conditions eligible for cannabis oil treatment.

RELATED: Georgia Lawmakers Vote to Add PTSD to Medical Marijuana Conditions

Georgia first passed a medical marijuana bill in 2015 and will now cover more than a dozen conditions.

There are roughly 4,000 patients on Georgia’s medical marijuana registry.

Read more

Top Image: © andreykr | Adobe Stock

Recommended
Georgia 320860867
Georgia Lawmakers Push to Expand State’s Medical Cannabis Program
Trulieve Resized
Trulieve Opening Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Georgia
Adobe Stock
Trulieve Partners With Professional Pickleball Association and Major League Pickleball
Pharmacy Adobe Stock Syda Productions Resized
‘We Won’t Stop Working for Patient Access’: Georgia Regulators Weigh Options After Receiving DEA Warning About Pharmacies Dispensing Medical Cannabis
Related Stories
Georgia
Georgia Lawmakers Vote to Add PTSD to Medical Marijuana Conditions
Buds In Glass Jars Adobe Stock Credit Aleksandar Kamasi Resized
Hints That Congress May Tackle Federal Cannabis Legalization as More States Consider Medical and Adult-Use Legislation: Week In Review
Georgia Sign Adobe Stock Credit Andy Dean Resized
Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in Georgia
Georgia
Georgia Lawmakers Advance Medical Marijuana Cultivation Bill, More Hearings May Follow
More in Georgia
Georgia Lawmakers Push to Expand State’s Medical Cannabis Program
House-passed legislation would remove the terms ‘severe’ and ‘end-state’ from qualifying conditions, while a Senate bill would increase the THC limit.
Georgia 320860867
Trulieve Opening Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Georgia
The new retail facility in Muscogee County will host a grand opening on Dec. 20.
Trulieve Resized
Trulieve Partners With Professional Pickleball Association and Major League Pickleball
Trulieve is the first cannabis operator to partner with either professional pickleball organization.
Adobe Stock
‘We Won’t Stop Working for Patient Access’: Georgia Regulators Weigh Options After Receiving DEA Warning About Pharmacies Dispensing Medical Cannabis
Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission members said during a Dec. 13 meeting that the DEA’s recent warning highlights conflicting federal and state cannabis policy and they plan to continue fighting for patient access.
Pharmacy Adobe Stock Syda Productions Resized
DEA Issues Warning to Georgia Pharmacies Dispensing Medical Cannabis
Pharmacies began dispensing medical cannabis to patients in October under Georgia law, but the DEA warned them Nov. 27 that federal law prohibits them from doing so.
Dea Homepage Adobe Stock Tada Images Resized
Georgia Awards 4 Vertically Integrated Cannabis Licenses
The four awardees have been vying for a market entrance for years and hope to join Trulieve and Botanical Sciences—the state’s only current operators.
Georgia4 Mjoil
Georgia Medical Cannabis Companies Offer New Level of Trust, Professionalism With Pharmacy Sales
Representatives from the state’s two licensed operators reflect on the launch of medical cannabis sales at independent pharmacies.
Botanical Sciences CEO Gary Long says independent pharmacies dispensing medical cannabis in Georgia allows pharmacy operators to extend the trust they have already built with patients to the medical cannabis space: “That’s the one thing that we love most about this, to be honest with you, is that their trust and professionalism is unmatched, quite honestly, outside of your physician.'
Georgia Activists, Lawmakers Join Forces on Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization
New Georgia Project Action Fund has teamed up with State Rep. Eric Bell and community leaders and activists to form the Georgia Coalition for Cannabis Reform.
Georgia State Capitol Building Adobe Stock F11photo Resized2
Botanical Sciences’ Pharmacy Partners First to Dispense Medical Cannabis Through Independent Pharmacies in Georgia
The state’s registered patients gained greater access to the vertically integrated company’s low-THC oil products.
Botsci Mariettaopening Products
Trulieve One Step Closer to Pharmacy Sales of Low-THC Oil in Georgia
The multistate operator’s partnering pharmacy in Gainesville is up for state inspection Oct. 24, paving way for dispensing products to patients.
Trulieve-partnering pharmacies in Georgia will offer a wide range of top-quality, low-THC products under Trulieve’s Momenta brand including nasal spray, tinctures, capsules, and topicals.
Georgia Begins Dispensing Medical Cannabis at Independent Pharmacies
Vertically integrated Botanical Sciences pioneers a path to providing greater access to patients.
Pharmacyga
Georgia Miscounts Cannabis Patient Numbers; Trulieve’s Sixth Dispensary Likely on Hold
The state’s Public Health Department reported 30,000-plus active patients but now says there are only roughly 13,000 for the low-THC oil program.
Georgia Oil
Page 1 of 10
Next Page