Georgia Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Legislation http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2015/03/25/georgia-senate-passes-medical-marijuana-legislation/ Dozens of “medical refugees†from Georgia could make their way back home soon as the state Senate passed a bill allowing cannabis oil for certain medical conditions on Tuesday. The only hurdle between the bill and the desk of Governor Nathan Deal is a vote in the House, which may come this week. The initial Senate version of the bill restricted usage to children under 18, which the bill's supporters found unacceptable. Deal also faced considerable pressure from proponents of the measure before finally agreeing to sign a bill when it passed. This news obviously comes as welcome relief for the families who sought hope for their children but had to leave home to do so. Senate supporters have handed over legislation likely to make that happen - especially since it is already supported by the bill's sponsor, state Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon. The compromise was made last week, after Senate Health and Human Services Chairwoman Renee Unterman, R-Buford, rewrote HB 1 as a way to merge a restrictive medical marijuana measure already approved in the Senate and a much broader effort already approved by the House. The new version would allow cannabis oil to be used to treat eight of the nine disorders sought by the House in that chamber's own medical marijuana proposal: cancer, Crohn's disease, Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), mitochondrial disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, seizure disorders and sickle cell disease. [...] And it would set a higher bar for what type of oil would be allowed: The oil could contain no more than 5 percent THC - the high-inducing chemical associated with recreational marijuana use - and must include at least a matching amount of cannabidiol to ensure better purity and quality of the drug. Well, it is only a "half a loaf" law, but way better than nothing! Especially considering that Georgia is about as "southern cultured" as you can get! Now all of you in Georgia need to start educating folks about the "Entourage Effect", and how THC works far better than Aricept at stopping Alzheimer's! Medical Marijuana: The Entourage Effect (news – 2014) http://www.leafscience.com/2014/09/11/medical-marijuana-entourage-effect/ The Entourage Effect: Why Whole Cannabis Is Better (news – 2014) http://www.unitedpatientsgroup.com/blog/2014/04/22/the-entourage-effect-why-whole-cannabis-is-better/ “THC blocks an enzyme called acetylcholinesterase, which speeds the formation of amyloid plaque in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. The Alzheimer's drugs Aricept and Cognex work by blocking acetylcholinesterase. When tested at double the concentration of THC, Aricept blocked plaque formation only 22% as well as THC, and Cognex blocked plaque formation only 7% as well as THC.†From “Marijuana May Slow Alzheimer's†WebMD. Ignorance makes people fear cannabis. EDUCATE THEM! Granny
I am actually surprised that they are allowing up to 5% thc. are u sure that is not .5% ?? even at 5% that is awesome and 400.5% more than I thought. these kind of laws do bring a balance back to the medicine too reminding people to focus on cbd as well as thc just hope they eventually let up on some of the thc banned craziness.
Just checked the bill itself- it is FIVE PERCENT! (page 2, lines 28 - 30) http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1693384-hb-1.html Granny
One step closer to what needs to happen, recreational marijuana should be passed. My state of Florida should have medical for mass amount of patients soon! Long time coming for many suffering people in the sunshine state!
I live in Georgia. This place is odd. I personally love Atlanta, so I don't really want to leave, but if mmj ends up coming in a year or two, I'm staying here for a good while.
I live in Georgia also, and why this may not help me out for the time being its a very big step for the south Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
It's great to hear that it's improving over in georgia, but come on, they should legalizing the flowers and the concentrates too for med purposes. They still have an anti drug attitude over there. Not as much as before obviously, but it's still there. Nonetheless congrats!