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Lawmakers in Georgia are slowly making progress in expanding the strictly limited medical marijuana program in the state. On February 7, the Senate Committee passed an expansion bill that would include autism as a qualifying condition. Senate Bill 16 is just one of several bills moving to expand the limited program.
The current medical marijuana legislation allows for a maximum of 5-percent THC in marijuana oils, according to AJC.com. The new legislation would reduce the maximum THC permitted in marijuana oils to just 3-percent, which has some medical marijuana supporters upset. Parents have testified that lowering the permitted amount of THC in marijuana oil shouldn’t happen because what’s allowed now is working for their children.
State Senator Ben Watson is a doctor, and the lead sponsor of the bill. Due to the concern of some senators, that is the reason for the lowered THC amount included in Senate Bill 16. Several bills to expand the state’s program are in the hands of the House. The House Medical Cannabis Working Group, led by Allen Peake, expects to move forward on House Bill 65 on February 8. House Bill 65 expands the list of qualifying medical conditions.
HB 65 includes adding:
- Autism
- Alzheimer’s disease
- HIV/AIDS
- Intractable pain
- PTSD
- Tourette’s syndrome
Updates to bills in progress are expected in the very near future.
