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Georgia Bill Would Create 8 New Qualifying Conditions for Medical Marijuana

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What is currently known as Hayleigh’s Law may be getting a major upgrade in Georgia. A new proposal, House Bill 65 (HB 65), hopes to add eight more medical conditions to the state’s medical marijuana program. House Bill 65 has already passed the Georgia House.

Cancer patients will be able to have access to medical marijuana much sooner if HB 65 passes, according to LaGrange News. Representative Allen Peake authored HB 65. His bill is similar to SB 16 that is through the state’s Senate already.

Conditions under consideration within HB 65:

  • Autism
  • Autoimmune diseases
  • AIDS/HIV
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Tourette’s Syndrome

An attractive inclusion to the bill would allow for interstate reciprocity.

A marijuana oil advocate, Dale Jackson, said, “It has a reciprocity clause…If someone in Minnesota has a card, they can come to Georgia and still be able to use their medical marijuana legally. But the proposal does not say people can just come to Georgia and smoke pot. In Georgia, you can only use cannabis oil (legally) with a THC level of 5-percent or lower. If, for instance, the state of California allows people to use medical marijuana with a higher THC level, if they come here, those people would have to adhere to Georgia’s laws and only use cannabis oil at 5-percent.”

Jackson also said, “Most importantly, the expansion of conditions (disorders on the state registry list) will lead to cultivation labs in Georgia down the road. Right now, the official registry only has 1,300 patients on it because the list is so restrictive. But with more people legally allowed to use cannabis oil on the list, it will hopefully mean real access to patients here in Georgia.”

Also making news in Georgia is House Resolution 340. This resolution urges Congress to reschedule marijuana. Georgia lawmakers wish to see marijuana rescheduled from Schedule I to Schedule II, according to MDJ Online. Lawmakers are confident that legislation regarding HB 65 will be determined before the day 40 deadline (Crossover Day).