Georgia Marijuana News

April, 2018

• 26 April

  Four Georgia House Candidates Discuss Marijuana Legalization

  As Representative Allen Peake prepares for his final months of service, those vying for his seat are voicing their opinions regarding ...
• 10 April

  Georgia Bill Would Add Two New Marijuana Qualifying Conditions

  At the tail end of Georgia’s legislative session, a couple of gains were made toward expanding the state’s limited medical marijuana ...

March, 2018

• 26 March

  Georgia City Seeks to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession

  Another Georgia city has taken the initial steps to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. South Fulton’s mayor pro-tem, Mark ...
• 1 March

  Pro-Marijuana Georgia Rep. Allen Peake Not Seeking Re-Election

  Representative Allen Peake has announced that he will not be seeking re-election after 12-years in office. He does plan to continue ...

February, 2018

• 13 February

  Georgia Lawmakers Seek to Decriminalize Marijuana

  With Atlanta and Clarkston both decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana last year, two lawmakers are seeking to decriminalize possession ...

December, 2017

• 19 December

  Poll: 77% of Georgia Republicans Support Medical Marijuana Legalization

  A recent telephone survey of 511 Republicans found that 77% of them support legalizing medical marijuana. Seventy-one percent support in-state cultivation ...

November, 2017

• 22 November

  Georgia Has Two Medical Marijuana Bills Awaiting 2018 Legislative Session

  Medical marijuana is making progress in small steps in Georgia. When lawmakers return for the 2018 session, they’ll have two bills ...
• 8 November

  Rep. Michael Williams Begins to Embrace Medical Marijuana

  Efforts to expand Georgia’s medical marijuana program remain stalled, but gubernatorial candidate Michael Williams hopes to change that. Williams is holding ...

October, 2017

• 3 October

  Atlanta City Council Passes Marijuana Decriminalization Ordinance

  Atlanta’s city council voted unanimously to pass a marijuana decriminalization ordinance. Atlanta Mayor, Kasim Reed, tweeted that he’s looking forward to ...

September, 2017

• 26 September

  Atlanta Committee Voting on Reducing Marijuana Possession Penalties Today

  On September 26, the Atlanta committee will vote on a measure to reduce penalties for possession of marijuana. The measure was ...