Georgia Commission on Medical Cannabis to Hold Hearings

ATLANTA, GA — For the first time in Georgia’s history, lawmakers and professionals will be investigative how to regulate and establish in-state cultivation and dispensing of cannabis to qualified patients under House Bill 1 signed into law April 16, 2015 by Gov. Deal.

Georgia C.A.R.E. Project director James Bell and many other advocates/patients will be attending the hearing on Tuesday June 16, 2015 at 1:00 pm in the Coverdale Legislative Office Building across from the state capitol.

HB-1 is viewed as the first step of many that will inevitably re-establish regulations and guidelines for safe and legal access to cannabis in Georgia.

It is Georgia C.A.R.E. Project’s position that Georgia must take the following steps:

1. Regulations must be established to allow in-sate cultivation and…