As Georgia's budding medical cannabis industry expands, so could access to the state's low-THC registry
In this Monday, April 17, 2017 photo, various cannabis oil products are displayed for a photo in the office of former Georgia State Rep. Allen Peake, R – Macon, rear, in Macon, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
It’s been about a month since Georgia’s first medical marijuana dispensaries opened, giving patients a legal way to buy cannabis oil.
Georgia’s Medical Cannabis Commission can issue licenses for up to 12 dispensaries. So far only two have opened in Marietta and Macon.
But only more severe conditions and diseases are covered, including the end stages of cancer, AIDS, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
WABE politics reporter Rahul Bali tells “Morning Edition” host Lisa Rayam, the patients who currently qualify to be on the state’s low-THC registry, aren’t getting an ID card for back pain.
Bali sat down to discuss how the state could potentially expand access to medical cannabis in the next legislative session.
Lily Oppenheimer contributed to this report.
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