Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a bill into law allowing for the in-state cultivation and sale of medical marijuana, closing a loophole that allows people to use the drug but no way to access it.
Georgia currently allows patients with certain medical conditions such as cancer and seizure disorders to use cannabis oil, but until now they’ve had to break federal law to bring the drug into the state.
Kemp said the new measure will change that.
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