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.