Medical Marijuana Cards Show Big Rise In Georgia

This week, a Georgia board approved medical marijuana production licenses for two companies.

Ted S. Warren / Associated Press file

The number of Georgians with cards allowing possession of medical cannabis has soared more than 70% in one year.

Currently, 14,511 people in Georgia have permission to possess ‘‘low THC oil,’’ officials of the state’s Department of Public Health said this week. That’s up from 8,402 about a year ago.

THC is the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, the one that gives users a “high.”