The Georgia Board of Pharmacy is considering a group of proposals that would allow medical cannabis products to be sold at independent pharmacies. This would exclude pharmacy chains such as CVS or Walgreens.
The products would only come from Georgia’s two licensed producers, Botanical Sciences and Trulieve.
Right now, the 27,000 patients on Georgia’s low-THC registry can only legally access medical cannabis at Trulieve dispensaries in Marietta and Macon. Trulieve is also licensed to open dispensaries in Newnan and Pooler. Botanical Sciences is licensed to open locations in Marietta and Pooler. Those four locations are expected to open this summer.
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