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News Articles: medical cannabis

An activist holds a placard depicting cannabis leaves during a protest in Kyiv in May 2017. Ukraine is moving closer to legalizing medical cannabis, fueled in part by Russia's war.

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The war is speeding up Ukraine's efforts to legalize medical cannabis

Some Ukrainian advocates and lawmakers have long campaigned for the legalization of medical cannabis. A revised version of a bill that failed last year is heading back to Parliament with new urgency.

June 09, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Cannabis oil

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  • Health

State commission looking to speed delivery of cannabis oil to patients with expedited hearings

The agency in charge of Georgia’s medical marijuana program voted unanimously Thursday to turn over responsibility for hearing protests of medical cannabis license awards to the Office of State Administrative Hearings.

May 06, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Jagger Cotte

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Lawmakers expected to revisit medical cannabis system that’s left 20,000 patients empty-handed

Three years after the state allowed local production of low-THC oil, families who celebrated then still can't legally access the treatment. Now lawmakers are under pressure to revisit the broken medical cannabis system.

February 01, 2022
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
Medical Cannabis Oil

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  • News

Georgia Today: State's Opaque Licensing Process Has Marijuana Companies Crying Foul

Georgians with certain medical conditions have been permitted to take cannabis oil to ease their symptoms for six years, but it was illegal to purchase in Georgia. The state has finally approved six licenses for companies to produce and distribute medical marijuana oil in  Georgia. However, many companies whose applications were not accepted are calling foul play, protesting the licensing process which can delay the production and distribution of medical cannabis oil for many Georgians in need.

August 20, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jahi Whitehead
Marijuana leaves

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  • Business

Medical Marijuana Production Facility Coming To Macon

FFD GA Holdings, doing business as Fine Fettle, was among six companies selected recently by the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission to grow marijuana for use in producing low-THC therapeutic oil.

August 05, 2021
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  • Becky Purser
THC oil

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  • Health

THC Oil Production Licenses Awarded To Six Georgia Companies

Six winning companies out of 69 applicants were announced Saturday at a meeting in Rock Spring, more than a hundred miles north of Atlanta. A crowd of nearly 200 people attended the commission meeting, including patients and caregivers who have been waiting years to be able to purchase the oil legally.

July 26, 2021
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By:
  • Allexa Ceballos
Cannabis

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  • Health

Georgia Cannabis Commission Inches Closer To Issuing Grow Licenses

The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission took a step toward approving cannabis cultivation licenses earlier this month, but stopped short of announcing winners.

July 13, 2021
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  • Allexa Ceballos
Cannabis in RX bottle

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  • Health

Card-Carrying Low THC Oil Patients Have Waited Years To Wait One More

Patients have been waiting for Georgia to establish its medical cannabis industry since the Legislature passed and then-governor Nathan Deal signed Haleigh’s Hope Act in 2015. 

July 02, 2021
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By:
  • Allexa Ceballos
More than 30 states have medical marijuana programs — yet scientists are only allowed to use cannabis plants from one U.S. source for their research. That's set to change, as the federal government begins to add more growers to the mix.

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  • Health

After 50 Years, U.S. Opens The Door To More Cannabis Crops For Scientists

Until recently, plants from only one U.S. facility were approved for use in research. Adding new suppliers will accelerate understanding of cannabis' health effects and possible therapeutic uses.

May 30, 2021
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By:
  • Will Stone

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