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Committee hears extensive testimony on medical-cannabis bill; lawmakers defer final action
Summary
A House committee spent an extended session taking testimony and debating Senate Bill 220, which would rename Georgia's low-THC program "medical cannabis," lift the THC cap to 50 percent, allow inhaled delivery and broaden eligible conditions.
A House committee held an extended hearing on Senate Bill 220, a comprehensive update to Georgia's medical cannabis law that would rename the state program from "low-THC oil" to "medical cannabis," raise the allowed THC concentration from 5% to 50%, allow inhalable delivery forms, and expand or clarify qualifying conditions.
Presenters and testimony Attorney Edward Lindsey, representing a license holder, described key changes in the substitute and emphasized patient access and delivery systems. Former Representative Michael Gravely, who worked on the original program, testified as a private citizen and told the committee the evidence he has seen in other states and in patient experience shows benefit for conditions…
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