Medical Cannabis May Determine Georgia’s Next Governor
Even though we just had an election a few months ago, the battle to decide the 2018 election is already in high gear. Allen Peake and Casey Cagle are likely…
Nathan Deal Joins Georgia Sheriff’s Association Call to Weaken HB-1
Recently the fight for medical cannabis oil in Georgia took a new twist. The Georgia Sheriff’s Association said they think “the list of illnesses is too long”. They essentially only want…
The Long Road to Marijuana Legalization in Georgia
Earlier this month Representative Allen Peake doubled-down on last year’s failed attempt to bring relief to sick Georgians with the filing of House Bill 1. Also known as the Haleigh’s…
Haleigh’s Hope Act More Restrictive than 1980 Version of Medical Cannabis Bill
If you have been following the news on the push for medical cannabis in Georgia you are probably aware that it took a major blow when Governor Nathan Deal decided…
Cooper and Unterman Opposition to Medical Cannabis linked to Big Pharma Contributions
Nathan Deal effectively killed HB1 recently when he told the bill sponsor Allen Peake in a back room meeting he was opposed to in-state growing. An excellent article that explains…
Nathan Deal is Lying about a HB1 Veto: Call His Bluff!
Many thought 2015 would be the year that Haleigh’s Hope Act also known as HB1 would pass and people with epileptic seizures and a few other illnesses would finally be…
Governor Nathan Deal Kills Medical Marijuana Bill
Via Georgia C.A.R.E Atlanta GA: The headline screamed “Gov Deal Supports New Medical Marijuana Bill”. What it did not say was this “new bill” essentially killed any efforts to get legal…
Nathan Deal’s opposition to in-state growing of cannabis due to Big Pharma
2015 was supposed to be the year that medical cannabis finally came to Georgia at least partially. Only the oil would be allowed. Many people correctly in my opinion have…
A Comparison of Side Effects With Prescription Medication and Marijuana
I just read an article on Bloomberg called The ‘Marijuana Middle’ is the New Drug Policy Majority. The article speaks of the changing public opinion on marijuana. Even conservative Republicans who…
Cannabis oil clinical trial could cost Georgia $8 million
By Homer Scarborough from the Checkerboard Gang Hold on! A few questions first, if you don’t mind: 1. Is a clinical trial going to be legally required in the proposed…
Policing For Profit- The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture
One of the comments in a recent article I wrote on medical cannabis mentioned Civil Asset Forfeiture so I became curious about where Georgia ranked. It got a D-. Do you think…
A Look at Medical Marijuana in Georgia: Why So Slow?
Yes I called it marijuana and not cannabis for the same reasons people use the term tobacco and not Nicotiana tabacum. There is no reason to try and sanitize a word or…