Georgia is making baby steps towards making real change in its mmj program. Now, PTSD has been added to the list of ailments that would make you eligible for CBD oil.
Per Marijuana
On Wednesday, the Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill to amend the state’s medical marijuana law to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of qualifying conditions.
H.B. 764, which passed the House on a 145-17 bipartisan majority, would allow Georgia residents suffering from PTSD and intractable pain to join the state’s medical marijuana program – otherwise referred to as the Low THC Oil Patient Registry.
Under Georgia’s existing medical marijuana law, patients suffering from cancer, epilepsy, ALS, MS, Parkinson’s disease, sickle cell anemia, Crohn’s disease, and mitochondrial disease can qualify to legally possess up to 20 fluid ounces of low-dose THC oil.
Sponsored by State Rep. David Clark (R-98th District), HB 764 would expand the patient base of Georgia’s cannabis oil program three years after implementation and would provide veterans with an alternative therapeutic treatment option for those suffering from PTSD or intractable pain.
“I see cannabis not as a gateway drug, but as an exit path off opioids,” Rep. Clark told The Atlantic Journal.
While Gov. Nathan Deal has indicated he supports an expansion of the state’s program, House Bill 764 must first pass the Senate before Gov. Deal can sign it into law.
Representing progress for Georgia’s veterans, the House passage of HB 764 was joined by another noteworthy event in the Peach State on Wednesday.
This news follows the report that Savannah Georgia voted unanimously to decriminalize cannabis inside the city.