First Slice 3-25-15: Georgia’s medical marijuana bill headed toward final approval
Will Boeing be the next major corporation to relocate to Georgia? Maybe.
- Joeff Davis
- Clarksville, Ga., resident Sarabeth Fowler said that the state’s medical marijuana bill will help her eight-year-old daughter, Ava, gain access to a drug that “completely takes away her seizures.”
At long last, Georgia lawmakers are set to pass a law legalizing medical marijuana possession for eight different diagnoses. The Georgia Senate overwhelmingly voted in favor of the compromise bill. It now heads back to the House for a final vote.
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Will Boeing be the next major corporation to relocate to Georgia? Maybe.
The AJC’s subscription website, MyAJC.com, will be moving from a hard paywall to a metered paywall.
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