Georgia’s first medical marijuana dispensary opens for business in Marietta – WSB-TV Channel 2

COBB COUNTY, GA – Georgia’s first medical marijuana dispensary will open its doors Friday in Cobb County, making it legal for patients to purchase medical cannabis oil.

Channel 2’s Richard Elliot Earlier, the Georgia Medical Cannabis Commission unanimously reported that the Georgia Access Medical Cannabis Commission has approved two companies to begin distributing medical cannabis oil to the more than 27,000 Georgians currently on public registry.

Thanks to the vote, the Trulieve Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Marietta will open at 10 a.m. Friday.

[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]

Until now, it was legal to possess and use medical cannabis oil in Georgia, but it was illegal to grow it here or bring it across state lines.

Truelieve is one of two companies in Georgia ready to help.

Shannon Cloud tells Elliott that she has worked for nine years to get the bill passed. As a result, her daughter used the oil to treat a rare genetic disorder.

“It’s an exciting day,” Claude said. Channel 2 action news. “Patients can meet people on the street, grow the oil at home, get it from other states, and many people take great risks to even get the oil they need for their medicine,” he said.

Related Stories:

The Republican representative from Macon, a former state representative, pushed through the first bill to legalize the gas, despite knowing it would cost him politically. He retired from the Georgia House in 2018.

Since then, he has helped smuggle the oil into Georgia and put it into the hands of patients on the official registry for free.

[SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]

It’s great to see the finished product of something you’ve been working on for so long, and it’s something we love so much, and so many brave families have worked so hard to make this happen in Georgia. Pike said. Participating with these brave families is one of the true honors of my life.

In other news:

A Georgia woman lost more than $3,000 trying to buy a puppy.

©2022 Cox Media Group