Federal drug officials are warning Georgia to shelve its plans to be the first state to allow pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana products.

News outlets report that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Nov. 27 warned pharmacies that dispensing medical marijuana violates federal law.

    • CmdrShepard
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      11 months ago

      It doesn’t sound like Georgia has anything going on, based on the article.

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        11 months ago

        It’s virtually nothing, yes.

        Norml.org is a great resource to understand what the current laws and options are on a state by state basis.

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        11 months ago

        You should just look it up on norml.org for yourself really.

        Basically though, GA has a very restrictive MMJ program with only low THC oil allowed at all and something like 6 dispensaries total in the whole state… Nothing like Colorado, Oregon, or New Mexico at all.

        The option for pharmacies to dispense the super low THC oil was an idea to expand access in the state.

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          11 months ago

          I’m aware and it’s not surprising that they have an anemic MMJ program. If they wanted to expand access, there are plenty of other states to emulate vs. handing business to Walgreens and CVS. Perhaps just expand the number of dispensaries.