Georgia’s governor has signed a bill to expand medical marijuana access in the state.
SB 220, which Gov. Brian Kemp (R) approved on Tuesday, will add new qualifying conditions for the program, allow patients to vaporize medical cannabis and change THC potency limits, among other reforms.
Under the legislation, patients with lupus will be allowed to legally access medical marijuana, building on the state’s current law that allows certain people with cancer, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, ALS, autism spectrum disorder, intractable pain and other conditions to qualify.
The bill from Sen. Matt Brass (R) also removes the requirement for many conditions that the patient’s status be severe or end-stage to be allowed to enter the medical cannabis program.
The reform will also expand how patients can use medical marijuana. Until now, they have been able to access oils, tinctures, capsules, lozenges, topicals and transdermal patches—but the new law will also allow vaping as delivery method for patients over 21 years of age, while continuing to prohibit smoking for all patients.
The Putting Georgia’s Patients First Act additionally replaces the current 5 percent THC potency cap for medical cannabis products with a limit of 12,000 milligrams of THC that
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