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Senate Hearing Held on Cannabis Penalties; No Vote Taken

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(APN) ATLANTA — On Thursday, February 25, 2016, the Senate Judiciary Non-Civil Committee held a first hearing on SB 254, the Marijuana Misdemeanor Bill.   The bill is sponsored by State Senator Harold Jones (D-Augusta) a former prosecuting attorney.   http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20152016/SB/254   http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2016/01/24/sen-jones-discusses-bill-reducing-cannabis-possession-charges/   Sen. Jones’s bill would eliminate felony charges for possession of cannabis (“marijuana”) for personal use, regardless […]

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Activists Host Panel on “Georgia Gulag”

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(APN) ATLANTA — On Saturday, December 05, 2015, the Campaign to End the New Jim Crow hosted a program at the Little 5 Points Community Center called, “Georgia Gulag: It’s Up to Us to Stop It.”   In Georgia, there are eighty prisons, 22 youth detention facilities, five immigrant detention facilities, and 193 jails, plus probation centers.   “Mass incarceration […]

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Georgia Medical Cannabis Bill Amended, Heads to House Floor

  With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — On Wednesday, February 26, 2014, the Health and Human Services Committee of the Georgia House of Representatives unanimously passed HB 885, the medical cannabidiol oil bill, called Haleigh’s Hope.  Cannabidiol oil is derived from cannabis, or marijuana. The bill now heads to the full House floor for a vote. […]

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Poll: 57% of Georgians Support Medical Marijuana

(APN) ATLANTA — Peachtree NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) and Georgia NORML released the results of their statewide poll on marijuana reform and a majority of Georgians polled said “yes” to marijuana in every category.     The phone survey was conducted by Public Policy Polling on January 6 and 7, 2014.  The poll asked 783 […]

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Sen. McKoon Introduces Medical Marijuana Study Committee

(APN) ATLANTA — Yesterday, Friday, January 17, 2014, State Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus) introduced a resolution, SR 756, Senate Prescription of Medicinal Marijuana for Serious Medical Conditions Study Committee.     The resolution goes on to state:     “WHEREAS, there have been significant scientific and medical studies, reports, clinical trials,and other analyses regarding the use of marijuana for prescriptive […]

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Sen. McKoon Introduces Medical Marijuana Study Committee

(APN) ATLANTA — Yesterday, Friday, January 17, 2014, State Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus) introduced a resolution, SR 756, Senate Prescription of Medicinal Marijuana for Serious Medical Conditions Study Committee.     The resolution goes on to state:     “WHEREAS, there have been significant scientific and medical studies, reports, clinical trials,and other analyses regarding the use of marijuana for prescriptive […]

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Cannabis Count: 7 Georgia Legislators Open to Medical Marijuana

(APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta Progressive News is keeping track of the fast progress of medical cannabis policy reform in the Georgia Legislature.  To date, at least seven (7) State Legislators have indicated their openness or support for legalized medical cannabis in Georgia. Medical marijuana is a hot topic for discussion and study at the State Capitol this year during their […]

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Tide May be Turning on Medical Cannabis in Georgia Legislature (UPDATE 1)

(APN) ATLANTA — The tide appears to be turning in Georgia with regard to the issue of medical cannabis, or marijuana, after two leading Republican lawmakers in the State Legislature expressed their openness to the idea of legalizing cannabis for medical purposes in Georgia.     As first reported by WSB-TV Channel 2, on January 07, 2014, Republican State Sen. […]

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State Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus) Calls for Medical Marijuana Hearings

I did not think it would happen in my lifetime.  I thought Georgia would be one of the last states to consider medical cannabis (marijuana).  Maybe I was wrong. Yesterday, January 07, 2014, Republican State Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus) called for hearings on medical marijuana.  No hearings as of yet have been scheduled, but we hope to learn more when […]

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No Freedom in Atlanta’s Freedom Park for Cannabis Activists

  (APN) ATLANTA — Neither soaking rain nor the lack of permit from the City of Atlanta prevented advocates for the legalization of cannabis–commonly known as marijuana–from speaking out at the Great Atlanta Pot Festival 2013.   Paul Cornwell, Atlanta Coalition for the Abolition of Marijuana Prohibition (CAMP), and the festival organizer, was turned down for a permit to hold […]

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Activists See Gold Dome Support for Marijuana Reform

(APN) ATLANTA — On April 20, 2012, several organizations that advocate for marijuana policy reform held their annual 420 rally at the Georgia Capitol. Co-sponsors of the event included Group Civil Disobedience (Non-violent); Georgia for Cannabis; Moms for Marijuana Georgia Chapter; Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Georgia State University and Kennesaw State University Chapters; Coalition for the Abolition of Marijuana […]

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