A Georgia House Study Committee considering changes to state policies for medical marijuana and hemp derivatives heard conflicting testimony during a hearing this week.
Products from marijuana and hemp are either dangerous and should be banned, or are amazing and should be accessible to those who need and want them. Several parents testified about children who developed schizophrenia after prolonged consumption of high-dose, off-the-shelf products. Meanwhile, several medical marijuana advocates testified about the relief the plant delivered for pain, allowing them to avoid addictive opioids and other drugs.
The committee’s work follows stalemated attempts during this year’s General Assembly session to both increase the potency of medical marijuana and ban hemp beverages. The committee’s next hearing will be Aug. 21 in Augusta.
