A new law in Georgia that has expanded access to medical marijuana is enticing a lot more patients to apply for the state’s program.The legislation, which Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed in May and which officially took effect on July 1, adds new qualifying conditions for the program, allows patients to vaporize medical cannabis and changes THC potency limits, among other reforms.Since the start of June, the number of registered medical marijuana patients has grown nearly 22 percent, according to data from the Georgia Department of Public Health that was obtained by WXIA-TV.The outlet reported that whereas there were about 34,000 active patients in the program at the beginning of last month, that number has now grown to more than 41,400. Since the beginning of July, when there were 36,703 active patients, the program has grown by almost 13 percent just over the last few weeks.Judson Hill, president of medical marijuana company Fine Fettle, told WXIA that “July 1st was by far our busiest day. We had folks lined up an hour before we opened our doors.”“These inhalable products allow them to have that relief immediately, where an oil-based product has to go through your digestive system, which could take 30 minutes to an hour to kick in, so it really was just not as helpful as they needed,” he said.Gary Long, the CEO of Botanical Sciences, a Georgia-based medical cannabis company, recently predicted that the expanded law could triple the number of patients by mid-2027.Under the legislation, patients with lupus are allowed to legally access medical marijuana, building on the state’s prior law that allowed certain people with cancer, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, ALS, autism spectrum disorder, intractable pain and other conditions to qualify.>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/georgias-expanded-medical-marijuana-law-generates-huge-boost-in-number-of-registered-patients/
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