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How recommendation for cannabis oil production could benefit local families

Legislative commission suggests licensing businesses to produce, distribute medical cannabis oil

Katie Harrison and son Hawk, 6, go through some stretching exercises Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, at their Gainesville home. The Georgia legislative committee is recommending the state pursue cultivation and distribution of medical cannabis oil for approved patients. Currently, patients have no in-state access to drug. - photo by Scott Rogers

01022018 MEDPOT 2.jpg — Katie Harrison and son Hawk, 6, go through some stretching exercises Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, at their Gainesville home. The Georgia legislative committee is recommending the state pursue cultivation and distribution of medical cannabis oil for approved patients. Currently, patients have no in-state access to drug. - photo by Scott Rogers

Lawmakers should pursue licensing a limited number of growers, manufacturers and dispensaries for medical cannabis oil in the 2019 session of the Georgia General Assembly.