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181 US GA: Prison Labor Sparks DebateSat, 22 Feb 2014
Source:Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, GA) Author:James-Johnson, Alva Area:Georgia Lines:312 Added:02/24/2014

On weekday mornings, when most Columbus residents are just starting their day, hundreds of Muscogee County Prison inmates are already on the job. In shifts starting as early as 6:30 a.m., they are dispersed throughout the city to collect trash, clean city buildings, dig ditches, maintain roadways and work at locations such as golf courses, the animal shelter and the recycling center.

The program, now the largest county prison work camp in Georgia, has existed for more than 135 years, according to the Muscogee County Prison website. It saves the city between $17 million and $20 million annually, officials said. Local entities also benefit from funds the program receives from the state.

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182 US GA: Pot activist: Don't Get Fooled By Georgia's 'Medical Marijuana'Fri, 21 Feb 2014
Source:Creative Loafing Atlanta (GA) Author:Cornwell, Paul Area:Georgia Lines:151 Added:02/24/2014

State lawmakers are currently debating an update to the state's long-dormant "medical marijuana" law to make cannabis oil available to children suffering from epilepsy and other conditions. But Paul Cornwell, a longtime marijuana activist and founder of the Great Atlanta Pot Festival, argues that what's happening under the Gold Dome doesn't involve "medical marijuana" at all - and could set back the actual movement to make the plant widely available. Cornwell is the national coordinator of the Coalition for the Abolition of Marijuana Prohibition, or CAMP.

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183 US GA: PUB LTE: Blanket LegalizationWed, 19 Feb 2014
Source:Macon Telegraph (GA) Author:Tanner, Faye W. Area:Georgia Lines:29 Added:02/22/2014

Reference to "Hearings begin on marijuana." I can only speak for myself like any parent or person having very ill family members. I would try anything to help before taking unauthorized medication. Therefore, if we legalize medical marijuana in one state it should be legalized in all, tested and approved by FDA, prescribed doses by doctors and processed through pharmacies. However, strict laws should be passed to protect against suing doctors and pharmacies if misused by recipients and patients become addicted and/or overdose.

Further, maybe some stipulations as to the amounts kept on hand by pharmacies needs guarded procedures as to potential break-ins and/or thefts.

- -- Faye W. Tanner

Macon

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184 US GA: PUB LTE: Drug War Is PointlessTue, 18 Feb 2014
Source:Augusta Chronicle, The (GA) Author:Duff, Dallas Area:Georgia Lines:58 Added:02/22/2014

There are many Americans against the legalization of marijuana and other drugs. Heroin had a big spotlight in the news recently after the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman.

I understand why people want drugs illegal. People say its about "what's best for society." Sounds noble, but there's a big fact that's apparently not realized: Making drugs illegal does little to control the supply or the consumption. The war on drugs is pointless, and it costs us a ton of money.

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185 US GA: OPED: The South Goes To PotWed, 19 Feb 2014
Source:Catoosa County News, The (Ringgold, GA) Author:Brazile, Donna Area:Georgia Lines:94 Added:02/21/2014

Its Marijuana Laws Were Only "Getting Tougher."

In Louisiana (my home state), I wasn't surprised that the editor of LaPolitics, Joe Maginnis, observed that Louisiana "is not a culture of where marijuana is accepted." True dat. Harsher penalties were being introduced in 2010 there, too.

Except that today, the reverse is true. Last month, the Florida Supreme Court approved the language for a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana three days before citizens gathered enough signatures to place it on the November ballot. And NORML, a group working to reform marijuana laws, reports an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) poll found that 53 percent of Louisianans favor legalizing recreational marijuana. Support for legalizing marijuana "is blooming in the South," it said.

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186 US GA: PUB LTE: Up In SmokeSun, 16 Feb 2014
Source:Macon Telegraph (GA) Author:Walker, Shane Area:Georgia Lines:32 Added:02/17/2014

First, Georgia is not legalizing medical marijuana, just one small part of it for use in a very limited study that is now not operating.

This study hasn't been staffed or used in over 20 years. If they allow cannabidiol to be included in this study, it would mean almost nothing.

We all know this would take a very long time, more than likely years. Then the restrictions to get into the study would be very strict and difficult. That would mean a very small number of people who need the help could get it.

But the biggest problem is that only one grower in Colorado extracts the cannabidiol oil and cannot ship or sell outside the state of Colorado. That means that all of this hubbub is just some politician making a name for himself.

- -- Shane Walker

Warner Robins

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187 US GA: Peake Retooling Medical Marijuana Bill, Ready to FaceSat, 15 Feb 2014
Source:Macon Telegraph (GA) Author:Ramati, Phillip Area:Georgia Lines:191 Added:02/17/2014

Until about five weeks ago, state Rep. Allen Peake was like most politicians: He didn't want to go near any legislation that used the words "legalization" and "marijuana" in the same sentence.

Then he met Haleigh Cox, a 4-year-old Forsyth girl who suffers dozens of seizures a day and who could be helped by a compound extracted from cannabis to control those seizures.

"Meeting Haleigh and the Cox family was the turning point for me," Peake said. "Before that, I wouldn't have touched this issue with a 10-foot pole."

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188 US GA: Column: Obama Administration Takes More Steps ToMon, 17 Feb 2014
Source:Marietta Daily Journal (GA) Author:Mckee, Don Area:Georgia Lines:72 Added:02/17/2014

The Obama administration continues its efforts to legitimize marijuana with new rules allowing banking institutions to finance and do business with legal marijuana sellers - even as medical experts urge scientific studies of the effectiveness and safety of marijuana for medical uses.

The latest pot-favoring move follows the decision by the Obama administration in August to not prosecute legal dealers who met eight requirements, including not selling to minors - even though marijuana was and still is illegal under federal law.

Under the Friday rules issued by Obama's Treasury Department, "the administration went a step further by laying out a path for banks to bring marijuana commerce out of the shadows and into the mainstream financial system ... a move that could further legitimize the burgeoning industry," the Washington Post said.

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189 US GA: Column: Getting Stoned No Reason For Jail TimeSun, 09 Feb 2014
Source:Albany Herald, The (GA) Author:Tucker, Cynthia Area:Georgia Lines:93 Added:02/14/2014

By the time my 5-year-old daughter leaves for college, it's quite likely that marijuana use will be broadly decriminalized. Alaska has become the most recent state to move toward legalization, placing an initiative on the ballot for an August vote. If it passes, Alaska would join Washington and Colorado, which have already made recreational use legal for adults.

The trend will probably continue, since 52 percent of Americans support legalization, according to the Pew Research Center. That's good news - and not because I want my daughter to indulge.

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190 US GA: Monroe Mother Makes Plea For Medical Marijuana ToMon, 10 Feb 2014
Source:Macon Telegraph (GA) Author:Lee, Maggie Area:Georgia Lines:114 Added:02/14/2014

ATLANTA -- In front of a packed room at the Georgia Capitol, Monroe County mother Janea Cox pleaded for her daughter's life at the first hearing on a new medical marijuana proposal.

"I'm going to lose my child if this drug is not approved," said Cox, whose daughter Haleigh is the inspiration and namesake for House Bill 885, by state Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon.

"We're going to break up my family," a tearful Cox said while her child was a few miles away at Children's Hospital of Atlanta at Egleston, where she has been for more than 50 days since a severe attack that caused her to stop breathing for several minutes.

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191 US GA: Georgia Medical Marijuana Bill Can Pass Only AfterTue, 11 Feb 2014
Source:Florida Times-Union (FL) Author:Miller, Andy Area:Georgia Lines:71 Added:02/11/2014

ATLANTA - The sponsor of a medical marijuana bill said Monday after a three-hour legislative hearing that the proposal must get significant revisions before it can move forward in the Georgia General Assembly.

State Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon, said he was unsure of the specific changes needed to House Bill 885 that would give Georgia children, who have no other treatment options, the opportunity to receive therapeutic cannabidiol to treat their seizures.

Peake's efforts, though, drew support from the vast majority of people who packed the hearing room, including parents who tearfully testified their children suffer multiple seizures a day.

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192 US GA: Column: Philip Seymour Hoffman's Selfish ActSat, 08 Feb 2014
Source:Savannah Morning News (GA) Author:Flowers, Christine M. Area:Georgia Lines:87 Added:02/11/2014

I remember watching a made-for-television movie in 1973 that changed my life.

Not that I had much of it to change at the age of 11. Still, it grabbed me by the throat in the way that only a poorly filmed, terminally earnest public-service announcement ever could.

"Go Ask Alice" was based on the book that every parent wanted every adolescent to read, and is still a necessary part of growing up. Some people think it's too simplistic, something along the lines of a Nancy Reagan "just say no to the bad drugs" riff.

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193 US GA: Cannabis Oil Smooths Way For ChangeMon, 10 Feb 2014
Source:Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI) Author:Cassidy, Christina A. Area:Georgia Lines:110 Added:02/11/2014

In the South, Support Grows for Legalizing a Derivative of Pot to Treat Sick Children

ATLANTA (AP) - Medical marijuana has been a nonstarter in recent years in the Deep South, where many Republican lawmakers feared it could lead to widespread drug use and social ills. That now appears to be changing, with proposals to allow a form of medical marijuana gaining momentum in a handful of Southern states.

Twenty states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, and this year powerful GOP lawmakers in Georgia and Alabama are putting their weight behind bills that would allow for limited use of cannabis oil by those with specific medical conditions. Other Southern states are also weighing the issue with varying levels of support.

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194US GA: Experts Vouch For Medical MarijuanaTue, 11 Feb 2014
Source:Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA) Author:Sheinin, Aaron Gould Area:Georgia Lines:Excerpt Added:02/11/2014

Bill Would OK Oil That Blocks Kids' Seizures. 'It's Not Getting Him High, It's Just Getting Him Well,' Dad Testifies.

Two years ago, Paige Figi's daughter Charlotte suffered hundreds of seizures a day. Prescription drugs did nothing but provide severe side effects.

Now, Charlotte is 99.8 percent seizure-free, Figi said, thanks to one simple thing: medical marijuana.

Figi, a Colorado mother and activist, told Georgia legislators Monday that Rep. Allen Peake's plan to legalize a single compound derived from marijuana will save the lives of patients suffering from certain seizure disorders.

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195 US GA: Marijuana Can Also Cause Vomiting, Make Kids SickThu, 06 Feb 2014
Source:Augusta Chronicle, The (GA) Author:Corwin, Tom Area:Georgia Lines:131 Added:02/11/2014

Marijuana has long been known for its anti-nausea, appetite-stimulating effects, which in part has led 20 states to allow its medical use.

In some chronic users, however, it can have an opposite effect and cause constant vomiting and abdominal pain, and the number of people affected appears to be growing in Augusta, says an emergency medicine physician at Georgia Regents University.

States that have decriminalized it also have a much higher rate of accidental ingestion by children, who then get sick, a recent study found.

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196US GA: Medical Marijuana Bill To Get First HearingSat, 08 Feb 2014
Source:Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA) Author:Sheinin, Aaron Gould Area:Georgia Lines:Excerpt Added:02/11/2014

Legislation that would allow limited use of medicine derived from marijuana will get its first public hearing Monday.

The House Health and Human Services Committee will hear testimony on House Bill 885.

Sponsored by Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon, the bill would create a complex system that would ultimately allow access to cannabis oil to patients who suffer from certain types of seizures. The oil has shown to be effective in easing certain seizure disorders.

The bill has proven both controversial and emotional. Many of the patients who could benefit are young children. Peake, who calls himself an unlikely sponsor of the bill, became convinced there is an urgent need for the bill after meeting one young seizure sufferer in Macon.

The hearing begins at 3 p.m. in Room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building, across the street from the Capitol.

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197 US GA: PUB LTE: Doctors And Patients Should Decide MedicalThu, 06 Feb 2014
Source:Daily Citizen, The (Dalton, GA) Author:Sharpe, Robert Area:Georgia Lines:32 Added:02/08/2014

Regarding your thoughtful Feb. 2 editorial, while there have been studies showing that marijuana can shrink cancerous tumors, medical marijuana is essentially a palliative drug. If a doctor recommends marijuana to a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy and it helps them feel better, then it's working. In the end, medical marijuana is a quality of life decision best left to patients and their doctors.

Drug warriors waging war on non-corporate drugs contend that organic marijuana is not an effective health intervention. Their prescribed intervention for medical marijuana patients is handcuffs, jail cells and criminal records. This heavy-handed approach suggests that drug warriors should not be dictating health care decisions. It's long past time to let doctors decide what is right for their patients; sick patients should not be jailed for daring to seek relief from marijuana.

Robert Sharpe

Common Sense for Drug Policy

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198 US GA: Column: Medical Marijuana Bill Would Benefit GeorgiaTue, 04 Feb 2014
Source:Albany Herald, The (GA) Author:Fletcher, Carlton Area:Georgia Lines:104 Added:02/06/2014

When the straight and narrow gets a little too straight, Roll up a joint ... or don't. Just follow your arrow wherever it points.

- - Kacey Musgraves

A Republican Macon lawmaker is attempting what many in these parts say is the unthinkable: Rep. Allen Peake has prepared a bill that would allow for the legalization of medical marijuana in Georgia.

Opponents have already started lining up their "damn hippies" defense, and proponents of legalization of pot in general have started waving their freak flags and saying the bill doesn't go far enough.

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199 US GA: PUB LTE: Devil WeedWed, 05 Feb 2014
Source:Macon Telegraph (GA) Author:Hubbard, Joe Area:Georgia Lines:29 Added:02/06/2014

The idea of legalizing marijuana oil and not allowing the weed to go to a multiple of desperately needy Georgians with cancer and countless other maladies causing extreme pain and suffering are wasting the legislative process. Yes, the oil is favorable to morphine and other drugs but weed by prescription is critical, too. Way back when my friend Doug had cancer, I watched him suffer and weed would have helped.

Just today it was announced low level pushers are to be released from prison. If you study the damage done by alcoholic beverages versus weed, legalizing it would create jobs, reduce prison head count, produce hundreds of billions in tax revenue and make life easier for millions.

- -- Joe Hubbard

Macon

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200 US GA: Obstacles Ahead For Ga. Medical Marijuana BillMon, 03 Feb 2014
Source:Macon Telegraph (GA) Author:Lee, Maggie Area:Georgia Lines:83 Added:02/05/2014

ATLANTA -- If medical marijuana is going to win legalization in Georgia, there are still hurdles to clear, state Rep. Allen Peake said Monday, fresh from a trip to Colorado.

Among them: There's a waiting list for a key extract, and for now importing cannabis compounds to Georgia is not possible.

Peake, R-Macon, made the observations after visiting Georgia families who have taken severely ill children to Colorado for medical marijuana, as well as the facility where an anti-seizure medicine called Charlotte's Web is made.

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