Georgia to Begin Medical Marijuana Research Trials

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"Yes We Cannabis" was the rallying cry of many individuals and organizations on the grounds of the State Capitol, Wednesday, April 20, 2011, in support of marijuana policy reform in the State of Georgia.

The group also celebrated the fact that Georgia has started to implement the Medical Marijuana Necessities Act of 1981 (MMNA 1981) that will establish procedures and a medical board for which patients can be prescribed legal medical marijuana in Georgia as part of clinical research trials.

The Georgia legislature passed the MMNA in 1981; however, after the political climate quickly shifted against marijuana under the President Ronald Reagan Administration, the trials were de-funded. Until now, the state has continued to fail to implement the law.

Over 50 people, representing diverse organizations, rallied at the event, including Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), Coalition for the Abolition of Marijuana Prohibition (CAMP), Georgia Taxpayers Alliance, Student for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), Educators for Sensible Drug Policy (EFSDP), and Cannabis Culture magazine.
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This is a huge deal because the South has been traditionally intolerant of medical marijuana and has draconian drug laws in general. Baby steps..(even if they are 30 years late!)
 
Damn this is great news! I was in little 5 points a couple weeks back and me and a buddy walked out of a record store to a huge rallying crowd of marijuana protesters!!!

It was the best day to be in lil 5 to say the least! Learned some interesting shit that day and was really impressed with the support and what the leaders of the rally had to say..,

Jus like someone said earlier the south is usually againSt legalizing drugs and I figured GA would be the last state to legalize! This looks like it's gaining some movement and I'd love to see it become legal for patients in my state!!
 
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Mississippi is the one notable exception to the "the south hates marijuana" rule, it's decriminalized in MS. Ironically, if anyone reading this didn't know, the University of Mississippi grows the only "legal" marijuana for the federal government who then supplies it to a few patients left on the federal MMJ program.
 
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