Georgia Commission on Medical Cannabis to Meet This Wednesday

ATLANTA – State Representative Allen Peake (R-Macon) announced that the Georgia Commission on Medical Cannabis will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building (CLOB) in Atlanta.

The agenda for the meeting includes presentations from the medical community, including two commission members: Dr. Yong Park, Neurologist, Georgia Regents University; and Dr. Cynthia Wetmore, Hematologist/Oncologist, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Additionally, Dr. Steven Morris of Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, the largest gastroenterology practice in the nation will address the commission. The commission is also scheduled to hear testimony from is a patient suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS), who is an advocate for in-state cultivation of medical cannabis, and a representative from the Medical Association of Georgia.

For more information, please call 404-656-5132.

 

WHO:                 Rep. Allen Peake (R-Macon), Chair, Georgia Commission on Medical Cannabis

                        Georgia Commission on Medical Cannabis

WHAT:               Third Meeting of the Georgia Commission on Medical Cannabis

WHEN:               Wednesday, September 30, 2015

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

WHERE:            Georgia State Capitol

                        Coverdell Legislative Office Building

                        Room 606

                        206 Washington St SW

                        Atlanta, GA 30334

 

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