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ATLANTA— State Representatives Allen Peake (R-Macon) today pre-filed legislation that would allow for the use and production of medical cannabis in Georgia. Rep. Peake’s legislation will be assigned as House Bill 1 for the 2015 legislative session. Continue reading “Rep. Allen Peake Pre-Files Medical Cannabis Bill”
ATLANTA— State Representative Margaret Kaiser (D-Atlanta), along with members of the Joint Study on Prescription of Medical Cannabis for Serious Medical Conditions, recently toured the Children’s Hospital of Georgia in Augusta. Members of the Joint Study on Prescription of Medical Cannabis for Serious Medical Conditions were also in Augusta for the committee’s fourth meeting to hear from the medical community. Continue reading “Rep. Margaret Kaiser Visits Children’s Hospital in Augusta”
ATLANTA— State Representatives Allen Peake (R-Macon) and Micah Gravley (R-Douglasville) today announced that the Growing Hope film, which recently premiered in Dallas, Georgia, is now available in full length online. Growing Hope is a documentary that follows the life of HB 885 and focuses on decisions parents in Georgia are making to receive treatment for their children. Continue reading “Rep. Allen Peake and Rep. Micah Gravley Announce Online Release of “Growing Hope” Documentary”
ATLANTA – State Representative Trey Kelley (R-Cedartown) recently presented Cedartown High School and its principal, Dr. Darrell Wetherington, with a commemorative United States flag and state flag of Georgia. The flags were presented on Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Continue reading “Rep. Trey Kelley Presents Cedartown High School with State Flag of Georgia”
AUGUSTA, GA — State Representative Allen Peake (R-Macon), along with members of the Joint Study on Prescription of Medical Cannabis for Serious Medical Conditions, today toured the Children’s Hospital of Georgia, as well as the research labs at Georgia Regents University in Augusta. Following their tour, the committee held its fourth hearing at Georgia Regents University. Rep. Peake released the following comment following Wednesday’s events: Continue reading “Rep. Peake Tours Epilepsy Unit at Children’s Hospital, GRU Research Labs, Comments on Committee’s Fourth Hearing”