Tag: Georgia

Better Late Than Never – 8 Years After Legalization and No Flower Allowed, Georgia Issues First MMJ Licenses

May 4, 2023 · Cannabis.net

In Georgia, patients on the medical cannabis registry who have been waiting for years may finally be able to receive their medicine legally. The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission recently issued five dispensing licenses to two companies, allowing them to sell low-THC oil to patients on the registry. Trulieve Georgia has submitted applications for three facilities in Pooler, Marietta, and Macon. Meanwhile, Botanical Sciences LLC has submitted applications for facilities in Pooler and Marietta. The companies will be given 120 days… Read more.

Georgia Issues First Five Medical Cannabis Dispensary Licenses

April 29, 2023 · Ganjapreneur

The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission (GMCC) on Wednesday issued the state’s first five licenses to dispense low-THC medical cannabis in the state. The commission awarded the licenses to Botanical Sciences LLC and Trulieve GA Inc for dispensaries in Bibb, Chatham, and Cobb counties.  Under the state’s medical cannabis law, products sold through dispensaries can contain up to 5% THC. Both Trulieve and Botanical hold Class 1 production licenses in the state.    In a statement, Andrew Turnage, executive director of… Read more.

Trulieve set to open Georgia’s first medical marijuana dispensary

April 28, 2023 · MJ Biz Daily

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. plans to open the first medical marijuana dispensary in Georgia on Friday. The dispensary will hold a grand opening in Macon at 9:30 a.m. ET with a ribbon cutting, food trucks and merchandise giveaway, the Tallahassee, Florida-based multistate operator announced in a Thursday news release. Normal business hours will be 10 a.m.-7 p.m. seven days a week. The announcement about the Macon opening comes only a day after Georgia regulators issued the state’s first five MMJ dispensary licenses to Trulieve and… Read more.