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Georgia is on track to become the first state in the nation to offer medical marijuana products through independent pharmacies. The move is intended to allow increased access to legal medical cannabis for Georgia residents who have joined the state\u2019s medical cannabis program<\/a>, as well as empower pharmacists to give people advice on medical cannabis use.<\/p>\n

The Georgia Board of Pharmacy recently began taking applications from pharmacies, and about 120 have already committed to dispensing medication from Botanical Sciences, one of the state\u2019s two licensed cannabis production companies. The ruling focuses on low THC cannabis oil<\/a>, a medical cannabis product.<\/p>\n

Once an application is accepted from a pharmacy, inspections will be necessary before the board grants final approval.<\/p>\n

\u201cPharmacists have been fielding questions from patients for years without ever having the ability to do anything about it,\u201d said Gary Long, CEO for Botanical Sciences, according<\/a> to the Associated Press.\u00a0 \u201cFinally, they have the ability not just to give people advice but provide them with the therapies they\u2019ve been seeking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Medical Marijuana From Pharmacies Limited to Certain Patients<\/h2>\n

Under Georgia law, medical marijuana is exclusively accessible to Georgians who have received authorization from a physician to address severe conditions such as seizures, terminal cancers, Parkinson\u2019s disease and post-traumatic stress disorder. Medical cannabis products can have no more than 5% THC, the psychoactive compound that causes the \u201chigh\u201d when using cannabis.<\/p>\n

The extension of medical cannabis availability to pharmacies will make low THC oil more widely accessible to a larger number of patients, supplementing the seven dispensaries that have been operational since April.<\/p>\n

Patients must produce a state-issued low THC oil registry card along with identification to have the ability to purchase low THC cannabis oil.<\/p>\n

Making Medical Cannabis More Accessible<\/h3>\n

If the planned program goes into place, about 90% of Georgia\u2019s population will live within a 30-minue drive of a pharmacy that sells medical marijuana, according to Botanical Science<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About 14,000 people are currently signed up for the state\u2019s medical cannabis program. The state has more than 400 independent pharmacies in Georgia. Most of them are expected to have an interest in distributing low THC oil. National chains such as CVS and Walgreens are not selling the product, according to AP.<\/p>\n

\u201cPharmacists are a trusted provider, and it\u2019s a way for us to destigmatize this new medicine,\u201d Mindy Leech, a pharmacist and the owner of Lee-King Pharmacy in Georgia, told AP. \u201cIt will make people more comfortable if they want to come in and ask questions about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrew Turnage, executive director of the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission, told AP that the pharmacy rule is \u201cdefinitely big news\u201d for those who use medical cannabis in Georgia.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt helps both our licensees and especially our patients,\u201d he said. \u201cIt will put access in virtually every county in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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