Georgia governor signs law granting AIDS patients access to medical marijuana Georgia Voice Georgia May 10, 2017 0Gov. Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill 16 on May 9, which expands Georgia’s Low THC Cannabis Oil Registry program to cover...
Georgia Senate approves medical marijuana law expansion to include AIDS Dallas Duncan Georgia March 30, 2017 0Pending the governor’s signature, Georgia AIDS patients now have access to medical marijuana. Senate Bill 16 passed the Senate this morning...
Five Georgia LGBT bills to know about heading into Crossover Day Georgia Voice Georgia March 2, 2017 0Before the legislative session kicked off in January, one of the major changes making headlines is that Crossover Day moved...
Bill allowing HIV/AIDS patients access to medical cannabis advances Georgia Voice Georgia February 8, 2017 0Georgia House Bill 65, which aims to add HIV/AIDS as diagnoses for which medical cannabis can be prescribed, is all...
Georgia GOP lawmaker: Anti-gay policies driving party ‘toward extinction’ Patrick Saunders Atlanta August 23, 2016 0State Rep. Allen Peake (R-Macon) says the prospect of Donald Trump in the White House “scares the bejeebies out of...
GOP lawmaker tries Hail Mary on medical marijuana for HIV/AIDS, other conditions Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 16, 2016 0The Macon sponsor of a bill that would add HIV/AIDS and other ailments to the list of qualifying medical conditions...
Medical marijuana one step closer for Georgians living with HIV/AIDS Patrick Saunders Atlanta March 9, 2016 0While the state’s LGBT community has been trying to avoid taking steps backward with anti-LGBT bills like HB 757, there is...
Medical marijuana could be on the way for Georgians living with HIV/AIDS Patrick Saunders Atlanta January 14, 2016 0During last year’s legislative session, state Rep. Allen Peake’s (R-Macon) much-debated medical marijuana bill passed, allowing Georgians to use a...
Employment discrimination, hate crimes and HIV bills highlight LGBT bills under Gold Dome Patrick Saunders Atlanta February 19, 2015 0Religious freedom isn’t the only issue affecting the LGBT community during this year’s legislative session. Employment discrimination, bullying, hate crimes...
Governor Deal: No medical marijuana for AIDS patients Patrick Saunders Atlanta February 5, 2015 0State Rep. Allen Peake’s medical marijuana bill is the talk of this year’s legislative session—well, along with this other little...
