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McGuireWoods Consulting

Georgia House Speaker Names Members To 16 Interim House Study Committees

On May 14, 2025, House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, announced the formation of 16 official study committees to review and evaluate major policy areas during the Georgia General Assembly’s 2025 interim. These committees,...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Georgia House Announces New Study Committees on Elections, Medical Marijuana/Hemp and Insurance Rates

On April 17, 2025, Speaker Jon Burns announced the formation of three new House study committees that will investigate pressing policy issues in Georgia. These committees build upon resolutions introduced during the 2025...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Georgia Legislature Considering Substantial Overhaul to Medical Marijuana, Hemp Laws

I’ve had Georgia on my mind these days. I needed to get that out immediately because otherwise I would have been hearing that song in my head the entire time I was writing. As is the case in many capitals around the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 24 - February 2025

With one week to go until Crossover Day, lawmakers and lobbyists are already feeling the exhaustion and exasperation captured in the face of James Oglethorpe’s bust on the North Steps. As committees convene constantly to...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 19 - February 2025

While many lawmakers and lobbyists are characters themselves, the Gold Dome was filled with a number of other caricatures on Wednesday. Eagle-eyed onlookers spotted Scrappy the Owl as the early bird in the halls celebrating...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 32 - March 2024

Friday marked the end of what felt like the longest week in legislative history — and the beginning of a three-week sprint to Legislative Day 40. While most lawmakers and lobbyists are eager for adjournment sine die, it...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Feds Blunt Georgia’s New Law Regarding Medical Cannabis

On October 18, 2023, AGG Healthcare of counsel Jennifer Hilliard ably reported on Georgia’s new regulation that would allow pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana to registered users. Thus, Georgia became the first state in...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Going to Pot? Georgia Pharmacies Permitted to Dispense Low THC Oil Products by Prescription

The Georgia Board of Pharmacy recently published regulations that allow licensed independent retail pharmacies that meet certain location restrictions and other requirements to obtain a special permit for dispensing low THC...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Georgia to Become First State in the Nation to Allow Medical Marijuana in Pharmacies

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The Georgia Board of Pharmacy has begun accepting applications from independent, licensed pharmacies for authorization to dispense authorized medical marijuana products, and nearly 120 pharmacies reportedly have agreed to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Ga. Needs To Resolve Cannabis Counsel Confusion

In early March, Georgia's Access to Medical Cannabis Commission finally adopted rules governing the state's low-THC oil industry. As businesses navigate this new landscape, legal questions will inevitably pop up. And...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cannabis Laws & the Southern States

The changes in the cannabis industry in Southeastern United States represent some of the most surprising and remarkable changes in the history of the industry... Originally published by Bloomberg Law....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 21 2022

Beginning the downhill slide into the second half of the 2022 Legislative Session on Monday, the Georgia State Senate spent its morning discussing the Second Amendment while the House discussed divesting any Russian assets...more

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