{"id":28197,"date":"2023-07-26T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veriheal.com\/blog\/?p=28197"},"modified":"2026-03-27T03:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:26:18","slug":"georgia-medical-cannabis-patients-can-now-purchase-from-pharmacies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veriheal.com\/blog\/georgia-medical-cannabis-patients-can-now-purchase-from-pharmacies\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Medical Cannabis Patients Can Now Purchase Cannabis Oil From Pharmacies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Georgia medical cannabis<\/a> patients will soon have greater access to treatment as cannabis oil will be sold in many more pharmacies.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Georgia State Board of Pharmacy recently made the decision to endorse more cannabis oil sale outlets. Eligible patients registered with the state’s Department of Public Health can purchase cannabis oil from Georgia\u2019s independent pharmacies.<\/span><\/p>\n

As reported by <\/span>Northwest Georgia News<\/span><\/a>, the state\u2019s pharmacy board “has released a set of regulations that will allow Georgia\u2019s independent pharmacies to dispense cannabis oil to eligible patients enrolled in a registry maintained by the state Department of Public Health.”<\/span><\/p>\n

So far, two companies have been granted manufacturing licenses, Trulieve Georgia and Botanical Sciences LLC. They’ve started producing the oil and have opened outlets in Marietta and Macon. So far, they have served over 27,000 registered marijuana patients in the state.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Haleigh\u2019s Hope Act and Georgia\u2019s Hope Act<\/h2>\n

Back in 2015, regulators in Georgia first legalized medical cannabis use by passing the Haleigh’s Hope Act. Eligible patients were granted access to low-THC marijuana oil.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2019, Georgia\u2019s General Assembly passed Georgia\u2019s Hope Act, which legalized the regulated cultivation of marijuana in the State. Its conversion into low-THC cannabis oil also allowed for treating many diseases. Northwest Georgia News also revealed, “Separate from those dispensaries, the 2019 law also authorizes independent pharmacies to sell cannabis oil to eligible patients.”<\/span><\/p>\n

An <\/span>excerpt from the bill<\/span><\/a> stated:<\/span><\/p>\n

“The establishment of the Low THC Oil Patient Registry in 2015 allows Georgia patients to possess low THC oil but provides no way to access low THC oil. The General Assembly finds that thousands of Georgians have serious medical conditions that can be improved by the medically approved use of cannabis and that the law should not stand between them and treatment necessary for life and health.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The General Assembly explained that the Act would “allow the legitimate use of medical cannabis for health care, including palliative care.” They also clarified that the Act does not oppose the state’s strong stance against illegal drug use. The Act does not “advocate, authorize, promote, or legally or socially accept the use of marijuana for children or adults for any non-medical use.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Conditions That Qualify Georgia Medical Cannabis Patients<\/h2>\n

Georgia medical cannabis<\/a> patients must be diagnosed with one of the following diseases to qualify for the low THC Oil Registry, according to Georgia’s Department of Public Health.<\/p>\n