Georgia soon will become the first state in the nation to offer medical marijuana products at independent pharmacies
, state officials said. The Georgia Board of Pharmacy began accepting applications early Oct. 2023, and nearly 120 pharmacies have agreed to provide medication from Botanical Sciences, one of the state’s two licensed production companies, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. ATLANTA — — , state officials said.
The expansion of medical cannabis sales into drug stores will put low THC oil within reach of many more patients, adding to the state's seven dispensaries that have “We’re going to have patients that need this health care in some remote parts of Georgia that probably would never have a dispensary near them,” said Jonathan Marquess, vice president for the Georgia Pharmacy Association and the owner of several pharmacies in the Atlanta area. “But they do have a caring professional, a knowledgeable professional pharmacist, in their communities who can talk to them.
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