A panel appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal rejected a pitch for medical marijuana in Georgia, stating that the state must uphold federal law. More from The Telegraph:
Deal recently said he will not support in-state cultivation of cannabis because he is not convinced that the state can adequately control the plants and products. Deal’s executive counsel, Ryan Teague, sits on the commission and voted against growing marijuana for medical use.
State Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon, voting with four others, said it’s worth crossing the feds in the case of licensing medical cannabis growers.
“At the end of the day, this is a states’ rights issue,” Peake said. “We, as the leaders of this state, have a responsibility to come up with a reasonable solution for this issue. We should control the destiny of our citizens.”
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