The Georgia Department of Public Health has rolled out several changes to the how patients can access state’s medical cannabis cards. Advocates are responding to the changes. 

More Americans now use pot on a daily basis than alcohol. A sweeping new report says the federal government needs to better understand the risks to the public and get involved.

Large numbers of migrants from China are crossing into the U.S. and finding work on marijuana farms. Some of the businesses are accused of exploiting workers and violating state growing rules.

Marijuana legalization was expected to bring the industry out of the shadows. But in some states, the black market is alive and well.

Two Fulton County election workers are once again suing former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani.

Federal law enforcement officials are warning Georgia pharmacies not to sell medical marijuana, despite a state law that legalized it.

The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission unanimously granted provisional licenses to four more companies to produce low-THC oil to help Georgians with a list of severe ailments.

Caregivers say recent glitches have led to problems getting or renewing medical cannabis cards in Georgia.

The first two medical cannabis dispensaries in Georgia opened last week in Macon and Marietta. GPB's Peter Biello looks at how the state's cannabis policy has evolved.

On the Thursday April 27 edition of Georgia Today: Medical cannabis is finally coming to Georgia; a new Lyme disease vaccine is in the works; Major League Baseball has shut down the Braves' home run celebration.

The state Senate voted 53-3 in favor of legislation the House passed earlier this month, but with a series of substantive changes that will force it to return to the House before it can gain final passage. 

The measure, which is set to go into effect in May, is an attempt to appease residents in the neighborhood, which attracts millions of tourists each year.

Georgia’s long-delayed medical marijuana program is about to take off, despite a spate of unresolved lawsuits from companies that lost out in the bidding for licenses.

Georgia’s House Study Committee on Cannabis Waste Disposal and Recycling will hold a series of meetings to examine the amount of waste that comes from manufacturing legal cannabis products and possible solutions to fix it.

The cases of accidental ingestion of cannabis candies and baked goods among small children increased 1,375% in five years, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics.

The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York rung up its first sales on Thursday, opening up what is expected to be one of the country's most lucrative markets for cannabis.