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.

Laws around marijuana are getting looser on some levels and stricter in others. Georgia consumers are left to figure things out for themselves.

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.

See how technicians recreate the sun to grow marijuana plants and extract THC for a variety of medicinal products to be marketed in Georgia.

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When marijuana becomes a Schedule III instead of a Schedule I substance under federal rules, researchers will face fewer barriers to studying it. But there will still be some roadblocks for science.

Where's the beef? What's the deal with marijuana? Why does this read like a '90s stand-up script? The answer to at least some of these questions can be found in the quiz. Were you paying attention?

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

Vice President Harris framed marijuana reform as a racial justice issue. It's also something that polls well with young voters.

The Atlanta Police Department Narcotics Unit made an “extremely large marijuana bust” with 580 pounds found inside a Buckhead apartment.

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.

Federal drug officials are warning Georgia to shelve its plans to be the first state to allow pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana. News outlets report that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Nov. 27 warned pharmacies that dispensing medical marijuana violates federal law.

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.