Legal weed in Georgia? Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer rolled out legislation that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. Sales Associate at Mary Janes CBD in Savannah, Cathy Batey said she’s very happy about the possibility of marijuana becoming legal. She battles Chron’s disease and the only thing that helped was marijuana.”I couldn’t afford pharmaceutical. I couldn’t afford my $200 prescription with insurance,” Batey said. Both she and Savannah Defense Attorney Stacey Goad agree that decriminalizing the drug would be life-changing. “It would allow people to use this substance legally for the comfort and medication that they need,” Goad said. Batey said many are already turning to CBD.”We get all walks of life that come in here for relief. For pain, for anxiety for nervousness, even for children,” Batey said. On the legal front, Goad frequently represents people who are facing charges related to marijuana. Oftentimes, she said these charges drastically change their lives. “A young person that’s found with even less than one ounce of marijuana, they no longer qualify for federal funding for their education for a year for their first conviction. Two years for their second and it’s possible to be disqualified completely. That’s ridiculous,” Goad said. She added that decriminalizing marijuana would come with major benefits and she hopes Georgia lawmakers see that too. “Whether our legislators want to admit it or not, one, marijuana is a…
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Legal weed in Georgia? Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer rolled out legislation that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. Sales Associate at Mary Janes CBD in Savannah, Cathy Batey said she’s very happy about the possibility of marijuana becoming legal. She battles Chron’s disease and the only thing that helped was marijuana.”I couldn’t afford pharmaceutical. I couldn’t afford my $200 prescription with insurance,” Batey said. Both she and Savannah Defense Attorney Stacey Goad agree that decriminalizing the drug would be life-changing. “It would allow people to use this substance legally for the comfort and medication that they need,” Goad said. Batey said many are already turning to CBD.”We get all walks of life that come in here for relief. For pain, for anxiety for nervousness, even for children,” Batey said. On the legal front, Goad frequently represents people who are facing charges related to marijuana. Oftentimes, she said these charges drastically change their lives. “A young person that’s found with even less than one ounce of marijuana, they no longer qualify for federal funding for their education for a year for their first conviction. Two years for their second and it’s possible to be disqualified completely. That’s ridiculous,” Goad said. She added that decriminalizing marijuana would come with major benefits and she hopes Georgia lawmakers see that too. “Whether our legislators want to admit it or not, one, marijuana is a…
