Ga. lawmaker to introduce bill legalizing cannabis oil

Bill seen as compromise with governor

Rebecca Spinelli touches the face of her daughter McKenzie, 4, who has mitochondrial disease, as she holds a sign reading "stop the seizures" at a press conference on House Bill 1 at the state Capitol, Tuesday in Atlanta. Republican state Rep. Allen Peake announced Friday that he would scale back planned legislation on the bill, which would have regulated use and production of medical cannabis oil to treat certain medical conditions in Georgia, to now giving immunity to people possessing the oil purchased in other states. Some families remain worried about being arrested with the oil while traveling across state lines. - photo by Associated Press

W Georgia Legislature M Heal — Rebecca Spinelli touches the face of her daughter McKenzie, 4, who has mitochondrial disease, as she holds a sign reading "stop the seizures" at a press conference on House Bill 1 at the state Capitol, Tuesday in Atlanta. Republican state Rep. Allen Peake announced Friday that he would scale back planned legislation on the bill, which would have regulated use and production of medical cannabis oil to treat certain medical conditions in Georgia, to now giving immunity to people possessing the oil purchased in other states. Some families remain worried about being arrested with the oil while traveling across state lines. - photo by Associated Press

ATLANTA — A Georgia lawmaker will officially introduce a bill legalizing cannabis oil for people with cancer, seizure disorders and other chronic diseases on Monday as the General Assembly returns to action. Rep. Allen Peake, a Republican from Macon, had discussed a broader bill allowing in-state growth of marijuana to manufacture the oil with low levels of THC, the chemical that can cause a high feeling for marijuana users. But Peake described his official proposal as a compromise with Republican Gov.

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