Lawmaker: Let Georgia voters decide growing of medical pot

Macon legislator, co-sponsors want referendum on issue

Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon, has introduced a proposal that would allow voters to decide whether to legalize the growth and distribution of marijuana in Georgia for medical. - photo by Special

W Peake — Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon, has introduced a proposal that would allow voters to decide whether to legalize the growth and distribution of marijuana in Georgia for medical. - photo by Special

ATLANTA — Voters would decide whether to legalize the growth and distribution of marijuana in Georgia for medical use under a proposal introduced Thursday in the state House. Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon, spearheaded efforts that led to a 2015 state law allowing the use of cannabis oil to treat certain medical conditions. However, it's still illegal to cultivate marijuana for producing that oil in Georgia.

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