Legislative tip sheet: Fake pot versus the real (non-intoxicating) thing
With the threat of another winter storm in the offing, the House and Senate gavel in at 10 a.m. today.
But all eyes will be on Gov. Nathan Deal, who has a noon presser to go over preparations for the ice that could hit this evening – and Tuesday as well.
Monday is Cannabis Awareness Day at the state Capitol. To celebrate, the House is likely vote to ban new forms of synthetic pot (and meth) in the morning -- consider allowing use of the real thing (for medical reasons) during an afternoon committee meeting.
Also on tap for House floor debate: the private probation bill (postponed from Friday); golf carts, sludge and yet another push to prohibit school bus drivers from collecting unemployment. Look for many to cite the Snowjam heroics of public school chauffeurs.
The Senate calendar is slimmer, but we’ll be watching afternoon committee meetings for a measure to privatize foster care.
Moral Monday protestors are back at 4 and will take on H.B. 875, the bill to over unprecedented protection to those with concealed-carry permits.
About the Author
Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.
