Atlanta Forward: Quality of life

A noted gastroenterologist recently told Georgia’s Medical Cannabis Commission that, while more study is needed, the substance is widely known to help cancer patients reduce pain and nausea and increase appetite, which ultimately helps fight infections. Today, we provide the testimony he delivered to the commission Sept. 30, in which he outlines how the state can best proceed with cultivation and dispensing of medical cannabis. In our second column, the father of an epileptic daughter says it’s time to overcome old stereotypes and recognize the drug’s many benefits.

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As employees from Delta and Emory University have been fired for social media posts critical of Charlie Kirk, it serves as a reminder that words and wisdom still matter.

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Atlanta Forward: Quality of life

Too many families like mine are buckling under weight of the American dream

In todays’ world, we are all under a microscope and must watch words carefully

Readers write

Too many families like mine are buckling under weight of the American dream

Readers write

In todays’ world, we are all under a microscope and must watch words carefully

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