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Packages of marijuana for sale at Green Buddha, a patient-based cooperative that dispenses medical marijuana to treat seizures, sleeplessness and other maladies, in Seattle, Feb. 26, 2014. With the advent of recreational marijuana in Washington State, rules for medical providers have changed in ways that could shut down dispensaries. (Matthew Ryan Williams/The New York Times)

Credit: MATTHEW RYAN WILLIAMS

Credit: MATTHEW RYAN WILLIAMS

Packages of marijuana for sale at Green Buddha, a patient-based cooperative that dispenses medical marijuana to treat seizures, sleeplessness and other maladies, in Seattle, Feb. 26, 2014. With the advent of recreational marijuana in Washington State, rules for medical providers have changed in ways that could shut down dispensaries. (Matthew Ryan Williams/The New York Times)
By Tom Sabulis
March 13, 2014

Today's moderator: Tom Sabulis

A 20-year veteran of the AJC, Tom Sabulis has covered news, politics and the arts during a career that has taken him to newspapers across the country. Since 2008, he has coordinated many of the newspaper’s pro/con debates and first-person guest columns.

Georgia legislators are currently considering a rapidly changing bill that would improve access to a form of “medical marijuana.” Today, a local House representative emphasizes the need for research before creating any law that could open the floodgates of a “pot mill” epidemic. In our lead column, a local teenager suffering from Crohn’s Disease writes about the need to allowed afflicted sufferers to use marijuana to help alleviate pain. Stay tuned. Things could change in a hurry.

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