Medical marijuana on campus
Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed into law a bill to grow and sell medical marijuana in Georgia. So what does this have to do with colleges? The bill calls for the University of Georgia and Fort Valley State University to seek licenses to produce and manufacture medical marijuana oil.
A seven-member board will be responsible for overseeing the program. To learn more about how this will work and how these universities will work with the state, click here.
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Eric Stirgus joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2001. He currently writes about higher education and has assisted in the newsroom’s COVID-19 vaccine coverage. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Eric is active in the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists and the Education Writers Association and enjoys mentoring aspiring journalists.
