JoeHann, Author at Georgia Campaign for Access, Reform and Education

Georgia CARE Rallies for Marijuana Legalization Athens City Hall

Supporters for marijuana law reform rallied outside the Athens-Clarke County City Hall on Monday.

“Marijuana is a popular issue around the country right now, and we are here to basically bring public attention to the fact that we are not criminals and people who use marijuana are no more criminal than a person who drinks wine,” said James Bell, director of the Georgia Campaign for Access Reform and Education Project.

The rally was facilitated by the Georgia CARE Project.

Bell said he expected up to 50 people, from different areas of Georgia and other states, to attend the event.

One study found approximately 60 percent of likely voters support marijuana reform, Bell said.

“Public sentiment has changed,” he said. “We believe there is support on our side, and we want to convince our lawmakers that we have got to change these laws.”

Marijuana Rally Athens GA City Hall 4/28 11am

Join us in Athens Ga this Monday 11am City Hall for a marijuana legalization rally. A coalition of activists will gather at city hall to bring attention to the legalization issue. Media is expected to cover this event. Bring signs and banners and express your opinion. See you there. If you can not make it – please consider making a donation to Georgia CARE. jb

Georgia Medical Marijuana Underground Exposed

The Augusta Chronicle reports on Georgia medical marijuana underground. In spite of laws prohibiting cannabis as medicine, patients are seeking out their own source for the medicine. Here’s the story……

Even without a law to cover them in Georgia, dozens and maybe hundreds of people in the Augusta area are using marijuana or a derivative to treat ailments, one activist said.

Medical marijuana activist Maison Harley said their shadowy use clamors for the state to extend legal protection amid an evolving understanding of the potential health benefits of cannabis.

“That’s the gray area that all of these families are having to go into,” he said. “Most of them have taken it upon themselves to find these products via any means necessary.”