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Medical marijuana sales are one step closer to becoming a reality in Georgia after the board overseeing the process cleared the way for dispensaries to open as soon as this spring.

ATLANTA (AP) — Legal sales of medical marijuana oil could be only months away in Georgia after a state commission approved rules for testing, inspections and sales. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission voted unanimously to approve the rules on Wednesday.

Despite that, there’s still no timeline on when that could begin. Now, the bureaucracy holding things up is incredibly frustrating to Georgia families.

The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission adopted rules for the manufacture and sale of low-THC cannabis oil.

Legal sales of medical marijuana oil could be only months away in Georgia

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Legal sales of medical marijuana oil could be only months away in Georgia

A Georgia agency has approved rules for medical marijuana sales, expected to start in the coming months. Georgia's Medical Cannabis Commission voted unanimously to approve new rules.

The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission is expected to vote this week on rules governing all aspects of the program.

All aspects of the program are being voted on, from close supervision of growing the leaf crop in the greenhouse to the manufacturing of low-THC cannabis oil used to treat patients suffering from a variety of diseases.