Georgia lawmakers expand gun rights as medical marijuana bill dies

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Georgia lawmakers expand gun rights as medical marijuana bill dies

By Steve Norder ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia lawmakers approved a watered-down expansion of gun carry rights, but an effort aimed at legalizing medical marijuana for children with severe seizure disorders failed on Thursday, the final day of the state's legislative session. "We did nothing for kids, but we passed a gun bill," said Republican state Senator Fran Millar. The gun measure passed by large margins in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and Senate after a compromise was reached to save it in the session's waning hours. Prompted by mass shootings across the country in recent years, state legislatures are considering hundreds of proposals to both limit and expand the rights of gun owners, while 20 states have legalized medical marijuana in various forms and others are considering doing so.

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