Georgia governor outlines alternative plan for medical marijuana

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Georgia governor outlines alternative plan for medical marijuana

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/georgia-governor-outlines-alternative-plan-medical-marijuana-215440745.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/udkNpYe1YKZBtfpNtIWbWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-04-10T215440Z_1_CBREA391OV700_RTROPTP_2_USA-OREGON-MARIJUANA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Buds are removed from a container at the &quot;Oregon's Finest&quot; medical marijuana dispensary in Portland" align="left" title="Buds are removed from a container at the &quot;Oregon's Finest&quot; medical marijuana dispensary in Portland" border="0" /></a>By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia Governor Nathan Deal is working on a way to legalize medical marijuana for treatment of children with seizure disorders after a bill to do so died in the Georgia legislature last month, he said on Thursday. Deal said he is discussing with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration how the state can launch legal clinical trials of liquid cannabis for child patients with epilepsy. One option would be for Georgia Regents University in Augusta to work with a pharmaceutical company that is currently testing a purified form of cannabis, Deal said. &quot;The product contains no THC, which is the component in marijuana that intoxicates a user,&quot; Deal said.</p><br clear="all"/>

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