Georgia Marijuana Reform Group Sets Legislative Agenda

Georgia C.A.R.E. wants legislators to look at reforming marijuana laws, beginning with the drug's medical use.

A group seeking reform of Georgia’s marijuana laws will head to the state capitol on today, Jan. 14 to begin an educational campaign for its legalization, beginning with medical use of the drug. James Bell, director of Georgia C.A.R.E., said the marijuana reform coalition wants to start a public discussion on the impact marijuana laws have on the criminal justice system and the public. According to their website, Georgia C.A.R.E. is a project of the Georgia Taxpayers Alliance, Inc. They have a link to NORML, a national group that advocates for the legalization of marijuana, on their website. Bell said with the Georgia General Assembly studying reform of the criminal justice system and criminal sanctions, marijuana law reform should also be…

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FlyingTooLow

2:53 pm on Thursday, March 21, 2013

@ Jeremy... I copied the below comment from another website. I think the American veteran who wrote this sums it up very well: "I am a disabled Army Veteran and smoke marijuana strictly for medical purposes. I never smoked before I broke my back in the military and it hasen't been a gateway to anything. I started smoking because of my cauda equina syndrome. I had a herniated disk in my lower back…   more ›

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Art Inspires Lifelong Cancer Fighter

David Eldridge Smith has experienced the tribulations of cancer multiple times and uses his art to work through his struggles.

 For local artist and cancer patient David Eldridge Smith, life has been anything but easy. He was born into a military family; his Air Force enlisted father met his Italian mother in North Africa. Eldridge was dealt a bad hand early in life in 1952 when he was diagnosed with his first cancer, a tumor in his left femur at 6 months old. During this time, radiation was one of the only options for treating cancer and was still a relatively new procedure. Eldridge's doctor convinced the boy's mother to give the treatment a try rather than amputation. The therapy was effective for treating the cancer, but caused Eldridge's leg to grow incorrectly. From six months until age 16, Eldridge underwent corrective leg surgery every 18 months. Missing …

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DONNIE CLAYTON BARBER

5:57 am on Monday, May 2, 2011

AMERICA IS ONE NATION UNDER GOD. I'M JUST A OLD MAN OF 60 YEARS OLD AND I'M A VIETNAM VET. PART INDIAN AND DISABLED. THAT DON'T MEAN ANYTHING TO ANYONE THAT LIVES ON THIS DEADEND STREET THAT I LIVE ON. I HAVE SMITHS ON 2 SIDES IN MY FAMILY. THANK YOU. YOURS TRULY DONNIE CLAYTON BARBER.   more ›