EP: 179 Should Georgia Make Marijuana Legal? Inquiring Minds Wants To Know

Published: Oct. 14, 2019, 1:01 p.m.

b'www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com While many would say there\\u2019s no chance of that happening any time soon, new laws signal attitudes are changing in metro Atlanta and around the state. What\\u2019s less clear is how quickly more widespread changes could come.Since 2016, 12 cities or counties in Georgia have passed local laws reducing the penalty for possession of an ounce or less of marijuana. Almost 1.2 million Georgians, about 11% of the state population, now live in a place where, in most cases, they won\\u2019t be jailed if found with less than an ounce of pot.
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