Nearly 70 businesses in Georgia submitted competitive application proposals to manufacture low-THC cannabis oil for medical use in Georgia, the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission (GMCC) announced last week.
The proposals were in response to the Commission’s Class 1 and Class 2 Production License Request For Proposals (RFP).
“I am honored to serve with such dedicated Commissioners who understand the importance of our mission,” Dr. Christopher Edwards, chair of the committee, said. “Despite the [COVID-19] ‘coronavirus’ pandemic, we continued to move forward in implementing a fair and transparent process; a robust process that operates within the law and makes public health a top priority.”
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The businesses that applied have not been made public as of yet. Andrew Turnage, executive director of the GMCC, said that information will be available when the proposal process in complete. That is not expect to be until the May 1.
Turnage said there have been virtually no setbacks. An article protest was leveled against the committee, but it was later rescinded. Turnage said he welcomes any dissenting viewpoints as a way to maintain an open forum of communication so people following the committee’s progress can remain informed.
“Two people can talk on the phone and it’s private what goes on,” Turnage said. “But a formal order of protest is really a public communication tool and not seen as a negative. It’s part of the process.”
The next step for the commission is to establish the rules and regulations for granting licenses to dispensaries that would be distributing the oil to patients.
Announcements are made on the commission’s website www.gmcc.ga.gov, where both patients and the public can sign up to be alerted to new information.
Tyler Strong is the Business Editor for The Augusta Press. Reach him at tyler@theaugustapress.com
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