ATLANTA – Two medical cannabis dispensaries are open for business in Georgia, just days after the state agency in charge of the state’s medical marijuana program issued the first five dispensary licenses.
Trulieve Georgia held grand openings Friday for dispensaries in Macon and Marietta. The two facilities will be open from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. seven days a week.
“Today is a new beginning for the over 27,000 registered medical patients in Georgia,” Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers said. “Trulieve is equally thrilled and humbled to bring the first two medical cannabis dispensaries in the state serving both the Macon and Marietta communities in their health and wellness journey.”
Trulieve and a second company, Botanical Sciences LLC, were awarded medical cannabis manufacturing licenses last September to grow marijuana in up to 100,000 square feet of indoor space and convert the leafy crop into low-THC oil for patients suffering from various diseases. The two companies have been working to ramp up production at plants in Adel and Glennville, respectively.
Under legislation the General Assembly enacted in 2019, each of the two was authorized to open up to five dispensaries until the number of patients registered with the state to receive the oil reached 25,000. With the registry now up to more than 27,000 patients, Trulieve and Botanical Sciences will be allowed to add a sixth dispensary.
Trulieve has announced plans to open additional dispensaries in Columbus, Newnan, and Pooler. A…
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