A bill aimed at modernizing Georgia’s medical cannabis program has passed the Georgia House with broad bipartisan support, another step in lawmakers’ years-long effort to gradually expand patient access to the program.

Senate Bill 220introduced by Sen. Matt Brass, R-Newnan, would expand medical licensing requirements for cannabis, change limits on the amount of cannabis someone can possess and allow patients to use the product in a vape. It was adopted in the House of Representatives by 138-21 votes.

The changes made to the bill take into account the feedback ofHouse Study CommitteeAccording to Rep. Mark Newton, an Augusta Republican who supported the bill in the House of Representatives, which convened last year to study the issue. In a speech shortly before Wednesday’s vote, he said updates to the program are necessary to ensure patients and providers can successfully navigate the program.

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