ATLANTA (AP) - State law enforcement officials say any expansion of medical marijuana in Georgia will need extensive regulations to protect patients.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Georgia Bureau of Investigation director Vernon Keenan said Wednesday the regulations needs to make sure the system is not exploited.
Keenan says the state should mirror a federal pharmaceutical law that requires extensive testing and monitoring of controlled substances if the state makes marijuana available for medical reasons. Keenan and leaders of the state sheriff's association said doing otherwise would lead to abuse.
State lawmakers legalized the use of oil derived from marijuana by patients with a limited number of diseases this year. Patients accepted into the program must arrange their own way of obtaining the drug, which is not sold in Georgia.
