Status: Cannabis is illegal for recreational use, with some medical use permitted in the form of oil less than 5% THC.
Most Recent/Upcoming Legislation: HB324 passed 32-20 in the Senate and 147-16 in the House it allowed in-state cultivation of cannabis and sale of low-THC oil.
History of Georgia Cannabis Legislation
1905: Mona Taft’s bill to support legal medical marijuana for glaucoma passed 50-0 Senate vote & 156-8 House vote – Governors have never appointed a board since so the law has lingered for 30 years.
2015: HB1 passed, allowing possession of CBD oil for qualifying medical conditions.
2015: SB16 passed, it added six more medical conditions.
2018: HB65 passed and added intractable pain and PTSD to the list of qualified medical conditions.
Senator Johnny Isakson, Republican
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 224-3643
Email/Website: www.isakson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-me
Address: 131 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2022
Senator David Perdue, Republican
Stance: Only allow states to legalize medical cannabis.
Phone: (202) 224-3521
Email/Website: www.perdue.senate.gov/connect/email
Address: 455 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2020
Representative Buddy Carter, Republican, First District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-5831
Email/Website: https://buddycarter.house.gov/
Address: 2432 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Sanford Bishop Jr., Democrat, Second District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-3631
Email/Website: https://bishop.house.gov/
Address: 2407 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Drew Ferguson, Republican, Third District
Stance: Only allow states to legalize medical cannabis.
Phone: (202) 225-5901
Email/Website: https://ferguson.house.gov/
Address: 1032 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Henry Johnson Jr., Democrat, Fourth District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-1605
Email/Website: https://hankjohnson.house.gov/
Address: 2240 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515
Representative John Lewis, Democrat, Fifth District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-3801
Email/Website: https://johnlewis.house.gov/
Address: 300 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
Representative Lucy McBath, Democrat, Sixth District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-4501
Email/Website: https://mcbath.house.gov/
Address: 1513 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Rob Woodall, Republican, Seventh District
Stance: Only allow states to legalize medical cannabis.
Phone: (202) 225-4272
Email/Website: https://woodall.house.gov/
Address: 1724 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Austin Scott, Republican, Eighth District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-6531
Email/Website: https://austinscott.house.gov/
Address: 2417 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Doug Collins, Republican, Ninth District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-9893
Email/Website: https://dougcollins.house.gov/
Address: 1504 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Jody Hice, Republican, Tenth District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-4101
Email/Website: https://hice.house.gov/
Address: 409 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
Representative Barry Loudermilk, Republican, Eleventh District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-2931
Email/Website: https://loudermilk.house.gov/
Address: 422 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
Representative Rick Allen, Republican, Twelfth District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-2823
Email/Website: https://allen.house.gov/
Address: 2400 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515
Representative David Scott, Democrat, Thirteenth District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-2939
Email/Website: https://davidscott.house.gov/
Address: 225 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
Representative Tom Graves, Republican, Fourteenth District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-5211
Email/Website: https://tomgraves.house.gov/
Address: 2078 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515