In 2008, 59% of Alaskans voted for John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, over Barack Obama, the Democrat. In 2012, 55% of the state’s voters voted for Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, over Barack Obama, the Democrat. In 2014, 52% of Alaska voters voted to legalize recreational marijuana. Why do these numbers matter? Because it shows that blue states, like Colorado, Oregon and Washington, aren’t the only states where marijuana can be legalized. And that energy is on its way to deep south and deep red Georgia.
The leading bill is expected to be filed in the General Assembly and would allow Georgians to use cannabis oil to reduce seizures that accompany epilepsy and some other illnesses. But another state senator is taking a much broader approach to the matter...
