In 2020, Georgia farmers got the okay from state lawmakers to grow hemp legally here for the first time in at least 50 years. The crop was banned because it looks and smells like its illegal sister plant, marijuana.
People use CBD for everything from arthritis to insomnia to anxiety, but researchers in Georgia are studying whether it could be a breakthrough treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
Atlanta police are launching a new strategy to stop young teens from illegally selling water at busy intersections. To discourage the practice, Atlanta police now say they might cite the parents of the kids involved.
Some pharmacists in the metro Atlanta area are not sure those who had appointments to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine before the pause will still come to get it.
Millions of Georgians have been vaccinated for COVID-19, but the state is lagging behind much of the country. Officials attribute that to vaccine hesitancy from people who don’t trust it.
Only about 17% of the state’s adult population has been vaccinated. Georgia Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey joined mayors and city leaders from across the state to try to convince those reluctant to get vaccinated.
Candace Chrzan was killed Tuesday while doing target practice in the backyard of a Carroll County home, police said.
The school district released a statement saying they are deeply saddened about the loss of a promising student.
The shooting happened about an hour before Cumberland Mall was set to close Tuesday night.
Car burglars went on a crime spree before dawn at the Capitol Gateway apartment complex, breaking into as many as 30 cars and trucks, making off with whatever they could smash and grab.
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