In the past few years, attitudes regarding cannabis consumption have significantly changed in Georgia, a state located in the United States’ southeast. Although the state still prohibits the use of marijuana recreationally, some counties and localities have decriminalized minor quantities for possession. The state’s cannabis market is expanding as a result of this legalization, with some counties showing a greater amount of usage than others.
Georgia has a complicated and lengthy history with cannabis. The state’s first cannabis ban dates to the early 1900s, coinciding with the federal prohibition enforced by the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. Georgia’s cannabis laws have remained comparatively strict over the years, with serious consequences for both possession and growing.