A pharmacy in Augusta, Georgia, is now selling medical marijuana products to qualified patients.
Marijuana capsules.
Living Well Pharmacy, operated by pharmacist Vic Johnson, now offers a range of medical marijuana products to patients. Under Georgia’s medical marijuana law, individuals with a qualifying medical condition and a physician’s recommendation can legally purchase, possess, and use marijuana-derived products, including tinctures and capsules, which contain CBD and up to 5% THC. Georgia’s law stands out because it permits the sale of marijuana products through pharmacies—something no other state currently allows.
In October, Georgia became the first state in the U.S. to sell medical marijuana products through licensed pharmacies, with 130 pharmacies participating. However, in December, the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) issued threats to these pharmacies, causing the program to be suspended.
“All DEA-registrants, including DEA-registered pharmacies, are required to abide by all relevant federal laws and regulations,” said the letter, sent in December and signed by the DEA’s Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Diversion Control Division Matthew Strait. “A DEA-registered pharmacy may only dispense controlled substances in Schedules II-IV of the Controlled Substances Act. Neither marijuana nor THC can lawfully be possessed, handled, or dispensed by any DEA-registered pharmacy.”
The DEA continues by stating that “Under federal law, products derived from the cannabis plant with delta-9-THC content above 0.3% are considered marijuana, a Schedule I controlled substance.”
Living Well Pharmacy is located at 3736 Mike Padgett Hwy, Augusta, GA.
Now, Living Well Pharmacy is openly defying these threats by selling medical marijuana products in compliance with state law.
It remains unclear how the DEA will respond. When asked for comment, a DEA spokesperson declined to provide any.
