ATLANTA - A panel of Georgia lawmakers wrapped up its final public hearing Friday as they weigh whether to expand access to medical marijuana in the upcoming legislative session.

What is SB 220?

What we know:

Senate Bill 220 would allow medical cannabis to be vaped and raise the legal THC limit from the current five percent to as high as 50 percent. The bill stalled earlier this year, prompting the Legislature to hold hearings through the summer to gather testimony before it returns in January.

Medical cannabis consequences

What they're saying:

Dr. Elizabeth McCord, a physician dually trained in internal medicine and psychiatry, fellowship-trained in addiction psychiatry and identifying as an addiction psychiatrist, urged lawmakers to avoid that level of expansion.

"Anything over

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