Medical marijuana could soon be available at your local GA pharmacy WSB-TV Channel 2 [Video]

ATLANTA — Georgia pharmacists could soon be filing prescriptions for medical marijuana. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is starting the process of reclassifying marijuana as a lower-risk drug.

Channel 2′s Tom Regan spoke with people on both sides of the issue.

The idea of picking up a prescription for medical pot at your local pharmacy seeming far-fetched is inching toward reality as the federal government is considering a major change in how it views and regulates marijuana.

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Pharmacist Ira Katz is a strong supporter of medical marijuana. He had planned to fill prescriptions after Georgia approved medical cannabis, and allowed independent pharmacists to dispense it. But, that never happened after the DEA threatened criminal prosecution.

“We were the only state in the United States to have pharmacists be able to dispense medical marijuana,” Katz said.

The DEA is in the process of downgrading the classification of marijuana from a Schedule I drug, which …