Georgia’s medical cannabis program experienced an unprecedented surge of new registered patients over the past month after the law changed significantly to ease access. Long added that up to 4% of people in states with established medical cannabis programs are patients, and with Georgia’s population of nearly 11.5 million, he estimated that 300,000 to 400,000 Georgians could eventually become patients. After the agency verifies the information, the patient receives a link to pay for their medical cannabis card, which is then shipped to the patient’s address.