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City leaders study medical cannabis laws By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Medical cannabis may not come to Dunwoody anytime soon, but city leaders recently laid the groundwork for how future sick residents could get cannabis oils under new Georgia laws. At the Feb. 13 Dunwoody City Council meeting, members extended a moratorium banning cannabis dispensaries in the city until September before participating in a discussion about Georgia’s medical cannabis laws and how the city needs to prepare for the future. Deputy Community Development Director Paul Leonhardt said medical cannabis, in the form of low- level THC oil, has been legal since 2019 thanks to Georgia’s Hope Act. Under the law, which is much more restrictive than other states, people with 17 specific medical conditions can buy and use THC oils as a form of medicine. The list includes conditions like end-stage cancer, for instance, Leonhardt said. Unlike traditional cannabis flower or THC oil purchased
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Dunwoody city leaders and members of the community, plant an October Glory Red Maple tree at Dunwoody Cultural Arts Center on Chamblee Dunwoody Road for Arbor Day 2023, Feb. 17.
Dunwoody marks “Tree City” designation By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga — For the 11th year in a row, the City of Dunwoody has been recognized with the Tree City USA distinction, given each year to cities that demonstrate their commitment to growing tree cover and environmental change.
To celebrate Arbor Day and being recognized as a Tree City for over a decade, city leaders met at the Dunwoody Cultural Arts Center Feb. 17, and planted a ceremonial October Glory Red Maple tree, which will grow and thrive for decades. “The saying is, when was the best time to plant a tree? 50 years ago. When's the second best time? Today,” Dunwoody
Mayor Lynn Deutsch said. “This tree will grow and be enjoyed by all our visitors to the library and the Cultural Arts Center … It's a fine symbol of our commitment to trees in Dunwoody.” Arbor Day was started in 1874 by concerned citizens in Nebraska who wanted
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