Georgia medical-cannabis enrollment jumps 22% as card processing stretches to four weeks

Georgia’s medical-cannabis registry grew from 36,595 to 44,854 patients in just over a month after July reforms expanded qualifying conditions, allowed vaping for adults and changed potency limits; the Department of Public Health says verification now takes up to four weeks, versus about one week before. The surge is a transferable demand-planning signal for Oklahoma operators: product-format or eligibility changes can move enrollment faster than agency capacity, affecting dispensary forecasting and card-dependent customer conversion.