About Us
Our Story
The Georgia Medical Cannabis Society is a 501c3 tax exempt organization and saw there was a need for medical cannabis patients. We saw a need to assist indigent medical cannabis patients obtain necessary medical cannabis oil due to the high prices for the healing medicine. We had to adjust our mission for financial assistance for indigent patients due to the legality of cannabis federally and cannot assist with financially providing cannabis medications to patients. We believe in Patients Over Profits. We try to educate others on the benefits of cannabis. Scientific studies have shown that cannabis kills cancer cells, and is used to treat many other diseases. Cannabis is basically a one stop shop for healing. We strive to promote medical cannabis use as a holistic approach for medical treatment. #CannaShame has become our current call to action to help Remove and Destroy the stigma associated with cannabis use.
Cannabis heals, saves, and helps so many pharmaceutical drugs have failed.
Georgia Medical Cannabis Society works to make sure persons in underserved communities
including but not limited to, low income, veterans, disabled, and previously incarcerated persons
have access to affordable medical cannabis and medical cannabis cards in accordance with the
respective state laws.
*Georgia Medical Cannabis Society does not sell or manufacture medical cannabis*
Board of Directors
Angela S. Weston, MBA, M.S. Co-Founder/ Chairman Cannabis Consultant
Angela, a native of Louisiana, is a graduate of Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA. She also has her MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management and an MS in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Angela is a medical cannabis patient and found out that the cost of medical cannabis oil was outrageous and financial aid was needed to help many indigent medical cannabis patients. And thus the Georgia Medical Cannabis Society was born.
Yolanda "The Herbal Trucker" Bennett Co-Founder/ Vice Chairman Operations Manager
The Herbal Trucker was born Yolanda Bennett and was forced out of the logistic industry due to her medical condition and damage to her organs and skeletal system by prescribed pharmaceuticals. She was freed from them by Cannabis and her advocacy began.
The Herbal Trucker is the Co-Founder of the Georgia Medical Cannabis Society (Inc.) and a co-host for the CannaShame Podcast. The CannaShame Podcast focuses on removing and destroying the stigma associated with the use of cannabis. Although she has entered the battle of freeing this plant, from the grasp of those who shamed and criminalized this tree of life, she has joined the fight to normalize this healing plant. This podcast is powered by the CannaShame Network.
Crystal C. Griffin, BBA: Secretary
Crystal is a native of Georgia. She is a graduate of Georgia Northwestern Technical, and received her BBA from Shorter University. Crystal is a medical language specialist and medical assistant.
Arica Jay, Communications Director, Program Manager
Arica Jay is the Owner and Principal of Arica J. Enterprises LLC. A company which helps businesses and brands create business strategies, facilitate project management, develop marketing plans, and implement community engagement processes that stimulate program and business growth.
Through her work, she has partnered with numerous companies and nonprofits inside and outside the cannabis industry such as Hands On Atlanta, The Piedmont Conservatory, Favor House Georgia, The Jewish Educational Loan Fund, The Hemp House, Women Grown Atlanta Chapter, and sat on the Board of Directors for NORML Women of Georgia.
Arica is currently a co-owner of the CannaShame Network; a network geared to eradication of the stigma associated with cannabis consumption, and running Arica J. Enterprises LLC.
Stanley "CanniMedic" Atkins II, Director of Veterans Service
Stanley Atkins II is a US Navy Veteran, (ret). Firefighter Paramedic. He is the CEO of The Good Medic LLC and is a Cannabis Healthcare educator known as "The CanniMedic". He is the Georgia Chapter President of Minorities for Medical Marijuana, and is an educator with Veterans for Cannabis. He has been featured on such media platforms as The Young Turks, as well as Vice, and has worked avidly in to help shape the Georgia Medical Cannabis program.
Due to Higher Call Rate...
We strive to be available for your inquiries, however due to an influx of inquiries, GMCS will have delayed responses to calls and emails.
Please visit
or
https://dph.georgia.gov/low-thc-oil-registry
to find out more about Georgia's Cannabis Program.
GMCS is not a state Agency