A bill to use cannabis oil in Georgia to treat seizure disorders, Lou Gehrig`s Disease, cancer, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, Parkinson`s disease, mitochondrial disease and Crohn`s Disease has passed the Georgia House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee. Republican Rep. Allen Peake of Macon says he hopes the bill, which passed Monday, will progress through both the Rules Committee and the full House this week.

Peake added that while he expects the Senate to modify the bill, he`s confident at least some of it will become law.

Gov. Nathan Deal has been quoted before that he is hoping to sign a bill legalizing cannabis oil.