Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Chapter 12. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS · Article 8. REGULATION OF LOW THC OIL

16-12-190. Definition.

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As used in this article, the term “low THC oil” means an oil that contains an amount of cannabidiol and not more than 5 percent by weight of tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, or a combination of tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid which does not contain plant material exhibiting the external morphological features of the plant of the genus Cannabis. Such term shall not mean products approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration under Section 505 of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 16-12-190, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 49, § 1-2/HB 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 798, § 1/HB 783; Ga. L. 2021, p. 184, § 1/SB 195.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2021, p. 184, § 28/SB 195, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to change, amend, or alter any criteria for applications for a Class 1 or Class 2 production license submitted to the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission on or prior to January 27, 2021.”

Law reviews

For article on the 2015 enactment of this Code section, see 32 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 153 (2015). For annual survey on criminal law, see 68 Mercer L. Rev. 93 (2016).

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