Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Chapter 12. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS · Article 9. ACCESS TO MEDICAL CANNABIS · Part 3. DISPENSING AND DISTRIBUTION

16-12-231. Exemptions from arrest, prosecutions, or penalty.

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The following persons and entities, when acting in accordance with the provisions of this article, shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or any civil or administrative penalty, including a civil penalty or disciplinary action by a professional licensing board, or be denied any right or privilege, for the medical use, prescription, administration, manufacture, distribution, or transport of low THC oil or products:
(1)
A registered patient who is in possession of an amount of low THC oil or products authorized under Code Section 16-12-191 or such patient’s caregiver, parent, or guardian;#
(2)
A physician who certifies a patient to the Department of Public Health as being diagnosed with a condition or in a hospice program and authorized to use low THC oil or products for treatment pursuant to Code Section 31-2A-18;#
(3)
A pharmacist or pharmacy that dispenses or provides low THC oil or products to a registered patient;#
(4)
The commission or its employees or contractors associated with the production of low THC oil or products in accordance with this article;#
(5)
A designated university, an employee of a designated university, or any other person associated with the production of low THC oil or products in accordance with this article; and#
(6)
An employee, contractor, or agent of a licensee with proper identification associated with the production, manufacture, distribution, transport, or sale of low THC oil or products in accordance with this article.#

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, § 16-12-231, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 43, § 4/HB 324; Ga. L. 2021, p. 184, § 20/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.”

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