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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-13-23. Nomenclature for controlled substances.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-13-23. Nomenclature for controlled substances.

The controlled substances listed in the schedules in Code Sections 16-13-25 through 16-13-29 are included by whatever official, common, usual, chemical, or trade name designated.

## History

Code 1933, § 79A-804, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1.