Georgia Marijuana Laws
CBD ONLY STATE
Possession: Up to 20 fluid ounces of low THC oil (less than 5 %) for qualified patients
Can you use other Legal State Cards: No
How The Law Reads:
SB 16 – Approved March 30, 2017 by Senate, 45-6 Signed into law by Gov. Nathan Deal on May 9, 2017
Effective: July 1, 2017
SB 16 replaces language in the current law that allows doctors to “prescribe” medical marijuana, which is illegal under federal law, with language that allows them to “recommend” it. It also removes glaucoma from the existing list of qualifying medical conditions and adds other conditions. While the law does not address sources and supply of medical cannabis products for patients, SB 16 is a big improvement.
HB 1 (also known as Haleigh’s Hope Act) – Approved March 25, 2015 by House, 160-1 Signed into law by Gov. Nathan Deal on April 16, 2015
Effective: April 16, 2015
Established the Low THC Oil Patient Registry allowing for certain patients to possess 20 fluid oz or less of low THC oil (no more than 5% THC); Created the Georgia Commission on Medical Cannabis, as well as the Low THC Oil research program for patients under 18 having medication-resistant epilepsy.
Approved Conditions:
Cancer, when the disease is severe or end stage OR treatment produces wasting or nausea and vomiting, ALS (severe or end stage), Seizure disorders related to epilepsy or head trauma, MS (severe or end stage), Crohn’s disease, Mitochondrial disease, Parkinson’s disease (severe or end stage), Sickle Cell disease (severe or end stage), Tourette’s Syndrome (severe), Autism (all patients over 18 qualify, under 18 must be diagnosed as severe), Epidermolysis bullosa, Alzheimer’s disease (severe or end stage), AIDS (severe or end stage), Peripheral neuropathy (severe or end stage)
Georgia’s law is much more limited than some other states’ medical marijuana laws. For example, it does not legalize the sale or possession of marijuana in leaf form, and it does not authorize retail stores to sell marijuana or products made from the marijuana plant. It does not authorize physicians to prescribe marijuana for medical use. It is intended solely to protect qualified persons from criminal prosecution for possessing low THC oil for medicinal purposes.
For more information, visit https://www.georgiacannabis.org/obtain-medical-marijuana/
Georgia Department of Public Health
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Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3186
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