The commission shall have the following powers, duties, and responsibilities to implement the provisions of this part: Issue licenses related to the production, growing, and manufacturing of low THC oil and products in accordance with the provisions of this part; Coordinate with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to implement security plans and enforce the provisions […]
The commission may issue up to two Class 1 production licenses. A Class 1 production licensee shall be authorized to: Grow cannabis only in indoor facilities for use in producing low THC oil, limited to 100,000 square feet of cultivation space; and Manufacture low THC oil and products. Class 1 production licenses shall be issued […]
The commission may issue up to four Class 2 production licenses. A Class 2 production licensee shall be authorized to: Grow cannabis only in indoor facilities for use in producing low THC oil, limited to 50,000 square feet of cultivation space; and Manufacture low THC oil and products. Class 2 production licenses shall be issued […]
The commission shall require that each Class 1 production licensee and Class 2 production licensee establish, maintain, and utilize, directly or by contract, a tracking system. The commission shall approve one or more vendors to provide or operate tracking systems. A tracking system shall have the functions and capabilities described in subsections (c) and (d) […]
Beginning January 1, 2022, the commission shall undertake a retrospective study of the participation of minority and women owned businesses as licensees under this part for the period from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2021. Thereafter, the commission shall conduct such study every four years for the immediately preceding four-year period. The initial and […]
No licensee shall operate in any location, whether for cultivation, harvesting, and processing of marijuana or for processing, manufacturing, packaging, or distributing low THC oil or products, within a 3,000 foot radius of a covered entity, measured from property boundary to property boundary. No dispensing licensee may operate in any location within a 1,000 foot […]
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation shall be responsible for investigating any alleged criminal activities related to the activities of the licensees, and shall work with the commission and the Georgia Composite Medical Board to develop procedures to ensure that all activities of licensees are conducted in accordance with this part and the laws of this […]
All licensees shall provide on-demand access to facilities for inspection when requested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the commission, or the local law enforcement agency for the jurisdiction in which the facility is located. The commission and the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency may each conduct one annual inspection. Upon request by the Georgia […]
A licensee shall not be eligible for any tax credit allowed pursuant to any of the following Code Sections: 48-7-29.8, 48-7-29.11, 48-7-40, 48-7-40.1, 48-7-40.2, 48-7-40.3, 48-7-40.4, 48-7-40.5, 48-7-40.7, 48-7-40.8, 48-7-40.9, 48-7-40.12, 48-7-40.17, 48-7-40.18, 48-7-40.20, 48-7-40.21, 48-7-40.22, 48-7-40.24, 48-7-40.25, 48-7-40.26, 48-7-40.26A, 48-7-40.27, 48-7-40.28, 48-7-40.29, 48-7-40.30, 48-7-40.31, 48-7-40.32, 48-7-40.33, or 48-7-40.35. History. Code 1981, § 16-12-218 , […]
No individual convicted of a drug related felony shall be eligible to work as an employee of a licensee or otherwise participate in the business activities of a licensee conducted pursuant to this part unless the conviction has been expunged or the individual has been pardoned or had his or her civil rights restored. No […]
All working papers, recorded information, documents, and copies produced by, obtained by, or disclosed to the commission pursuant to the activities conducted pursuant to this part, other than information published in an official commission report regarding the activities conducted pursuant to this article, shall be confidential data and shall not be subject to Article 4 […]
The commission shall grant initial licenses under this part pursuant to contracts awarded through competitive sealed bids or competitive sealed proposals as provided for in Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50. After issuance of two initial Class 1 production licenses pursuant to Code Section 16-12-211 and four initial Class 2 production licenses pursuant […]
No license issued under this part shall transfer ownership within five years of issuance. All subsequent transfers of license ownership shall be approved by the commission to become valid. The commission shall not unreasonably withhold approval of a license transfer when the parties adequately demonstrate that a proposed new owner satisfies all requirements necessary to […]
A license shall be revoked by the commission if the licensee: Holds ownership interest in more than one category of license issued under this article; Knowingly employs individuals convicted of a felony within the previous ten years unless the conviction has been expunged or the individual has been pardoned or had his or her civil […]
No current member of the commission, or former member of the commission for a period of five years from the date such individual ceased to be a member, shall own, operate, have a financial interest in, or be employed by a low THC oil or product manufacturer or distributor, including any licensee under this part. […]
A licensee or licensee’s employee who knowingly or willfully encourages, causes, abets, connives, conspires, or aids in the endangerment of patients, trafficking of low THC oil, products, or its manufacturing by-products, or criminal distribution of raw materials and agricultural inputs, including but not limited to seeds, under this part shall be guilty of a felony […]
The sale of low THC oil and products authorized by this article shall be subject to all applicable sales and use taxes. History. Code 1981, § 16-12-226 , enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 43, § 4/HB 324; Ga. L. 2021, p. 184, § 18/SB 195. The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, inserted “and” […]
