History. Code 1981, § 16-12-206 , enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 43, § 4/HB 324; Ga. L. 2021, p. 184, § 6/SB 195; Ga. L. 2022, p. 352, § 16/HB 1428.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, inserted “and products” throughout this Code section; substituted the present provisions of paragraph (a)(1) for the former provisions, which read: “The State Board of Pharmacy shall develop an annual, nontransferable specialty dispensing license for a pharmacy to dispense low THC oil to registered patients. The State Board of Pharmacy shall develop rules and regulations regarding dispensing pharmacies in this state.”; substituted the present provisions of paragraph (a)(2) for the former provisions, which read: “The commission shall be authorized to develop an annual, nontransferable dispensing license for retail outlets to dispense low THC oil to registered patients. The commission shall develop rules and regulations regarding retail dispensing licensees in this state. The commission shall ensure that retail outlets are dispersed throughout the state for access by registered patients.”; substituted the present provisions of the introductory language of subsection (b) for the former provisions, which read: “The State Board of Pharmacy and the commission shall jointly adopt rules relating to the dispensing of low THC oil by pharmacies and retail dispensing licensees. Such rules shall include but not be limited to:”; inserted “or products” in the middle of paragraph (b)(3); substituted “are consistently” for “is consistently” near the end of paragraph (b)(5); substituted “retail dispensing licensees” for “other retail outlets” in the middle of paragraph (b)(9); substituted “Class 1 and Class 2 production licensees” for “other retail outlets” at the end of paragraph (b)(10); and added subsection (c).
The 2022 amendment, effective May 2, 2022, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “commission shall be” for “commission shall each be” in subsection (c).
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.