Georgia Code
Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties
§ 16-13-30. Purchase, Possession, Manufacture, Distribution, or Sale of Controlled Substances or Marijuana; Penalties

History. Code 1933, § 79A-811, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1112, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1258, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 432, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 16; Ga. L. 1990, p. 992, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2041, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1023, §§ 1.1, 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1311, § 4; Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, §§ 3-7A, 3-7B, 3-7C/HB 1176; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 16/HB 79; Ga. L. 2014, p. 780, §§ 2-1, 3-1/SB 364; Ga. L. 2017, p. 417, § 6-1/SB 104.
The 2017 amendment, effective May 8, 2017, substituted the present provisions of subparagraph (c)(3)(B) for the former provisions, which read: “This paragraph shall not apply to morphine, heroin, or opium or any salt, isomer, or salt of an isomer; rather, the provisions of Code Section 16-13-31 shall control these substances.”.
Cross references.
Jurisdiction in marijuana possession cases; retention of fines and forfeitures; transfer of cases, § 36-32-6 .
Use of marijuana for treatment of cancer and glaucoma, § 43-34-120 et seq.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 9-1(b)(2)/HB 1176, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “Section 3-7C of this Act shall become effective on July 1, 2014, at which time, Section 3-7B of this Act shall be superceded and repealed in its entirety, and Section 3-7C of this Act shall apply to offenses which occur on or after July 1, 2014. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2014, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing a sentence that provides for a different penalty for a subsequent conviction for the same type of offense, of whatever degree or level, pursuant to this Act.”
Law reviews.
For article surveying judicial developments in Georgia Criminal Law, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 59 (1979).
For survey article on criminal law and procedure, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 89 (1982).
For article, “Criminal Law,” see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 209 (2001).
For article on the 2012 amendment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 290 (2012).
For article, “Taxing Marijuana: Earmarking Tax Revenue from Legalized Marijuana,” see 33 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 659 (2017).
For article on the 2017 amendment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 61 (2017).
For annual survey on criminal law, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 73 (2017).
For note, “Substantive Due Process and Felony Treatment of Pot Smokers: The Current Conflict,” see 2 Ga. L. Rev. 247 (1968).
For note on airport searches of drug couriers, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 433 (1981).
For note on 1992 amendment of this Code section, see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 212 (1992).
For note, “Comparative Analysis of Democracy and Sentencing in the United States as a Model for Reform in Iraq,” see 33 Ga. J. Int’l & Comp. L. 303 (2004).

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