Bill > HB213

Introduced Session

To amend Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agriculture, so as to enact the "Georgia Hemp Farming Act"; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for unlawfulness of certain acts; to authorize certain academic research of hemp; to provide for licensing and permit requirements and fees for hemp growers and hemp processors, respectively; to provide for affidavits for such licenses and permits; to provide for agreements between hemp growers and hemp processors; to provide for transportation of hemp; to provide for destruction of crops; to provide for testing of hemp crops; to provide for the Department of Agriculture to enter into agreements regarding such testing and other matters; to provide for violations and enforcement; to provide for a state hemp plan; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to schedules, offenses, and penalties regarding regulation of controlled substances, so as to revise the definition of the term "marijuana"; to provide an exception to the scheduling of tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid as controlled substances; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

AI Summary

John Corbett (R)*,  Robert Dickey (R)*,  Carl Gilliard (D)*,  Thomas McCall (R)*,  Jimmy Pruett (R)*,  Matthew Wilson (D)*,  Tyler Harper (R), 

Effective Date (on 05/10/2019)