Bill > SB263

This bill proposes to create the "Georgia Retail Marijuana Code" to regulate the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, and testing of retail marijuana in the state. The key provisions include: - Establishing the Department of Revenue as the regulatory authority and granting it rulemaking authority over licensing, security, packaging, testing, and other aspects of the retail marijuana industry. - Allowing local jurisdictions to enact ordinances governing the time, place, manner, and number of retail marijuana establishments, or to prohibit them entirely. - Setting forth the application, licensing, and renewal requirements for retail marijuana establishments, including cultivation facilities, product manufacturers, stores, and testing facilities. - Prohibiting certain acts, such as the sale of marijuana to minors or the consumption of marijuana on licensed premises, and establishing penalties for violations. The bill is contingent on the ratification of a constitutional amendment authorizing the legalization and regulation of marijuana production and sale, with the tax revenue directed to education and transportation infrastructure.

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