Georgia § 16-12-190 - Definition.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 16-12-190 — Definition., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-12-190. Definition.
As used in this article, the term "low THC oil" means an oil that contains an amount of cannabidiol and not more than 5 percent by weight of tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, or a combination of tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid which does not contain plant material exhibiting the external morphological features of the plant of the genus Cannabis. (Code 1981, § 16-12-190 , enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 49, § 1-2/HB 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 798, § 1/HB 783.) The 2016 amendment, effective May 3, 2016, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: "As used in this article, the term 'low THC oil' means an oil that contains not more than 5 percent by weight of tetrahydrocannabinol and an amount of cannabidiol equal to or greater than the amount of tetrahydrocannabinol." Law reviews. - For article on the 2015 enactment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 153 (2015). For annual survey on criminal law, see 68 Mercer L. Rev. 93 (2016).
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