Is Weed Legal in Georgia? (2026)

Instrument

Medical cannabis definition, lawful possession by registered patients, and ingestion limits

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https://gov.georgia.gov/document/2026-signed-legislation/sb-220/download

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2026-11-07

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16-12-190.
As used in this article, the term:
(1) 'Medical cannabis' means any plant within the genus Cannabis and any part of such
plant, including all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of
isomers, whether growing or not, that contains
tetrahydrocannabinol,
tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, or a combination of tetrahydrocannabinol and
tetrahydrocannabinolic acid
. Such term shall not
include:
(A) Drug products approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration under
Section 505 of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; or
(B) Hemp or hemp products, as defined in Code Section 2-23-3.
(2) 'Product' shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 16-12-200.
(3) 'Registered patient' shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code
Section 16-12-200.
16-12-191.
(a)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 13 of this title, it shall be lawful for any
person to possess, purchase, or have under his or her control
a product or products containing a cumulative total of 12,000 milligrams or
less of tetrahydrocannabinol if such product or products are in a
pharmaceutical container labeled by the manufacturer indicating the amount
of milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol therein and:
(A) Such person is a registered patient
and has in his or her possession a physical or electronic
registration card issued by the Department of Public Health pursuant to Code Section
31-2A-18; or
(B) Such person has in his or her possession a registration card issued to such person
by another state that allows the same possession of medical cannabis as
provided by this state’s law; provided, however, that such registration card shall not be
lawful authority when such person has been present in this state for 45 days or more.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 13 of this title, any registered
patient who possesses, purchases, or has under his or her control
a product or products containing a cumulative total of 12,000 milligrams
or less of tetrahydrocannabinol without complying with paragraph (1) of this subsection
shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.
(b)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 13 of this title, it shall be lawful for any
person to possess, purchase, or have under his or her control
a product or products containing a cumulative total of 12,000 milligrams or
less of tetrahydrocannabinol if:
(A) Such person is involved in a clinical research program being conducted by the
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia or any authorized clinical trial
or research study in this state or their authorized agent as:
(i) A program participant;
(ii) A parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a program participant;
(iii) An employee of the board of regents designated to participate in the research
program;
(iv) A program agent;
(v) A program collaborator and its designated employees;
(vi) A program supplier and its designated employees;
(vii) A program physician;
(viii) A program clinical researcher;
(ix) Program pharmacy personnel; or
(x) Other program medical personnel; and
(B) Such product or products are in a pharmaceutical container labeled by
the manufacturer indicating the amount of tetrahydrocannabinol therein.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 13 of this title, any such person who
possesses, purchases, or has under his or her control
a product or products containing a cumulative total of 12,000 milligrams or less of
tetrahydrocannabinol without complying with
paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.
(c) Any registered
patient having possession of, purchasing, or having under his or her control
a product or products containing a cumulative total of more
than 12,000 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol shall be subject to the penalties set forth
in Chapter 13 of this title.
(d) Subsection (c) of this Code section shall not apply to a person
involved in a research program being conducted by the Board of Regents of the University
System of Georgia or its authorized agent as an employee of the board of regents
designated to participate in such program, a program agent, a program collaborator and
its designated employees, a program supplier and its designated employees, a
physician, clinical researcher, pharmacy personnel, or other medical personnel.
(e) Nothing in this article shall require an employer to permit or accommodate the use,
consumption, possession, transfer, display, transportation, purchase, sale, or growing of
marijuana in any form, or to affect the ability of an employer to have a written zero
tolerance policy prohibiting the on-duty, and off-duty, use of marijuana, or prohibiting any
employee from having a detectable amount of marijuana in such employee's system while
at work.

16-12-234.
(a) It shall be unlawful to ingest medical cannabis or products:
(1) Through smoking or combustion of medical cannabis by any individual; provided,
however, that such prohibition shall not include the vaporization of medical cannabis,
except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this Code section;
(2) Through vaporization of medical cannabis by any individual 21 years of age or
younger; or
(3) In any manner in any public place by any individual
.
(b) The department shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of
this Code section no later than January 1, 2027.