The controlled substances listed in this Code section are included in Schedule V:
(1.5) Epidiolex: A drug product in finished dosage formulation in its original container that has been approved by and labeled in compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that contains cannabidiol (CBD) derived from cannabis and contains no more than 0.1 percent (w/w) residual tetrahydrocannabinols;
(Code 1933, § 79A-810, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1668, § 9; Ga. L. 1979, p. 859, § 9; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1746, § 8; Ga. L. 1981, p. 557, § 5; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1019, § 2; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1555, § 5; Ga. L. 1989, p. 233, § 5; Ga. L. 1993, p. 590, § 3; Ga. L. 2003, p. 349, § 5; Ga. L. 2007, p. 605, § 2/HB 286; Ga. L. 2010, p. 860, § 4/SB 353; Ga. L. 2011, p. 656, § 6/SB 93; Ga. L. 2012, p. 40, § 4/SB 370; Ga. L. 2015, p. 5, § 16/HB 90; Ga. L. 2017, p. 14, § 8/HB 231; Ga. L. 2019, p. 820, § 3/HB 483; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 16/SB 429.)
The 2017 amendment, effective April 17, 2017, deleted "or" at the end of paragraph (5), substituted a semicolon for a period at the end of paragraph (6), and added paragraph (7).
The 2019 amendment, effective May 7, 2019, added paragraph (1.5).
The 2020 amendment, effective July 29, 2020, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted "rule making" for "rulemaking" in the first proviso of paragraph (5).
Code Commission notes.- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2003, a semicolon was substituted for a period at the end of paragraph (2).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2017, "or" was added at the end of paragraph (6).
Editor's notes.- Ga. L. 2012, p. 40, § 1/SB 370, not codified by the General Assembly, which provides for the annual update of the identity of controlled substances and dangerous drugs, is dedicated to the memory of Chase Corbitt Burnett and shall be known and may be cited as "Chase's Law."
Administrative Rules and Regulations.- Registration requirements under Georgia Controlled Substances Act, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia State Board of Pharmacy, Chapter 480-20. Requirements of a prescription drug order, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia State Board of Pharmacy, Chapter 480-22.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Cited in Taylor v. State, 144 Ga. App. 534, 241 S.E.2d 590 (1978); Little v. State, 157 Ga. App. 462, 278 S.E.2d 17 (1981); Printup v. State, 159 Ga. App. 574, 284 S.E.2d 82 (1981); C. W. v. Department of Human Services, 353 Ga. App. 360, 836 S.E.2d 836 (2019).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Drugs and Controlled Substances, § 10.
C.J.S.- 28 C.J.S., Drugs and Narcotics, §§ 219, 286, 287.
U.L.A.- Uniform Controlled Substances Act (U.L.A.) § 212.