2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB440: Providing Effective Access to Cannabis for Health (PEACH) Act; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various provisions of the O.C.G.A., so as to rename low THC oil as medical cannabis; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16, Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16, and Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to offenses against the public health and morals, regulation of controlled substances, and general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, respectively, so as to clarify and revise criminal penalties; to clarify and revise exemptions to criminal penalties; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/13/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Health(House of Representatives)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/14/2025140.8 KB