TITLE 31 HEALTH

2A. Department of Public Health, 31-2A-1 through 31-2A-57.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

31-2A-19. (Repealed effective December 31, 2018) Creation of Joint Study Commission on Low THC Medical Oil Access; membership; operation; reporting; abolishment.

1. The Joint Study Commission on Low THC Medical Oil Access is hereby created. The commission shall study the in-state access of medical cannabis and low THC oil, including, but not limited to, the security and control of all aspects of the process from acquisition and planting of seeds to final destruction of any unused portion of the plant; quality control of all aspects of the manufacturing process, including, but not limited to, product labeling and independent testing for purity and safety; and all aspects of dispensing the final product, including, but not limited to, security, competency of the dispensing staff, training on dosing, and proper delivery methods. The commission shall study and identify how to ensure proper security safeguards and systems for evaluating qualifications of potential licensees and implement a plan to ensure that low THC oil is readily available in all parts of the state at an affordable price to patients and caregivers who are properly registered in the state.
2. The commission shall be composed of ten members as follows:
   1. The President of the Senate shall appoint three members of the Senate as members of the commission and shall designate one of such members as cochairperson. The President of the Senate shall also appoint two citizens of this state to serve as members; and
   2. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint three members of the House of Representatives as members of the commission and shall designate one of such members as cochairperson. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall also appoint two citizens of this state to serve as members.
3. The cochairpersons shall call all meetings of the commission. The commission may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and purposes of this Code section.
4. The legislative members of the commission shall receive the allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8. Any members of the commission who are not legislators shall receive a daily expense allowance in an amount the same as that specified in subsection (b) of Code Section 45-7-21, as well as the mileage or transportation allowance authorized for state employees. The allowances and expenses authorized by this Code section shall not be received by any member of the commission for more than five days unless additional days are authorized. Funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this Code section shall come from funds appropriated to the Senate and the House of Representatives.
5. The commission shall report its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, no later than December 31, 2018, to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and chairpersons of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee and the House Committee on Health and Human Services.
6. The commission shall stand abolished and this Code section shall stand repealed by operation of law on December 31, 2018.

(Code 1981, §31-2A-19, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 148, § 1/HB 65.)