O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 31-51-1 (2019)

(Repealed effective July 1, 2020) Creation of program

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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(a) As used in this chapter, the term ‘‘low THC oil’’ shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 16-12-190.

(b) The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia may cause to be designed, developed, implemented, and administered a low THC oil research program to develop rigorous data that will inform and expand the scientific community’s understanding of potential treatments for individuals under 18 years of age with medication-resistant epilepsies.

(c) Any such program shall adhere to the regulatory process established by the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as well as other federal laws and regulations governing the development of new medications containing controlled substances.

(d) Any universities and nonprofit institutions of higher education that conduct research may continue any research that is permitted under federal law as well as any additional research that is permitted under this chapter.

History

Code 1981, § 31-51-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 49, § 4-1/HB 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 864, § 31/HB 737.

Annotations

Editor’s notes. - Code Section 31-51-10 provides for the repeal of this Code section effective July 1, 2020.