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HB1248 • 2025

Georgia Cannabis Freedom and Integrity Act; enact

Georgia Cannabis Freedom and Integrity Act; enact

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The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Jackson, Derrick
Last action
2026-02-11
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill status is 'Passed Legislature' but no effective date is listed; implementation timing remains unknown.

Georgia Cannabis Freedom and Integrity Act

This bill changes Georgia laws to regulate, license, tax, and allow the use of cannabis while giving local governments new powers.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends state criminal codes to provide for the regulation, licensure, taxation, and use of cannabis.
  • Authorizes counties and municipal corporations to adopt certain ordinances regarding cannabis.
  • Allows counties to pass laws governing and punishing the possession of two ounces or less of marijuana in unincorporated areas.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who possess, use, sell, or grow cannabis
  • Businesses seeking licenses for cannabis activities
  • County governments and municipal corporations

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official summary does not list specific tax rates.
  • The text does not detail the process for issuing licenses.
  • No effective date is provided in the source material.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-11 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Georgia Cannabis Freedom and Integrity Act; enact