Georgia law bans recreational and personal cannabis cultivation under OCGA Title 16 Chapter 13 Article 2, and Atlanta cannot authorize home grows. Only narrow low-THC oil possession is allowed via the GA Access to Medical Cannabis Commission.
Cannabis remains a Schedule I controlled substance in Georgia under OCGA Title 16 Chapter 13 Article 2. Cultivating any amount of marijuana is a felony, regardless of plant count or personal use intent, and Atlanta has no power to authorize personal home cultivation. The narrow medical exception under OCGA Title 16 Chapter 12 Article 5 (Haleigh's Hope Act, codified at OCGA 16-12-200 et seq.) allows registered patients to possess low-THC oil under 5 percent THC, but does not legalize growing cannabis plants. Atlanta Ord. 17-O-1812 reduced under-1-ounce possession to a 75-dollar civil fine but did not touch cultivation.
Cultivating any cannabis plant in Atlanta is a state felony under OCGA Title 16 Chapter 13 Article 2, punishable by 1 to 10 years imprisonment and asset forfeiture. The city's 17-O-1812 reduction does not apply to cultivation charges.
Atlanta, GA
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