Georgia Administrative Code

(1) Class 1 production licensees, Class 2 production licensees, and dispensing licensees shall select a vendor approved by the Commission for their respective seed-to-sale tracking systems capable of utilizing an Application Programming Interface ("API") designed to integrate wit…

(1) Any seed-to-sale tracking vendor shall not have a direct or indirect financial interest in any licensee or registrant of the Commission. (2) A Commission-approved tracking system vendor shall: (a) Provide the Commission and its employees access to real-time tracking data; (b)…

(1) Class 1 and Class 2 production licensees shall only use plant and product tags that comply with the Act and the rules of the Commission. (2) Class 1 and Class 2 production licensees shall only use plant and product tags assigned by the tracking system to that licensee and sha…

(1) If a Class 1 production licensee, Class 2 production licensee, or dispensing licensee loses access to the tracking system for any reason, then the respective licensee shall: (a) Notify the Commission and its employees if the loss of access exceeds twelve (12) hours; and (b) P…

(1) The Class 1 production licensee, Class 2 production licensee, or dispensing licensee shall review the inventory recorded in the Commission-approved tracking system at least once every thirty (30) days to ensure its accuracy, including, at a minimum: (a) Reconciling recorded i…

(1) After issuance of an initial dispensing license, a dispensing licensee shall schedule and pass a preliminary inspection by the Commission or its employees within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the date its dispensing license is issued. Such licensee shall not begin oper…

(1) A dispensing licensee shall prominently display the following on the premises: (a) The dispensing license issued by the Commission; (b) Hours of operation; and (c) A sign stating "No products can be administered, applied, ingested, or consumed on the premises" or other simila…

(1) The dispensing licensee is responsible for the security of all products on the premises, including providing adequate safeguards against theft or diversion of product in final packaged form. (2) The dispensing licensee shall have a comprehensive security system to prevent and…

(1) A dispensing licensee shall conduct an initial comprehensive inventory of all products at each dispensary on the date the dispensing licensee first dispenses product in final packaged form. (2) A dispensing licensee shall maintain an accurate record of its inventory. A dispen…

(1) All rooms on the premises shall be identified on the respective doors or the exterior of such rooms so as to indicate the purposes of such rooms. (2) Common areas in the dispensary, including but not limited to, a designated area for the consumption of food and beverages for …

(1) Dispensing licensees are prohibited from removing, altering, covering, or otherwise tampering with the originating production licensee's product label affixed to product in final packaged form as set forth in Rule 351-4-.07. (2) A dispensing licensee shall use weather-resista…

(1) A dispensing licensee shall ensure that information regarding all product in final packaged form that is dispensed to patients shall be accurate, truthful, and appropriately substantiated as permissible by Commission rules. (2) No dispensing licensee shall advertise or market…

(1) Dispensing licensees shall keep all documents required by the Commission at the dispensary. (2) All required records shall be provided upon request to the Commission or its employees. (3) Records shall be kept for at least five (5) years from the date of creation unless a sho…

(1) A dispensing licensee shall establish, maintain, and follow standard operating procedures for licensee-initiated or Commission-ordered recalls of product in final packaged form. Such procedures shall address, at a minimum, the following: (a) Notifications to patients, caregiv…

(1) Changes to a dispensing licensee's name, owner(s), or agent require: (a) A complete change application; (b) A secure and verifiable document as set forth in Code Section 50-36-2; (c) The required fee, as set forth in the fee schedule; (d) Other documents and information as ma…

(1) An independent laboratory shall be approved by the Commission prior to testing product in final packaged form from production licensees. The Commission hereby delegates the authority and responsibility to approve or deny registration forms submitted by independent laboratorie…

(1) A valid registration from the Commission authorizes an independent laboratory to test regulated cannabis from a production licensee. (2) A current list of approved and registered independent laboratories shall be maintained by the Commission and made available to the public o…

(1) An independent laboratory is responsible for the security of regulated cannabis on its premises, including providing adequate safeguards against theft or diversion of product in final packaged form and records for chain of custody that are required to be kept. (2) An independ…

(1) An independent laboratory shall establish, maintain, and follow standard operating procedures, meeting the minimum standards set forth in these rules, detailing the performance of all methods employed by the facility used to test the analytes it reports, and made available fo…

(1) An independent laboratory shall maintain and practice sampling methods that are ISO/IEC 17025:2017 or higher accredited. (2) The sample method chosen shall achieve a ninety-five percent (95%) or greater confidence level of the batch for the testing of the following: (a) Total…

(1) An independent laboratory registrant shall have an ongoing duty to ensure security and oversight throughout any transfer of product in final packaged form, and to comply with Commission rules, and applicable local, state, and federal transportation, traffic, and vehicle safet…

(1) All products intended for dispensing shall be tested in final packaged form. (2) The independent laboratory shall test any part of the product in final packaged form that will be consumed or used internally or externally by a patient. (3) The independent laboratory shall foll…

(1) An independent laboratory shall only test and certify homogenized, controlled samples of product in final packaged form collected as set forth in Rule 351-7-.05. (2) An independent laboratory shall issue to the production licensee a certificate of analysis for each batch of p…

(1) An independent laboratory shall establish a system to create, retain, and maintain all required records. (2) For the testing of products in final packaged form, an independent laboratory shall maintain the following records and shall produce such records upon request by the C…

(1) Changes to a registrant's name, location, or agent require: (a) A written notice to the Commission of any proposed change at least sixty (60) days prior to the proposed effective date of the change; (b) A complete registration change form; (c) A secure and verifiable document…

(1) The Commission and its employees shall have the authority to: (a) Investigate violations, or suspected violations, of the Act and any rules promulgated pursuant to it; (b) Refer complaints to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency, local l…

(1) A production licensee shall provide and deliver records upon request by the Commission or its employees. (2) A production licensee shall ensure that the Commission and its employees have immediate access to their premises. If the Commission or its employees are denied access …

(1) Prior notice of an inspection, investigation, review, or audit is not required. (2) Dispensing licensees shall provide and deliver records to the Commission or its employees upon request. (3) Dispensing licensees shall ensure that the Commission and its employees have immedia…

Complaints submitted to the Commission shall include the following information: (a) The name and contact information of the complainant; (b) The name and license number, if applicable, of the person or entity that is the subject of the complaint; (c) A detailed description of the…

(1) At the conclusion of an inspection or investigation, the completed inspection form shall serve as the initial written notice of specific violations of the Act and these rules. (a) If the licensee fails to remedy the specified violations within fourteen (14) days of the issuan…

(1) For the purpose of this Rule 351-8-.06, the term "licensee" shall mean a Class 1 production licensee, a Class 2 production licensee, or a dispensing licensee. (2) Consistent with Code Section 16-12-203(17), the Commission shall provide a licensee with notice and an opportunit…