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HB 865 — Crimes and offenses; possession of certain quantities of marijuana constitute a misdemeanor; provide

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide that possession of certain quantities of marijuana constitute a misdemeanor; to change provisions relating to punishment; to amend Title 15, Title 16, Chapter 7 of Title 17, and Code Section 36-32-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, crimes and offenses, pretrial proceedings, and municipal court jurisdiction in marijuana possession cases, respectively, so as to provide for conforming cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Legislative term
Georgia General Assembly 2017-2018
Session
2017-2018 Regular Session
Chamber or committee
Georgia House of Representatives
Measure type
Bill
Introduced
Feb 8, 2018

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Miriam Paris

Primary sponsor
Office service
State Representative · District 142 · From Jan 9, 2017
Role in source
Georgia sponsorType=1; sequence=1; Paris, Miriam; sponsorship listed in session 25; start uses sourced bill introduction date
From
Feb 8, 2018

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