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Expand Georgia state profile: penalty tables, citations, city fines

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Countries and states 1 file

Georgia countries/us/ga.yaml

segments › possession

1 oz or less is a misdemeanour with up to a year and a $1,000 fine. More than 1 oz is a felony with one to ten years.

segments › cultivation

A felony with one to ten years.

segments › enforcement

Jail is possible; Atlanta, Savannahbut Atlanta cut under-1-oz possession to a $75 fine in 2017 and otherSavannah to $150 in 2018, with more cities fine small possession insteadfollowing.[@1,5]

segments › sharing

Any sale is a felony with a one-year minimum.[@1]

segments › access

Since 1 July 2026, registered patients and caregivers may buy oils, tinctures, patches, lo … C in labelled pharmaceutical packaging, with no more than 1,200 mg in each package.[@2,3] [Georgia let patients buy flower for vaporization in 2026.](/history/us-georgia-medical-flower-2026/)

sources

NORML — Georgia local decriminalization 4 unchanged

segments › possession › text

1 oz or less is a misdemeanour with up to a year and a $1,000 fine. More than 1 oz is a felony with one to ten years.[@1]

segments › possession › currency

USD

segments › possession › penalties

upto 1 oz · treatment criminal · term Misdemeanor · prison 1 year · fine 1000, over 1 oz · treatment criminal · term Felony · prison min 1 year · prison 10 years · fine 5000

segments › cultivation › text

A felony with one to ten years; grows are charged by weight in the lowest trafficking band.[@1]

segments › cultivation › currency

USD

segments › cultivation › penalties

label Growing (charged by weight) · treatment criminal · term Felony · prison min 1 year · prison 10 years · fine 5000

Code, design and documents 1 file

docs/research/expansion-2026-10-28-usa-2.md +7 −1
@@ -24,5 +24,11 @@ where the state differs, history/culture links, audit + review build per state,
 - Audit 0/0; review page verified.
 
-## ga — pending
+## ga (Georgia) — committed
+- Penalty tables (possession 2 steps incl. 1yr minimum; cultivation as weight-band felony,
+  verified against NORML), cites on all uncited segments, city fines (Atlanta $75 2017, Savannah
+  $150 2018 via NORML local-decrim page, verified 200), history link (medical flower 2026 entry).
+- No test breakage (no claims test pins GA strings). No grounded GA culture subject — skipped.
+- Audit 0/0; review page verified.
+
 ## nc — pending
 ## mi — pending

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