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Georgia Marijuana Laws
Georgia Marijuana Laws Compared
The graphs below represents how lenient or strict the marijuana laws are in your state compared to Maine, Hawaii, and Connecticut. This determination is based on level of enforcement, weight limits, fines and/or time imprisoned. This determination is also based on how strict penalties are for repeat offenders and proximity to certain drug restricted areas such as school zones and public parks.
Georgia
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Connecticut
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Hawaii
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Maine
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Misdemeanors
Unlawful possession of marijuana
Any person who possesses one ounce or less of marijuana.
Fine: N/A Imprisonment: Conditional Probation
Unlawful possession of marijuana (2nd offense)
Any person who possesses one ounce or less of marijuana.
Fine: Up to $1,000 Imprisonment: Up to 1 year
Felonies
Unlawful possession of marijuana
Any person who possesses more than one ounce of marijuana.
Fine: N/A Imprisonment: 1 to 10 years
Trafficking of marijuana
Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, grows, delivers, brings into this state, or has possession of a quantity of marijuana of 10 pounds or less commits the offense of trafficking in marijuana.
Fine: N/A Imprisonment: 1 to 10 years
Trafficking of marijuana
Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, grows, delivers, brings into this state, or has possession of a quantity of marijuana from 1 to 10 pounds commits the offense of trafficking in marijuana.
Fine: Up to $5,000 Imprisonment: Up to 5 years
Trafficking of marijuana
Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, grows, delivers, brings into this state, or has possession of a quantity of marijuana from 10 to 2,000 pounds commits the offense of trafficking in marijuana (Mandatory 5 year prison sentence running consecutively to prison term imposed for violating other drug laws).
Fine: $100,000 Imprisonment: MMI 5 years
Trafficking of marijuana
Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, grows, delivers, brings into this state, or has possession of a quantity of marijuana from 2,000 to 10,000 pounds commits the offense of trafficking in marijuana (Mandatory 7 year prison sentence running consecutively to prison term imposed for violating other drug laws).
Fine: $250,000 Imprisonment: MMI 7 years
Trafficking of marijuana
Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, grows, delivers, brings into this state, or has possession of a quantity of marijuana 10,000 pounds or more commits the offense of trafficking in marijuana (Mandatory 15 year prison sentence running consecutively to prison term imposed for violating other drug laws).
Fine: $1,000,000 Imprisonment: MMI 15 years
Trafficking of marijuana (near specified location)
A drug-free commercial zone may include only an area which the municipality or county has previously zoned commercial pursuant to its planning and zoning powers and any residential area contiguous to such commercially zoned area extending not more than one-half mile from the external boundary of any portion of the commercially zoned area. A municipality or county which designates one or more areas as drug-free commercial zones shall be required to make such designations by ordinance and shall be required to post prominent and conspicuous signs on the boundaries of and throughout any such drug-free commercial zone (fine and incarceration doubles for second offense).
Fine: Up to $20,000 Imprisonment: Up to 20 years
(MMI=Minimum Mandatory Imprisonment)
United States Marijuana Arrest Trends
The graphs below represent the trends in marijuana arrests from 1990 to 2005 in the United States. With the higher amount of arrests also comes tens and billions of more dollars spent on enforcement, adjudication, and imprisonment for marijuana related offenses.
Source
Official Code of Georgia
16-13-30, 16-13-31, 16-13-32.5, 16-13-32.6
FBI Uniform Crimes Report
