Rule 480-52-.02. Low THC Products: Inspection, Retention of Records and Security

(1) Every licensed pharmacy, possessing or having possessed any Low THC Product, within a period of two years, and/or possessing any record related to the same, shall exercise diligent care in protecting such Low THC Products and/or records related to the same from loss or theft. (a) Records relative to Low THC Products required to be maintained in compliance with this rule shall be those records which would be required to be kept relative to a Dangerous Drug by O.C.G.A. T. Ch. 16-13. All records relative to Low THC Products shall be kept, secured, and safeguarded in the same manner as similar records relating to Dangerous Drugs. (b) Every licensed Low THC Pharmacy Dispensary shall ensure that all Low THC Products are purchased from and/or returned to firms holding a current permit issued by the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission ("Commission"). This requirement can be met by a pharmacy maintaining a copy of such firms' current Commission permit. (2) All Low THC Products shall be kept in the prescription department, accessible only to an authorized person, except where contained in a collection receptacle compliant with state and federal law and regulation. (3) The Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency ("GDNA") shall have the authority to conduct inspections of any place or premises used by any such licensed Low THC Pharmacy Dispensary in relation to such Low THC Products and/or any records pertaining to their acquisition, dispensing, disposal, or loss. (4) The GDNA shall have the authority to examine, copy, or remove all such records, and to examine, copy, remove, or inventory all such Low THC Products. (a) It shall be the responsibility of such person possessing such Low THC Products and/or records to make the same available for such inspection, copying, examination, or inventorying by said GDNA. (b) At the conclusion of an inspection, the GDNA personnel examining said Low THC Products and/or records shall have the responsibility of providing to such Low THC Pharmacy Dispensary a copy of an inspection report on which any deficiencies or violations are listed along with any recommendations, if any, concerning the satisfactory storage, keeping, handling and security of Low THC Products. (5) Any person possessing Low THC Products and/or records may request that such an inspection be made, and upon receipt of such written request, the GDNA Director shall make, or cause to be made, without reasonable delay, an inspection in compliance with said request. Cite as Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 480-52-.02
Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 16-12-206, 26-4-28, 26-4-110.
History. Original Rule entitled "Low THC Products: Inspection, Retention of Records and Security" adopted. F. Sept. 14, 2023; eff. Oct. 4, 2023.