Georgia governor signs off on bill regulating hemp products
Georgia’s governor signed off on a bill aimed at regulating hemp-derived products and growing the state’s hemp industry.
Georgia’s governor signed off on a bill aimed at regulating hemp-derived products and growing the state’s hemp industry.
Georgia is set to prohibit sales of hemp-derived cannabinoid products to anyone younger than 21, including goods containing CBD as well as intoxicating, synthetically derived cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC and delta-9 THC.
Recent law enforcement raids in Michigan and Georgia have resulted in the seizure of thousands of plants and hundreds of pounds of cannabis.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is warning traditional Georgia pharmacies that marijuana possession and sales are federally prohibited.
Georgia’s medical marijuana regulator awarded four new MMJ production licenses, increasing to six the total number of licensed producers for the state’s limited program.
Hemp-derived cannabinoids such as delta-8 and delta-10 THC could be legal to sell in Georgia after the state’s Court of Appeals ruled such products aren’t controlled substances.
Medical marijuana sales through independent pharmacies launched Wednesday in Georgia, the first U.S. state to approve that retail channel.