Legislation the General Assembly passed this year that takes effect Oct. 1 will prohibit retailers from selling hemp products to anyone under the age of 21 and impose labeling, packaging, and testing requirements on manufacturers.
Legislation the General Assembly passed this year that takes effect Oct. 1 will prohibit retailers from selling hemp products to anyone under the age of 21 and impose labeling, packaging, and testing requirements on manufacturers.
ATLANTA — A Georgia hemp industry that has been manufacturing and selling hemp products virtually unfettered since Congress legalized it six years ago is about to get some significant regulation.
Legislation the General Assembly passed this year that takes effect Oct. 1 will prohibit retailers from selling hemp products to anyone under the age of 21 and impose labeling, packaging, and testing requirements on manufacturers.
Hemp edibles and smokeables aren’t the problem. Making the age limit 21 makes sense, but trying to ban edibles and smokeables is unnecessary. Using the “logic” that hemp peanut butter cups attract kids is ridiculous. There are bigger fish to fry that banning hemp food or flower
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Hemp edibles and smokeables aren’t the problem. Making the age limit 21 makes sense, but trying to ban edibles and smokeables is unnecessary. Using the “logic” that hemp peanut butter cups attract kids is ridiculous. There are bigger fish to fry that banning hemp food or flower
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