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2020 Georgia Code
Title 2 - Agriculture
Chapter 23 - Hemp Farming
§ 2-23-2. Intent
Universal Citation: GA Code § 2-23-2 (2020)
The intent of this chapter is to:
- Promote exploration of the cultivation and processing of hemp and the potential to open up new commercial markets for farmers and businesses through the sale of hemp products;
- Explore expansion of the state's hemp industry and allow farmers and businesses to begin to cultivate, handle, and process hemp and sell hemp products for commercial purposes;
- Encourage and empower research into growing hemp and creating hemp products at universities and in the private sector;
- Ultimately move the state and its citizens to the forefront of the hemp industry;
- Balance the desire to explore the cultivation and processing of hemp with public health, safety, and welfare regarding the potential for unwanted and unlawful uses of chemical elements of hemp; and
- Enable the department, licensees, and universities to promote the cultivation and processing of hemp and the commercial sale of hemp products.
(Code 1981, §2-23-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 1030, § 1/HB 213.)
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