GA Senate Moves To Increase Thc limit, Ban Hemp Prodcuts
Crossover day is over and GA patients and business owners recived two bits of news. Georgia lawmakers advanced bills to strengthen the potency of thc but also and outlaw drinks containing hemp.
per State Affairs
Senate Bill 220, sponsored by Sen. Matt Brass, R-Newnan, would increase the concentration of the psychoactive chemical tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, allowed in medical marijuana by 10 times the current legal amount.It also permits medical marijuana users to ingest the drug through vaping devices, which advocates say helps hasten the pacifying effects for people experiencing major health episodes such as epileptic seizures.
The bill passed in a 39-17 vote with support from Republican and Democratic senators and now heads to the House for more voting during this legislative session ending April 4.
Meanwhile, Senate members also passed two measures aimed at cracking down on products containing hemp, a low-grade version of marijuana that contains far less THC.
Senate Bill 254, sponsored by Sen. Bill Cowsert, R-Athens, would reduce the amount of THC allowed in Georgia hemp products, which can be sold as oils, gummies and beverages. In a surprise move, lawmakers added an outright ban on hemp drinks.
“We’re putting loaded guns in people’s hands in the form of cans,” said Sen. Randy Robertson, R-Cataula. “We need to protect them and we need to keep it away from children.”
The bill passed in a 42-14 vote in the Senate and heads to the House.
