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title: O.C.G.A. § 2-23-2. Intent.
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# O.C.G.A. § 2-23-2. Intent.

The intent of this chapter is to:

(1) 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;

(2) 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;

(3) Encourage and empower research into growing hemp and creating hemp products at universities and in the private sector;

(4) Ultimately move the state and its citizens to the forefront of the hemp industry;

(5) 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

(6) Enable the department, hemp grower licensees, and universities to promote the cultivation and processing of hemp and the commercial sale of hemp products.

## History

Code 1981, § 2-23-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 1030, § 1/HB 213; Ga. L. 2024, p. 455, § 2/SB 494, effective October 1, 2024.

## Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective October 1, 2024, inserted “hemp grower” in paragraph (6).