Frequently Asked Questions

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Federal Authorization

The Agriculture Improvement Act of

2018 (2018 Farm Bill)

The 2018 Farm Bill authorized the

production of hemp and removed hemp

and hemp seeds from the Drug

Enforcement Administration's (DEA)

schedule of Controlled

Substances.

State Authorization

Georgia Hemp Farming Act Ga. Code §

2-23-1 -Ga. Code § 2-23-2

Summary of “Intent” of Law

• Promote exploration of the cultivation and processing of hemp
• Open new commercial markets for farmers/businesses through the sale of hemp products
• Expansion of the state's hemp industry
• Allow farmers and businesses to begin to: cultivate, handle, and process hemp sell hemp products for commercial purposes
• Move the state and its citizens to the forefront of the hemp industry
• Balance cultivation and processing of hemp with public health, safety, and welfare
• Enable the department, licensees, and universities to: promote the cultivation, processing and the commercial sale of hemp products.

Hemp can be used in a variety of ways.  Such as:

● Medicine: sedatives, analgesics

● Textiles, including sails for ships

● Food products: e.g. tea, snack bars, cereal, etc.

● Body care/ hygiene: e.g., creams, lotions, ointments, salves, tinctures, soap, shampoo

● Clothing

● Rope/ cordage

● Linoleum backing

● Artist’s canvas for painting. (Historically, these were made from hemp.)

● Plastics

● Dynamite and TNT

● HempCrete (one of several building materials made from hemp)

● Livestock and pet feed: e.g., bird feed

… and many, many more!

CBD oil is a natural oil which is extracted from the flowers and leaves of the cannabis plant. It

is used by people all over the world for a variety of purposes.

Cannabinoids are active compounds produced by all cannabis plants. They account for most of

the benefits of cannabis. Cannabinoids found in plants are technically called phytocannabinoids, while cannabinoids produced by the human body are called endocannabinoids. Cannabinoids interact with the body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS), which promotes homeostasis.

Hemp and marijuana are both types of cannabis. Marijuana contains a cannabinoid is known as THC, which causes a high and is known as a drug. Hemp contains negligible amounts of THC and is unlikely to cause a high.

The term broad spectrum refers to CBD oil products that contain a combination of cannabinoids, terpenes and other beneficial compounds found in hemp.

Full spectrum CBD oil is very similar to broad spectrum CBD — the exception is that full

spectrum oil usually retains the trace amounts of THC present in the hemp plant. Legally,

though, this amount of THC must always be less than 0.3%