{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-2-23-2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 2-23-2","heading":"Intent.","body":"The intent of this chapter is to:\n(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;\n(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;\n(3) Encourage and empower research into growing hemp and creating hemp products at universities and in the private sector;\n(4) Ultimately move the state and its citizens to the forefront of the hemp industry;\n(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\n(6) Enable the department, licensees, and universities to promote the cultivation and processing of hemp and the commercial sale of hemp products.","path":["TITLE 2 Agriculture","CHAPTER 23 Hemp Farming"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.02.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"39ad960be607cc750c1d1ba59a72a2b460aa962e6ddc5919d4af842ce4277a76","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-2-23-1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-2-23-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}