Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of a House study committee dedicated to studying cannabis policy held their first meeting at the state Capitol Tuesday.

In 2021, Georgia police aircraft allegedly destroyed $37,000 worth of legally grown hemp during a drug-suppression operation.

A lawsuit over state helicopters damaging a hemp farm during a 2021 drug raid is changing what protections Georgia officers have from liability.

Georgia has been trying to wrap its arms around the growing cannabis industry for several years now. But just as the state is weighing more changes to its hemp policy, negotiations in the U.S. Senate ...

The ruling has major implications for property owners when the government destroys their possessions in the exercise of ...

ATLANTA, Ga. - With the U.S. House of Representatives set to approve a bipartisan continuing resolution to reopen the federal government, Georgia’s million-dollar hemp industry could be severely ...

MACON, Ga. — A last-minute deal to reopen the federal government is drawing new scrutiny, not for what it funds, but for what it quietly bans. Buried deep in the agreement is a provision that would ...

Georgia beer sales, a significant source of state tax revenue, have declined after a pandemic-era surge. Hemp-infused beverages, containing less than 0.3% THC, are gaining popularity as an alternative ...

IRWIN COUNTY, Ga. — Four people were arrested in a multi-million-dollar hemp oil theft, according to the Georgia Department of Agriculture. In January 2025, the Ocilla police contacted the DOA that a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Sean Gallup A recent ruling by the Georgia Supreme Court said blanket immunity from paying to ...

Medical cannabis and recreational hemp are likely to be high on lawmakers' list of priorities as they reconvene in January for the 2026 legislative session. Members of a House study committee ...