Updates in Georgia, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island

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Georgia

Earlier this month, the Georgia Department of Agriculture proposed changes to existing rules for hemp products, as well as a new rule for consumable hemp products. While many of the amendments to existing rules are minor or make clarifying edits, the new rule is substantive and significant. The new rule imposes the following THC limits:

• Gummy – no more than 10mg of total delta-9-THC per serving or 150mg of total delta-9-THC per package.
• Beverage – no more than 5mg of total delta-9-THC per serving and no more than one serving per container (12 fluid ounces total).
• Topical – no more than 1,000mg of total delta-9-THC per package.
• Tincture – no more than 1mg of total delta-9-THC per serving and no more than 10 fluid ounces per container (2 fluid ounces per serving).

The new rule appears to conflict with Georgia SB 494, which was enacted earlier this year. SB 494 limits consumable hemp products to 0.3% total delta-9-THC but does not set per-serving or per-package limits.

The Roundtable will be submitting written comments, which the Department of Agriculture is accepting until September 6. 

Please review the new rule, and submit your thoughts to [email protected] by Friday, August 30.

New Hampshire

In the closing days of its legislative session, the New Hampshire legislature quietly enacted SB 505. The bill preserves a prohibition against hemp-derived products that contain any THC. The prohibition, which was enacted in 2023, was set to be repealed in a few weeks. The New Hampshire Governor signed SB 505, and the law took immediate effect. In fact, we’ve heard reports of New Hampshire regulators warning businesses that they cannot sell hemp-derived products that contain THC.

Rhode Island

New rules in Rhode Island took effect this week. The biggest change is that consumable hemp products are limited to 1mg of total THC per serving, 5mg of total THC per package, and 0.3% total THC on a dry weight basis. The previous version of the rule used only a 0.3% delta-9 THC limit. The new rule’s THC limits conflict with Rhode Island’s Hemp Growth Act, which continues to define “hemp” using a 0.3% delta-9 THC standard.

Other key changes are that inhalable products are treated as consumable products and converting CBD into delta-9 THC or any other cannabinoid is prohibited, unless approved by the state Department of Business Regulation. A comparison document of all the rule changes is available here.

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