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Senate Resolution 427
By: Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Watson of the 11th, Cowsert of the 46th, Robertson
of the 29th, Halpern of the 39th and others
ADOPTED SENATE
A RESOLUTION
Creating the Senate Study Committee on Intoxicating Cannabinoids in Consumable Hemp
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Products; and for other purposes.2
WHEREAS, in 2018, Congress passed and the President signed into law the Agriculture3
Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 115-334 (2018 Farm Bill), which authorized the4
production of hemp and removed hemp from the federal schedule of controlled substances;5
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WHEREAS, through the Georgia Hemp Farming Act, approved May 10, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019,7
p. 1030), the General Assembly authorized the production of hemp in Georgia in accordance8
with the federal 2018 Farm Bill; and9
WHEREAS, the definition of hemp in the federal 2018 Farm Bill and the Georgia Hemp10
Farming Act limits the amount of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC) that may be11
present in hemp, but neither Act provides limits on other isomers of delta-9-THC or other12
cannabinoids; and13
WHEREAS, by an Act of the General Assembly, approved April 30, 2024 (Ga. L. 2024,14
p. 455), the General Assembly provided regulations on the production and sale of15
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consumable hemp products, but did not provide restrictions on isomers of delta-9-THC or
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other potentially intoxicating cannabinoids; and17
WHEREAS, since passage of the 2018 Farm Bill and the Georgia Hemp Farming Act, it has18
been discovered that many other substances derived from the cannabis plant beyond19
delta-9-THC may be intoxicating and may have serious side effects. Such substances20
include, but are not limited to, delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8-THC),21
delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-10-THC), delta-11-tetrahydrocannabinol22
(delta-11-THC), tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), exo-tetrahydrocannabinol (exo-THC),23
THC-O-acetate (THC-OA), THC-O-phosphate (THC-O), tetrahydrocannabiphorol (THCP),24
tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), tetrahydrocannabihexol (THCH), tetrahydrocannabioctyl25
(THCJD), tetrahydrocannabutol (THCB), cannabinol (CBN), and hexahydrocannabinol26
(HHC); and27
WHEREAS, the lack of restrictions on such substances have led to intoxicating and28
potentially dangerous consumable hemp products being readily available in Georgia and29
consumed at alarming rates; and30
WHEREAS, the General Assembly intends to provide restrictions on such substances and31
other intoxicating cannabinoids so as to protect the citizens of this state from such32
intoxicating and potentially dangerous substances. However, the General Assembly desires33
to provide those in the consumable hemp industry, government agencies, law enforcement34
officers, and members of the public the opportunity to provide comment on such potential35
restrictions before they are enacted so as to understand the need for such restrictions, how36
such restrictions should be implemented, and the impact such restrictions may have on the37
hemp industry in Georgia.38
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE:
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(1) Creation of Senate study committee. There is created the Senate Study Committee40
on Intoxicating Cannabinoids in Consumable Hemp Products.41
(2) Members and officers. The committee shall be composed of five members of the42
Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall43
designate a member of the committee as chairperson of the committee.44
(3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs,45
issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or46
legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.47
(4) Meetings. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee. The committee48
may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or49
convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and50
accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution.51
(5) Allowances, expenses, and funding.52
(A) The legislative members of the committee shall receive the allowances provided53
for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.54
(B) The allowances and expenses authorized by this resolution shall not be received55
by any member of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are56
authorized. Funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come57
from funds appropriated to the Senate.58
(6) Report.59
(A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that60
include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file a report of the61
same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolution, subject to62
subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.63
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(B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not include suggestions for
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proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file the report, subject to subparagraph (C)65
of this paragraph.66
(C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of67
abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee. 68
A report so approved shall be signed by the chairperson of the committee and filed with69
the Secretary of the Senate.70
(D) In the absence of an approved report, the chairperson may file with the Secretary71
of the Senate copies of the minutes of the meetings of the committee in lieu thereof.72
(7) Abolishment. The committee shall stand abolished on December 31, 2025.73
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