Looking for feedback from hemp labs (or growers) in other states that have regulated hemp cultivation / production.
Curious how the GA regs compare to other states (ours seem pretty strict).
$25,000 permit fee for processors (1st year), and $10,000 permit fee for subsequent years.
$100,000 surety bond.
Here is the link if anyone is interested in the entire document:
http://agr.georgia.gov/Data/Sites/1/media/ag_news/legal_notices/files/2019/Hemp-Rules-(CLEAN)-(July-2019).pdf
Sorry if this is posted incorrectly, or in the wrong category.
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Wow. $25,000 fee to be a hemp processor? It’s only $3k in Kentucky lol. And then maybe 1 or 2k more if you want to process other parts of the plant. Seems like you guys are getting boned
Apart from the fee and the security bond, everything seems to be copy/paste from Kentucky
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They are both probably copy/paste suggestions from USDA (?).
only $1350 for a hemp processing license in michigan lol
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Well, I was expecting some disparities but this is ridiculous. I wonder if Georgia is simply trying to discourage smaller players?
Feels like living behind the Iron Curtain over here.
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Thats high A.F. TN you dont need a permit if your product is for vaping. If it goes into oils or something you ingest then you need a permit for “Food manufactoring” they come inspect your place and the fee is at most 750 bucks.
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$50 for the grower and $50 for processor in Virginia. I wonder what 2020 prices will be?
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So in TN you can actually put CBD in food and beverages? That’s a big no-no in GA (I think).
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Nc free for processors… 5 per acre + couple hundred$ fee for growers
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Yep.
Now, the bill that was introduced this year for medical THC, thats a whole different thing. It went no where but maybe next year more people will be on board with it.
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I’m living in the wrong state
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If any cultivators in GA are interested in University research for materials engineering (papers, plastics, etc.) hit me up.
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Vaping isn’t ingesting? Lol
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Right… but I have an email from the state saying it is not. 
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With processing fees this steep in Georgia, growers will be better off doing the processing themselves…or selling their crop to out-of-state processors who have less overhead. Maybe that was the intent to begin with.
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It was $25 in VT most years, maybe they’ll start raising it. But $25k? To grow hemp? That’s a load of shit
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@Phytoalchemy
The $25k is just for processing.
I believe licensing for growers is $50/acre and they capped it at $5000 (I.e.-the state doesn’t charge for anything over 100 acres…I think).
Definitely not processor friendly in the peach state.
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Sounds pretty elitist…
I lived in GA for years and love it down there but they can do better than this crap
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“”O.C.G.A - 2-23-7
(c) Until December 31, 2022, when a licensee destroys a crop pursuant to Code Section 2-23-8, the permittee with whom the licensee has entered into an agreement pursuant to this Code section shall reimburse the licensee for half of the amount of the combined value of the seed, fertilizer, labor costs, and any other reasonable and customary input expenses incurred with such destroyed crop.””
Any other states have clauses like this for processing hemp??? The more I dig the worse it gets.
It seems a lot more favorable to grow and not so great to process…unless you’re doing both in-house, and you can afford to do so.