ATLANTA - A group of hemp companies say new regulations could put them out of business.

Hemp in Georgia

What we know:

Senate Bill 494 bans the sale of certain hemp products in stores and mandates licensing along with product testing.

But business owners claim the restrictions are too severe.

Scott Ellison runs the e-commerce site THC Atlanta. Ellison planned to open a brick-and-mortar store after a federal law permitting the production and sale of certain hemp products took effect in 2018. State law stopped those plans.

What is SB 494?

The backstory:

Georgia SB 494 went into effect last October. The state law limits the sale of hemp products to customers over 21. It bans products like smokeable hemp flower and many foods infused with THC. The law also mandates THC warning labels

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