(The Center Square) — Georgia state lawmakers are pondering how the state should regulate the waste generated from the legal manufacturing of cannabis products, including hemp and medical marijuana.
Last week, the House Study Committee on Cannabis Waste and Recycling held a two-day hearing to discuss the possibilities, which include composting, additional manufacturing and energy production.
“People have asked me, ‘well, how did this concept come to be?'” state Rep. Mesha Mainor, D-Atlanta, said during the hearing. “And so Georgia is entering into the medical marijuana space. And the question is, all of the products that Georgia will be manufacturing, nothing is going to come out perfectly. And so what do we do with this waste?”
According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, state law allows qualified residents to legally possess up to 20…
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