{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/cbn/georgia/","compound":{"slug":"cbn","name":"CBN (Cannabinol)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabinol"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"GA","name":"Georgia"},"as_of":"2026-10-25","answer":"As of October 25, 2026, CBN (Cannabinol) is legal to sell at retail with restrictions in Georgia. CBN unscheduled; hemp-derived CBN legal but gated by SB 494 consumable-hemp regime -- 21+, grower/processor/wholesale/retail licensing, COA,. Controlling source: Georgia SB 494 (2024) AS PASSED / signed -- 'legal limit' total delta-9 def (2-23-3(16)), total-delta-9 formula (2-23-3.1), consumable-hemp manufacturer/wholesale/retail licensing, COA/labeling/packaging, and O.C.G.A. 16-12-241 under-21 sale/purchase/possession ban.","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"CBN unscheduled; hemp-derived CBN legal but gated by SB 494 consumable-hemp regime -- 21+, grower/processor/wholesale/retail licensing, COA,","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"concentration_cap","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":"2024-10-01","verified_at":"2026-10-25","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"O.C.G.A. 16-13-25 (Schedule I): 'Tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, or a combination of tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid which does not contain plant material exhibiting the external morphological features of the plant of the genus Cannabis, but not including such substance when found in hemp or hemp products as such terms are defined in Code Section 2-23-3...' -- O.C.G.A. 2-23-3(5): 'Hemp means the Cannabis sativa L. plant and any part of such plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with the federally defined THC level for hemp or a lower level.' -- SB 494 (2024) 2-23-3(16): 'Legal limit means a total delta-9-THC concentration that is the lesser of: (A) 0.3 percent; or (B) The percentage limit set forth in 7 U.S.C. Section 1639o.' -- O.C.G.A. 16-12-241(a): 'It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly sell, furnish, or cause to be furnished, directly or through another person, any consumable hemp product to any individual under the age of 21 years.' 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