The legal state of hemp derivatives after the Farm Bill of 2018.   It seems the market is flooded with hemp or CBD products from gummies and chocolates to lotion and waters. Considering the 2018 Farm Bill, which declassified industrial hemp (less than .3% THC) as a controlled substance, this proliferation makes sense. As the government removes controls, enterprising retailers and producers see myriad new products that could stock shelves. However, what types of hemp or CBD products can actually be made or sold? Agencies have taken that question and attempted to provide answers. Recently, The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) […]

If your establishment is located in the City of Atlanta, did you know that selling distilled spirits (liquor) requires you to pay tax-by-the drink. What is tax-by-the-drink? Alcohol tax by the drink is a tax levied, in addition to other taxes imposed by the law, upon every purchase of a liquor-based drink in the City of Atlanta in the amount of 3% percent of the purchase price. All taxes collected by any agent or licensee are due and payable to the City monthly. (Note: Nearly every local jurisdiction in Georgia imposes some form of a tax by the drink – […]