Local hemp businesses face new THC limits

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) —A provision in a federal funding law that caps THC in most hemp-derived consumer products takes effect Dec. 11, and an Albany shop owner says it could cost his business about half of the products customers come in to buy.The cap is 0.4 milligrams per container. For businesses like Good Life Vapor, the restrictions could mean losing about 50% of those products.Jeremy Dollar, Good Life chief executive officer, said the store serves many older customers.“We service a lot of the older crowd in the area. So, it’s mainly vape stuff, and it’s hemp, mushroom stuff, and then a lot of wellness products, Kratom and Kava as well,” Dollar said.Under the cap, the store could lose nearly everything in one section of the shop.“We would only be able to sell maybe 1% of what’s in this room right now,” Dollar said.Dollar estimates the change could cost his business about $600,000 a year. He said he is prepared to keep fighting to stay open. He is worried about customers who depend on