A hemp store in Acworth. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder
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A hemp store in Acworth.

Credit: Ross Williams / Georgia Recorder

A Georgia court has ruled that cannabis-derived Delta-8 and Delta-10 are not controlled substances.  But the state could appeal.

Environmentalists plan to challenge a Georgia Power request to boost electricity generation mostly through fossil fuel consumption.

An expanding drought across North Georgia is heightening wildfire risk. Some areas have gone now for two weeks without rain.