The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled delta-8, delta-10 and other hemp-derived cannabinoids are not controlled substances in an opinion authored by Presiding Judge Christopher McFadden released on Thursday.

“This is the latest in what’s been an ongoing legal war between the people who believe that these hemp products like delta-8 and delta-10 are illegal controlled substances and business owners who look at the language of the hemp law that passed in 2019 and say, ‘These are legal extracts from hemp. They don’t have the type of delta-9 THC that gets users high, so we’re allowed to sell these and have been for the past four years,” said plaintiff-appellant attorney Thomas Church of the Church Law Firm.

A headshot of Thomas Church. Thomas “Tom” D. Church of The Church Law Firm. Courtesy photo