Leading up to the final days of the legislative session in Georgia’s General Assembly, Attorney Tom Church was called on to testify before the Senate’s Committee on Regulated Industries regarding a Hemp Bill that would effectively shut down hundreds of hemp retailers across the state of Georgia. The bill, House Bill 1322, would have done […]
As reported by Law360, our firm has filed a lawsuit against the Sheriff and District Attorney in Columbus, Georgia on behalf of a small business whose stores were illegally raided, and its employees unlawfully arrested, based on law enforcement’s mistaken belief that the stores were selling marijuana rather than hemp products. The case is currently […]
Last Thursday, the Court of Appeals became the first appellate court in Georgia to consider whether Delta-8-THC and other similar products are legal hemp extracts or illegal controlled substances under state law—and our clients won. Our clients are a distribution company that supplies convenience stores, gas stations, and vape stores with tobacco, nicotine vapes, and […]
APD’s ‘Operation No Smoke’ raid resulted in 40 arrests and seizures of suspected marijuana, THC edibles, and mushrooms. But Georgia’s evolving hemp laws have made marijuana prosecutions far harder to win — and give defendants real defenses against felony charges.
As a trial attorney at the Church law firm, Reid handles a broad range of criminal and civil matters. His criminal practice focuses on high stakes federal and state felony cases, ranging from drug trafficking charges to white collar fraud. Reid’s civil practice includes defending property owners in civil asset forfeiture proceedings and representing businesses […]