Hemp is redefined by total tetrahydrocannabinols, effective one year after enactment
What the document says“The term `hemp' means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a total tetrahydrocannabinols concentration (including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.”
Section 781 of division B rewrites the definition of hemp in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, effective 365 days after enactment. The new definition measures total tetrahydrocannabinols rather than delta-9 alone, and excludes named categories of hemp-derived cannabinoid products, including final products with more than 0.4 milligrams combined total per container and products containing cannabinoids that were synthesized outside the plant. It also directs the Food and Drug Administration to publish lists of cannabinoids within 90 days.
What the document actually says“The term `hemp' means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a total tetrahydrocannabinols concentration (including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.”
Hemp means the cannabis plant and its parts. To count as hemp, it must be under a set limit for the drug in it.
The old rule counted only one form of the drug. The new one counts them all together. That takes in many products sold in stores today.
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