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CANNABIS & CANNABIDIOL
TABLE
2020
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Contents MARIJUANA / CANNABIDIOL .......................................................................................................................... 4
STATES WITH LEGAL CANNABIDIOL (CBD) ................................................................................................ 5
CANNABIS & CANNABIDIOL STATE TABLE .............................................................................................. 11
INDUSTRIAL HEMP DEFINITION ................................................................................................................... 96
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE/AGRICULTURE MARKETING SERVICE: ESTABLISHMENT OF
DOMESTIC HEMP PRODUCTION PROGRAM .............................................................................................. 97
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MARIJUANA / CANNABIDIOL
ProCon.org
Last updated on: 7/24/2019
https://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000881
17 states with legal cannabidiol (CBD)
https://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=006473
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https://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/states-with-legal-cannabidiol-cbd/
STATES WITH LEGAL CANNABIDIOL (CBD)
(as of Apr. 14, 2020)
While 33 stated have legalized medical marijuana, the remaining 17 states have all passed laws allowing the use
of cannabidiol (CBD) extract, usually in oil form, with minimal tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and often for the
treatment of epilepsy or seizures in seriously ill children. CBD, one of the 400+ ingredients found in marijuana,
is not psychoactive.
ProCon.org does not consider passing a CBD-specific law to be the equivalent of making medical marijuana
legal because these laws do not legalize use of the marijuana plant for medical purposes. See our resource on
the legal medical marijuana states for more information.
1. Alabama
On Apr. 1, 2014, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed SB 174 , known as “Carly’s Law,” which allows
an affirmative defense against prosecution for CBD possession by people suffering from a debilitating epileptic
condition. The law states that “a prescription for the possession or use of cannabidiol (CBD) as authorized by
this act shall be provided exclusively by the UAB [University of Alabama at Birmingham] Department for a
debilitating epileptic condition.” Since marijuana is illegal under federal laws, doctors are not allowed to write
“prescriptions” for it. The states that have legal medical marijuana allow doctors to “recommend” it.
On May 4, 2016, Gov. Bentley signed HB 61 into law. Known as Leni’s Law, the bill provides an affirmative
defense for possession of CBD oil “for specified debilitating conditions that produce seizures.”
2. Georgia
On Apr. 16, 2015 Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed HB 1 (Haleigh’s Hope Act) into law, allowing the
use of cannabis oil that is contains no more than 5% THC. According to the Georgia Department of Public
Health, the law did “not address how low THC oil is made, purchased or shipped. The law only creates a
procedure to ensure qualified persons will be protected from prosecution for having it in their possession.” On
Apr. 17, 2019, Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill that permits in-state production/sale of marijuana oil and allows
growing licenses for up to six private companies, effective July 1, 2019.
The Georgia Department of Public Health issues Low THC Oil Registry Cards ($25 fee) to qualifying patients
with one of 16 conditions: cancer, ALS, seizure disorders, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, mitochondrial
disease, Parkinson’s disease, sickle cell disease, Tourette’s syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, when (a)
patient is 18 years of age or more, epidermolysis bullosa, Alzheimer’s disease, AIDS, peripheral neuropathy,
hospice program patients, intractable pain, and PTSD.
3. Indiana
On Apr. 27, 2017, Gov. Eric Holcomb signed HB 1148 into law, allowing the use of cannabidiol that is at
least 5% CBD and contains no more than 0.3% THC for treatment-resistant epilepsy.
On Mar. 21, 2018, Gov. Holcomb signed SB 52 into law, which allows distribution and retail sail of “low-
THC hemp extract,” defined as a product “(1) derived from Cannabis sativa L. that meets the definition of
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industrial hemp; (2) that contains not more than 0.3% delta-9-THC (including precursors); and (3) that contains
no other controlled substances.”
4. Iowa
On May 30, 2014, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed SF 2360 into law, saying “This bill received
tremendous support and truly shows the power of people talking to their legislators and to their governor about
important issues to them, to their families and to their children.”
On May 12, 2017, Governor Branstad signed HF 524 into law. According to the Iowa Department of Health
Office of Medical Cannabidiol Website (accessed Mar. 15, 2018), “a person may recommend, possess, use,
dispense, deliver, transport, or administer cannabidiol if the recommendation, possession, use, dispensing,
delivery, transporting, or administering is in accordance with new chapter 124E of the Iowa Code.”
The Office of Medical Cannabidiol issues registration cards and the law “requires medical cannabidiol
dispensaries to begin dispensing to patients in Iowa by December 1, 2018.”
5. Kansas
On May 14, 2018, Governor Jeff Colyer signed SB 282 into law, which allows the use and sale of CBD that
contains no THC.
On May 20, 2019, Governor Laura Kelly signed HB 2244 (“Claire and Lola’s Law”) into law, allowing the
use of CBD containing no more than 5% THC to treat debilitating medical conditions “for which the patient is
under treatment by a licensed physician.”
6. Kentucky
On Apr. 10, 2014, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear signed SB 124. The law excludes from the definition of
marijuana the “substance cannabidiol, when transferred, dispensed, or administered pursuant to the written
order of a physician practicing at a hospital or associated clinic affiliated with a Kentucky public university
having a college or school of medicine.” The law does not address how patients may obtain the CBD.
7. Mississippi
On Apr. 17, 2014, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed HB 1231 , “Harper Grace’s Law,” which allows
for cannabis extract, oil, or resin that contains more than 15% CBD and less than 0.5% THC. “The CBD oil
must be obtained from or tested by the National Center for Natural Products Research at the University of
Mississippi and dispensed by the Department of Pharmacy Services at the University of Mississippi Medical
Center.” The law also provides an affirmative defense for defendants suffering from a debilitating epileptic
condition who accessed the CBD oil in accordance with the requirements set forth in the bill and is effective
July 1, 2014.
Governor Bryant released the following statement to the media on Apr. 17, 2014:
“The bill I signed into law today will help children who suffer from severe seizure disorders. Throughout the
legislative process I insisted on the tightest controls and regulations for this measure, and I have been assured
by the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics that CBD oil is not an intoxicant. The outcome is a bill that allows this
substance to be used therapeutically as is the case for other controlled prescription medications. I remain
opposed to any effort that would attempt to legalize marijuana or its derivatives outside of the confines of this
bill.”
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On Mar. 20, 2017, Gov. Bryant approved SB 2610 , which amended the state’s CBD law to “clarify use in
research of seizures and other medical conditions.” The bill allows other pharmacies to dispense CBD in
addition to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, with federal and state regulatory approval.
8. North Carolina
On July 3, 2014, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed HB 1220 into law. The bill allowed
universities to conduct clinical trials using CBD oil that was less than 0.3% THC and at least 10% CBD only for
the treatment of intractable epilepsy.
On July 16, 2015, Gov. McCrory signed HB 766 , which amended the CBD law.
According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), “hemp extract must be
composed of less than nine-tenths of one percent (0.9%) tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) by weight, at least five
percent (5%) cannabidiol (CBD) by weight and may contain no other psychoactive substances.” By law,
patients are allowed to use and possess CBD but it remains illegal to cultivate or produce hemp extract in the
state. People in possession of the DHHS Caregiver Registration letter are allowed to carry hemp extract outside
their homes.
9. Oklahoma
On Apr. 30, 2015, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed HB 2154 , known as Katie’s Law, which allows
the use of cannabis oil that is no more than 0.3% THC for the treatment of severe forms of epilepsy. Fallin
stated at the signing:
“This bill will help get sick children potentially life-changing medicine. By crafting the legislation in a way that
allows for tightly controlled medical studies, we can ensure we are researching possible treatments in a
responsible and scientific way. The CBD oil we are studying is a non-intoxicating derivative of marijuana. It is
not marijuana, and it is not anything that can make you ‘high.’ This law has been narrowly crafted to support
highly supervised medical trials for children with debilitating seizures. It is not a first step towards legalizing
marijuana, and I will never support the legalization of marijuana in Oklahoma.”
On May 13, 2016, Gov. Fallin signed HB 2835 into law. As of Nov. 1, 2016, the law includes adults and adds
“spasticity due to multiple sclerosis or due to paraplegia, intractable nausea and vomiting, and appetite
stimulation with chronic wasting diseases” to the list of approved conditions.
On Apr. 17, 2017, Gov. Fallin signed HB 1559 , amending the law (effective Nov. 1, 2017), to exclude from
the definition of marijuana “any federal Food and Drug Administration-approved cannabidiol drug or
substance.”
10. South Carolina
On June 2, 2014, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed S 1035 into law. “Julian’s Law” pertains to
people who obtain a written certification signed by a physician “stating that the patient has been diagnosed with
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Dravet Syndrome, also known as ‘severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy’, or any
other severe form of epilepsy that is not adequately treated by traditional medical therapies and the physician’s
conclusion that the patient might benefit from the medical use of cannabidiol.” Those patients may use CBD oil
that is less than 0.9% THC and more than 15% cannabidiol, which is to be provided by the Medical University
of South Carolina in a study to determine the effects of CBD on controlling seizures.
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11. South Dakota
On Mar. 17, 2017, South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard signed SB 95 into law. The law added
cannabidiol to the list of Schedule IV controlled substances and excluded it from the definition of marijuana,
but specified that the CBD must be a product approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration
(FDA).
12. Tennessee
On May 16, 2014, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed SB 2531 into law. The bill allows the use of
cannabis oil containing cannabidiol (CBD) that has less than 0.9% THC “as part of a clinical research study on
the treatment of intractable seizures when supervised by a physician practicing at… a university having a
college or school of medicine.” The study is authorized for four years.
On May 5, 2015, Governor Haslam signed SB 280 into law. The bill allows the use of CBD oil that is less
than 0.9% THC and that is “obtained legally in the United States and outside of” Tennessee. The bill went into
effect immediately.
13. Texas
On June 1, 2015, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 339 , which allows the use of cannabis oil that is no
more than 0.5% THC and at least 10% CBD for the treatment of intractable epilepsy. The bill requires patients
to get approval from two certified specialists.
Governor Abbot stated: “There is currently no cure for intractable epilepsy and many patients have had little to
no success with currently approved drugs. However, we have seen promising results from CBD oil testing and
with the passage of this legislation, there is now hope for thousands of families who deal with the effects of
intractable epilepsy every day.”
Gov. Abbott signed HB 3703 on June 14, 2019, expanding the approved conditions to include medical seizure
disorders, multiple sclerosis, spasticity, terminal cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, autism, and
ALS.
The law as written requires physicians to “prescribe” CBD, which would break federal law. States with legal
programs allow doctors to “recommend” as opposed to prescribe. However, the Texas Compassionate Use
Program says that “prescription” is defined as “an entry in the compassionate-use registry” and three dispensing
organizations were licensed by Dec. 15, 2017. “On June 10, 2019, Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill
1325 into law, to allow for the production, manufacture, retail sale, and inspection of industrial hemp crops and
products in Texas. This includes products for human consumption that may contain cannabidiol, also known as
CBD, as well as certain other parts of the hemp plant… These products may not contain more than 0.3 percent
concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).”
Source: Texas Department of State Health Services, “Hemp Program,” dshs.texas.gov (accessed Oct. 3, 2019)
14. Utah
On Mar. 21, 2014, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed HB 105 , known as “Charlee’s Law,” which allows the
use and possession of marijuana extract, under certain conditions, by people with intractable epilepsy who have
a statement signed by a neurologist. The extract must be composed of less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC) and at least 15% cannabidiol (CBD) by weight, and may not contain any other psychoactive substance.
The law goes into effect on July 1, 2014. The extract must be obtained in a sealed container from a laboratory
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that is licensed in the state where it was produced, with a label stating the extract’s ingredients and origin, and
transmitted by the laboratory to the Utah Department of Health. The Utah Department of Health is required to
determine the details of the registration program.Kristen Stewart of the Salt Lake Tribune wrote in her article
“Utah Families Celebrate Passage of Cannabis ‘Charlee’s Law,'” dated Mar. 25, 2014:
“HB105 gives Utahns with epilepsy trial access to a non-intoxicating, seizure-stopping cannabis oil. But it
doesn’t take effect until July 1, 2014, and until then, Utahns can’t legally possess cannabis oil.
And obtaining it after that date will still risk violating federal law — and require jumping through a set of still-
vaguely defined hoops.
Currently, patients will need to travel to states where medical marijuana is legal and import cannabis oil
themselves. Doing so remains technically a violation of federal law.”
According to the Utah Department of Health Hemp Registry, “To legally possess hemp extract under Utah law,
an individual must apply for and obtain a hemp extract registration card from the Utah Department of Health,
Office of Vital Records and Statistics (OVRS).”
15. Virginia
On Feb. 26, 2015, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed HB 1445 into law. The bill stated: “In any
prosecution… involving marijuana in the form of cannabidiol oil… it shall be an affirmative defense that the
individual possessed such oil pursuant to a valid written certification… for treatment or to alleviate the
symptoms of… intractable epilepsy.” The oil must contain at least 15% CBD and no more than 5% THC.
A Feb. 26, 2015 quote on Gov. McAuliffe’s Facebook page stated: “The whole reason I got into politics was to
bring about a positive impact in the lives of families across the Commonwealth. This piece of legislation is a
tremendous step forward.”
On Mar. 9, 2018, Gov. Ralph Northam signed HB 1251 , expanding the list of conditions to “any diagnosed
condition or disease determined by the practitioner to benefit from such use.”
The Virginia Board of Pharmacy conditionally approved five pharmaceutical processor permits for CBD and
THC-A oil with the expectation that sales to patients begin in summer 2020.
On Apr. 6, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed SB 1015 into law. The law goes into effect on July
1, 2020 and will legalize CBD and THC-A medical cannabis products, protecting patients from arrest and
prosecution for possession.
16. Wisconsin
On Apr. 16, 2014, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed AB 726 , known as Lydia’s Law, which states
that “any physician may provide an individual with a hard copy of a letter or other official documentation
stating that the individual possesses cannabidiol to treat a seizure disorder if the cannabidiol is in a form without
a psychoactive effect.” A release from the Governor’s office characterizes the law as “clearing the way for a
new treatment for children suffering from seizure disorders, pending FDA approval.”
On Apr. 17, 2017, Gov. Walker signed SB 10 into law, which replaced “seizure disorder” with “medical
condition,” broadening the original bill.
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17. Wyoming
On July 1, 2015, HB 32 became law after Gov. Matt Mead neither signed the bill nor vetoed it, allowing the
use of hemp extract that contains at least 15% CBD and no more than 0.3% THC for the treatment of intractable
epilepsy.
The Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA) stated, “We do not anticipate a licensing program prior to the
start of 2019… The main hurdle the program faces is funding… This legislation had no appropriation attached
and in order to start the new program, the WDA needs funding to start and implement the program.”
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CANNABIS & CANNABIDIOL STATE TABLE
STATE Criminal Code Definitions of
Marijuana & Cannabidiol
Marijuana Statute
Location (if any)
Cannabidiol Statute
Location (if any)
Public Health Agency
Alabama
Section 20-2-2 Definitions.
(14) MARIJUANA. All parts of the plant
Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or
not, the seeds thereof, the resin extracted
from any part of the plant, and every
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture, or preparation of the plant, its
seeds or resin. The term does not include
the mature stalks of the plant, fiber
produced from the stalks, oil or cake
made from the seeds of the plant, any
other compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
mature stalks, (except the resin extracted
therefrom), fiber, oil or cake, or the
sterilized seed of the plant which is
incapable of germination. Marijuana does
not include hemp as defined in Section 2-
8-381.
No retail or medical
marijuana
http://alisondb.legislature.
state.al.us/alison/codeofal
abama/1975/coatoc.htm
Scroll to Title 13A
CRIMINAL CODE.
Article 5 Drug Offenses.
Division 2 Drug
Possession and Sale
Offenses.
Section 13A-12-214.3
Possession and use of
cannabidiol for certain
debilitating conditions.
Alabama Public Health
http://alabamapublichealth.gov/
Alaska
Sec. 17.38.900. Definitions.
(10) "marijuana" means all parts of the plant of
the genus cannabis whether growing or not, the
seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part
of the plant, and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of the plant, its seeds, or its resin,
including marijuana concentrate; "marijuana"
does not include fiber produced from the stalks,
oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant,
sterilized seed of the plant that is incapable of
germination, the weight of any other ingredient
combined with marijuana to prepare topical or
oral administrations, food, drink, or other
http://www.legis.state.ak.us
/basis/statutes.asp
Select “ToC at the left side of
the screen to open up a list of
the statute titles. Select Title
17 Food and Drugs; Select
Chapter 38 The Regulation of
Marijuana
Sec. 11.71.900. Definitions.
(3) "cannabidiol oil" means the
viscous liquid concentrate of
cannabidiol extracted from the
plant (genus) Cannabis
containing not more than 0.3
percent delta-9-
tetrahydrocannabinol;
Sec. 03.05.100. Definitions.
(5) "industrial hemp" means all
parts and varieties of the plant
Cannabis sativa L. containing
Alaska Department of Commerce, Community
and Economic Development; Alcohol &
Marijuana Control Office
https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/amco
/Home.aspx
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STATE Criminal Code Definitions of
Marijuana & Cannabidiol
Marijuana Statute
Location (if any)
Cannabidiol Statute
Location (if any)
Public Health Agency
products, or industrial hemp as defined in AS
03.05.100;
not more than 0.3 percent
delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
Arizona
Title 13 Criminal Code
13:3401 Definitions
https://www.azleg.gov/viewdocument/?do
cName=https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/034
01.htm
4. "Cannabis" means the following
substances under whatever names they
may be designated:
(a) The resin extracted from any part of a
plant of the genus cannabis, and every
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture or preparation of such plant, its
seeds or its resin. Cannabis does not
include oil or cake made from the seeds
of such plant, any fiber, compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or
preparation of the mature stalks of such
plant except the resin extracted from the
stalks or any fiber, oil or cake or the
sterilized seed of such plant which is
incapable of germination.
(b) Every compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture or preparation of such
resin or tetrahydrocannabinol.
19. "Marijuana" means all parts of any
plant of the genus cannabis, from which
the resin has not been extracted, whether
growing or not, and the seeds of such
plant. Marijuana does not include the
mature stalks of such plant or the
sterilized seed of such plant which is
incapable of germination.
Medical Marijuana
https://www.azleg.gov/arsD
etail/?title=36
Title 36 Public Health and
Safety, scroll to Chapter 28.1
Arizona Medical Marijuana
Act
Hemp
https://www.azleg.gov/ars
Detail/?title=3
Title 3 - Agriculture
Scroll to Chapter 2
Regulatory Provisions, to Article 4.1 Industrial Hemp
Arizona Department of Health Services;
Medical Marijuana
https://www.azdhs.gov/
Medical Marijuana information:
https://www.azdhs.gov/licensing/medical-
marijuana/index.php
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STATE Criminal Code Definitions of
Marijuana & Cannabidiol
Marijuana Statute
Location (if any)
Cannabidiol Statute
Location (if any)
Public Health Agency
36. "Threshold amount" means a weight,
market value or other form of
measurement of an unlawful substance as
follows:
(h) Two pounds of marijuana.
Title 36 Agriculture
36-2801 Definitions
https://www.azleg.gov/viewdocument/?
docName=https://www.azleg.gov/ars/36
/02801.htm
10. "Marijuana" means all parts of any
plant of the genus cannabis whether
growing or not, and the seeds of such
plant.
Arkansas
Section 5-64-101 Definitions
(15) (A) “Marijuana” means:
(i) Any part and any variety or species, or
both, of the Cannabis plant that contains
THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) whether
growing or not;
(ii) The seeds of the plant;
(iii) The resin extracted from any part of the
plant; and
(iv) Every compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
plant, its seeds, or resin.
(B) “Marijuana” does not include:
(i) The mature stalks of the plant;
(ii) Fiber produced from the stalks;
(iii) Oil or cake made from the seeds of the
plant;
(iv) Any other compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the:
(a) Mature stalks, except the resin extracted
from the mature stalks;
(b) Fiber;
Arkansas Constitution
https://advance.lexis.com/co
ntainer/?pdmfid=1000516&
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n/a Arkansas Department of Health; Medical
Marijuana
https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs
-services/topics/medical-marijuana
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STATE Criminal Code Definitions of
Marijuana & Cannabidiol
Marijuana Statute
Location (if any)
Cannabidiol Statute
Location (if any)
Public Health Agency
(c) Oil; or
(d) Cake;
(v) The sterilized seed of the plant that is
incapable of germination; or
(vi) Hemp-derived cannabidiol that:
(a) Contains not more than three-tenths of
one percent (0.3%) of tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC) on a dry weight basis as verified by a
nationally accredited laboratory for quality,
purity, and accuracy standards; and
(b) Is not approved by the United States Food
and Drug Administration for marketing as a
medication;
5-64-215. Substances in Schedule VI.
(a) In addition to any substance placed in
Schedule VI by the Director of the
Department of Health under § 5-64-214, any
material, compound, mixture, or preparation,
whether produced directly or indirectly from
a substance of vegetable origin or
independently by means of chemical
synthesis, or by a combination of extraction
and chemical synthesis, that contains any
quantity of the following substances, or that
contains any of their salts, isomers, and salts
of isomers when the existence of the salts,
isomers, and salts of isomers is possible
within the specific chemical designation, is
included in Schedule VI:
(1) Marijuana;
(2) Tetrahydrocannabinols;
(3) A synthetic equivalent of:
(A) The substance contained in the Cannabis
plant; or
(B) The substance contained in the resinous
extractives of the genus Cannabis;
(4) Salvia divinorum or Salvinorin A, which
includes all parts of the plant presently
classified botanically as Salvia divinorum,
whether growing or not, the seeds of the
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Scroll to and select
“Amendments to the
Constitution Of The State
Of Arkansas Of 1874”;
Scroll to and select
Amendment 98. Arkansas
Medical Marijuana
Amendment of 2016
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STATE Criminal Code Definitions of
Marijuana & Cannabidiol
Marijuana Statute
Location (if any)
Cannabidiol Statute
Location (if any)
Public Health Agency
plant, any extract from any part of the plant,
and every compound, manufacture,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
plant, its seeds, or its extracts, including salts,
isomers, and salts of isomers when the
existence of the salts, isomers, and salts of
isomers is possible within the specific
chemical designation;
(5) Synthetic substances, derivatives, or their
isomers in the chemical structural classes
described below in subdivisions (a)(5)(A)-(J)
of this section and also specific unclassified
substances in subdivision (a)(5)(K) of this
section. Compounds of the structures
described in this subdivision (a)(5),
regardless of numerical designation of atomic
positions, are included in this subdivision
(a)(5). The synthetic substances, derivatives,
or their isomers included in this subdivision
(a)(5) are:
(A) (i) Tetrahydrocannabinols, including
without limitation the following:
(a) Delta-1 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol,
and its optical isomers;
(b) Delta-6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol,
and its optical isomers; and
(c) Delta-3.4 cis or trans
tetrahydrocannabinol, and its optical isomers.
(ii) Dronabinol in sesame oil and
encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule in a
drug product approved by the United States
Food and Drug Administration is not a
tetrahydrocannabinol under this subdivision
(a)(5)(A);
Hemp
2-15-403. Definitions.
(4) “Hemp product” means a product made
from industrial hemp, including without
limitation:
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(A) Certified seed for cultivation if the seeds
originate from industrial hemp varieties;
(B) Cloth;
(C) Cordage;
(D) Fiber;
(E) Food;
(F) Fuel;
(G) Paint;
(H) Paper;
(I) Particleboard;
(J) Plastics; and
(K) Seed, seed meal, and seed oil for
consumption;
(5) “Industrial hemp” means all parts and
varieties of the plant Cannabis sativa,
cultivated or possessed by a licensed grower,
whether growing or not, that contain a
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no
more than that adopted by federal law in the
Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 801
et seq.;
California
California Codes
[no definition in Penal Code]
Health and Safety Code
Division 10.2 Drug Dealer Liability Act
11703
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/co
des_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HS
C§ionNum=11703.&highlight=true
&keyword=marijuana
(c) “Level 1 offense” means the
possession for sale of less than four
ounces or the sale or furnishing of less
than one ounce of a specified illegal
controlled substance, or the cultivation of
at least 25 plants but less than 50 plants,
the furnishing of more than 28.5 grams, or
Compassionate Use Act
http://leginfo.legislature.
ca.gov/faces/codes_displa
ySection.xhtml?lawCode
=HSC§ionNum=113
62.5.&article=2.&highlig
ht=true&keyword=marij
uana
Medical Marijuana
Program
http://leginfo.legislature.
ca.gov/faces/codes_displa
yText.xhtml?lawCode=H
SC&division=10.&title=
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the possession for sale or sale of up to
four pounds, of marijuana.
(d) “Level 2 offense” means the
possession for sale of four ounces or more
but less than eight ounces of, or the sale or
furnishing of one ounce or more but less
than two ounces of, a specified illegal
controlled substance, or the cultivation of
at least 50 but less than 75 plants, the
possession for sale of four pounds or more
but less than eight pounds, or the sale or
furnishing of more than one pound but
less than five pounds, of marijuana.
(e) “Level 3 offense” means the
possession for sale of eight ounces or
more but less than 16 ounces of, or the
sale or furnishing of two ounces or more
but less than four ounces of, a specified
illegal controlled substance, or the
cultivation of at least 75 but less than 100
plants, the possession for sale of eight
pounds or more but less than 16 pounds,
or the sale or furnishing of more than five
pounds but less than 10 pounds, of
marijuana.
(f) “Level 4 offense” means the
possession for sale of 16 ounces or more
of, or the sale or furnishing of four ounces
or more of, a specified illegal controlled
substance, or the cultivation of 100 plants
or more of, the possession for sale of 16
pounds of, or the sale or furnishing of
more than 10 pounds of, marijuana.
11705
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/co
des_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HS
&part=&chapter=6.&art
icle=2.5.
Cannabis
http://leginfo.legislature.
ca.gov/faces/codes_displa
yText.xhtml?lawCode=H
SC&division=10.&title=
&part=&chapter=6.&art
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C§ionNum=11705.&highlight=true
&keyword=marijuana
(c) As used in subdivision (b), knowingly
participated in the marketing of illegal
controlled substances” means a conviction
for transporting, importing into this state,
selling, possessing with intent to sell,
furnishing, administering, or giving away,
or offering to transport, import into this
state, sell, furnish, administer, or give
away a specified illegal controlled
substance or a quantity of marijuana
specified in subdivision (e), (f), (g), or (h)
of Section 11703, which are separate in
time.
DIVISION 10.7. ILLEGAL USE OF
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
11999 (b) The Legislature has classified
certain substances as controlled
substances and has defined the lawful and
unlawful use of controlled substances
which are commonly referred to as, but
not limited to, anabolic steroids,
marijuana, and cocaine.
California
(cont)
Cannabidiol:
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/co
des_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=HSC
&division=10.&title=&part=&chapter
=4.&article=1.
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE - HSC
DIVISION 10. UNIFORM
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
[11000 - 11651]
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( Division 10 repealed and added by
Stats. 1972, Ch. 1407. )
CHAPTER 4. Prescriptions [11150 -
11209]
( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1972, Ch.
1407. )
ARTICLE 1. Requirements of
Prescriptions [11150 - 11180]
( Article 1 added by Stats. 1972, Ch.
1407. )
11150.2.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, if
cannabidiol is excluded from Schedule I
of the federal Controlled Substances Act
and placed on a schedule of the act other
than Schedule I, or if a product composed
of cannabidiol is approved by the federal
Food and Drug Administration and either
placed on a schedule of the act other than
Schedule I, or exempted from one or
more provisions of the act, so as to permit
a physician, pharmacist, or other
authorized healing arts licensee acting
within his or her scope of practice, to
prescribe, furnish, or dispense that
product, the physician, pharmacist, or
other authorized healing arts licensee who
prescribes, furnishes, or dispenses that
product in accordance with federal law
shall be deemed to be in compliance with
state law governing those acts.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, upon the
effective date of one of the changes in
federal law described in subdivision (a),
notwithstanding any other state law, a
product composed of cannabidiol may be
prescribed, furnished, dispensed,
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transferred, transported, possessed, or
used in accordance with federal law and
is authorized pursuant to state law.
(c) This section does not apply to any
product containing cannabidiol that is
made or derived from industrial hemp, as
defined in Section 11018.5 and regulated
pursuant to that section.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 62, Sec. 3. (AB
710) Effective July 9, 2018.)
Colorado
Marijuana
Title 18 Criminal Code
ARTICLE 18. UNIFORM CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES ACT OF 2013
Part 1 Definitions
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(5) "Controlled substance" means a drug,
substance, or immediate precursor included in
schedules I through V of part 2 of this article,
including cocaine, marijuana, marijuana
concentrate, cathinones, any synthetic
cannabinoid, and salvia divinorum.
(18) (a) "Marijuana" means all parts of the
plant cannabis sativa L., whether growing or
not, the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from
any part of the plant, and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of the plant, its seeds, or its resin.
It does not include fiber produced from the
stalks, oil, or cake made from the seeds of the
plant, or sterilized seed of the plant which is
Regulated Marijuana
Title 44 Revenue –
Regulation of Activities
Marijuana Regulation
Article 10. Regulated
Marijuana
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AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS -
STANDARDS AND
REGULATIONS: Article 61
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Health and Environment
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdp
he/categories/services-and-
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incapable of germination if these items exist
apart from any other item defined as
"marijuana" in this subsection (18).
"Marijuana" does not include marijuana
concentrate as defined in subsection (19) of
this section or prescription drug products
approved by the federal food and drug
administration and dispensed by a pharmacy
or prescription drug outlet registered by the
state of Colorado.
(b) Nothing in this subsection (18) or any
other provision of law shall restrict or
otherwise affect regulation of or access to:
(I) Marijuana that is authorized under
sections 14 and 16 of article XVIII of the
Colorado constitution and articles 11 and 12
of title 44; or
(II) Industrial hemp and derivatives
therefrom, as authorized by section 16 of
article XVIII of the Colorado constitution and
article 61 of title 35.
(c) House Bill 18-1295, enacted in 2018,
does not allow an entity with federal drug
administration approval or its agent to initiate
criminal, civil, or administrative proceedings
to prevent the nonpharmaceutical production,
sale, or distribution of naturally occurring
cannabinoid or cannabinoid extracts or restrict
the nonpharmaceutical production, sale, or
distribution of naturally occurring
cannabinoid or cannabinoid extracts.
(19) "Marijuana concentrate" means hashish,
tetrahydrocannabinols, or any alkaloid, salt,
derivative, preparation, compound, or
mixture, whether natural or synthesized, of
tetrahydrocannabinols.
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(continued)
Synthetic cannabinoid
Title 18 Criminal Code, ARTICLE 18.
UNIFORM CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES ACT OF 2013, Part 1
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(34.5) (a) "Synthetic cannabinoid"
means any chemical compound that is
chemically synthesized and either:
(I) Has been demonstrated to have
binding activity at one or more
cannabinoid receptors; or
(II) Is a chemical analog or isomer of a
compound that has been demonstrated to
have binding activity at one or more
cannabinoid receptors.
(b) "Synthetic cannabinoid" includes but
is not limited to the following
substances:
(I) HU-210: (6aR, 10aR)-9-
(hydroxymethyl)-6, 6-dimethyl-3-(2-
methyloctan-2-yl)-6a,7,10,10a-
tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol;
(II) HU-211: dexanabinol, (6aS, 10aS)-
9-(hydroxymethyl)-6, 6-dimethyl-3-(2-
methyloctan-2-yl)-6a, 7, 10, 10a-
tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol;
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(III) JWH-018: 1-pentyl-3-(1-
naphthoyl)indole;
(IV) JWH-073: 1-butyl-3-(1-
naphthoyl)indole;
(V) JWH-081: 1-pentyl-3-(4-methoxy-1-
napthoyl)indole, also known as 4-
methoxynapthalen-1-yl-(1-pentylindol-3-
yl)methanone;
(VI) JWH-200: 1-[2-(4-
morpholinyl)ethyl]-3-(1-napthoyl)indole;
(VII) JWH-250: 1-pentyl-3-(2-
methoxyphenylacetyl)indole, also known
as 2-(2- methoxyphenyl)-1-(1-
pentylindol-3-yl)ethanone; and
(VIII) CP 47, 497, and homologues: 2-
[(1R, 3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-5-(2-
methyloctan-2-yl)phenol.
(c) "Synthetic cannabinoid" does not
mean:
(I) Any tetrahydrocannabinols, as
defined in subsection (35) of this section;
or
(II) Nabilone.
(d) As used in this subsection (34.5),
"analog" means any chemical that is
substantially similar in chemical
structure to a chemical compound that
has been determined to have binding
activity at one or more cannabinoid
receptors.
(35) (a) "Tetrahydrocannabinols" means
synthetic equivalents of the substances
contained in the plant, or in the resinous
extractives of, cannabis, sp., or synthetic
substances, derivatives, and their isomers
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pharmacological activity, such as the
following:
(I) sup1;Cis or trans
tetrahydrocannabinol, and their optical
isomers;
(II) 6Cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol,
and their optical isomers;
(III) 3,4Cis or trans
tetrahydrocannabinol, and their optical
isomers.
(b) Since the nomenclature of the
substances listed in paragraph (a) of this
subsection (35) is not internationally
standardized, compounds of these
structures, regardless of the numerical
designation of atomic positions, are
included in this definition.
Colorado
(cont)
Hemp
35-61-101. Definitions
(7) "Industrial hemp" or
"hemp" means the plant
Cannabis sativa L. and any part
of the plant, including the seeds
of the plant and all derivatives,
extracts, cannabinoids,
isomers, acids, salts, and salts
of isomers, whether growing or
not, with a delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol
concentration of no more than
three-tenths of one percent on a
dry-weight basis.
Connecticut
Not defined in penal code
CHAPTER 420b
DEPENDENCY-PRODUCING DRUGS
PALLIATIVE USE OF
MARIJUANA
Connecticut statutes:
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Medical Marijuana Program
https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/Medical-
Marijuana-Program/Medical-Marijuana-
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https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_4
20b.htm
https://www.cga.ct.gov/c
urrent/pub/chap_420f.ht
m
Connecticut Department
of Consumer Protection:
https://eregulations.ct.go
v/eRegsPortal/Browse/R
CSA/Title_21aSubtitle_2
1a-408_HTML
Delaware
Marijuana:
Title 16 Health and Safety, Part IV Food
and Drugs, Chapter 47 Uniform Controlled
Substances Act, Subchapter I. Definitions
§ 4701 Definitions.
(28) "Marijuana'' means all parts of the plant
Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not, the
seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part
of the plant, and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or
preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin. It
does not include the mature stalks of the plant,
fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake
made from the seeds of the plant, or any other
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture or preparation of the mature stalks
(except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil
or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant
which is incapable of germination. Marijuana
does not include products approved by the US
Food and Drug Administration.
(36) "Personal use quantity'' shall mean 1
ounce or less of marijuana in the form of leaf
marijuana. "Leaf marijuana'' means the dried
leaves and flowering tops of the plant cannabis
sativa L.
The Delaware Medical
Marijuana Act:
http://delcode.delaware.gov/ti
tle16/c049a/index.shtml
Industrial Hemp:
https://delcode.delaware.gov/ti
tle3/c028/
Oregon Health Authority - Oregon Medical
Marijuana Program
https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DISEASESC
ONDITIONS/CHRONICDISEASE/MEDIC
ALMARIJUANAPROGRAM/Pages/index.as
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Cannabidiol:
Title 16 Health and Safety, Part IV Food
and Drugs, Chapter 47 Uniform Controlled
Substances Act, Subchapter I. Definitions
§ 4701 Definitions.
(10) "Designer drug'' means a substance that
has a chemical structure substantially similar to
that of a controlled substance or that was
specifically designed to or may produce an
effect substantially similar to that of a
controlled substance. Examples of chemical
classes in which "designer drugs'' are found
include, but are not limited to, the following:
Phenethylamines, N-substituted piperidines,
morphinans, ecgonines, quinazolinones,
substituted indoles, arylcycloalkylamines,
cannabinoids, cathinones, and any synthetic
analogue of a controlled substance. "Designer
drug'' does not include any substance that was
manufactured, delivered or dispensed in
conformance with an approved new drug
application, or an exemption for investigating
use within the meaning of § 505 of the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. §
355), or that was manufactured, delivered or
dispensed in conformance with a registration
issued by the Attorney General of the United
States within the meaning of §§ 301-304 of the
Federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
§§ 821-824).
§ 4902A Definitions.
(10) "Medical marijuana oil'' means:
a. "Cannabidiol oil'' which is a processed
Cannabis plant extract that contains at least 15
percent cannabidiol but no more than 7 percent
tetrahydrocannabinol, or a dilution of the resin
of the Cannabis plant that contains at least 50
milligrams of cannabidiol per milliliter but not
more than 7 percent tetrahydrocannabinol; and
Medical Marijuana
http://delcode.delaware.gov
/title16/c049a/index.shtml
Industrial Hemp
https://delcode.delaware.g
ov/title3/c028/
Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of
Public Health
Medical Marijuana Program
https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/hsp/med
marhome.html
FAQ:
https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/hsp/med
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b. "THC-A oil'' which is a processed Cannabis
plant extract that contains at least 15 percent
tetrahydrocannabinol acid but not more than 7
percent tetrahydrocannabinol, or a dilution of
the resin of the Cannabis plant that contains at
least 50 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol
acid per milliliter but not more than 7 percent
tetrahydrocannabinol; and
c. Any change in the oil formulation which is
made by the Department based upon the
recommendation of the advisory council
Medical Marijuana Act Oversight Committee.
District of
Columbia
Title 48. Foods and Drugs.
Chapter 9. Controlled Substances Act.
Subchapter I. Definitions.
https://code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/cod
e/sections/48-901.02.html#
§ 48–901.02. Definitions.
(3) “Cannabis” means all parts of the
plant genus Cannabis, including both
marijuana and hashish defined as follows:
(A) “Marijuana” includes the leaves,
stems, flowers, and seeds of all species of
the plant genus Cannabis, whether
growing or not. The term “marijuana”
does not include the resin extracted from
any part of the plant, nor any compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation from the resin, including
hashish and does not include the mature
stalks of the plant, fiber produced from
such stalks, oil, or cake made from the
seeds of the plant, any other compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or
preparation of the mature stalks, fiber, oil,
or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant
which is incapable of germination.
Medical Marijuana
Code of the District of
Columbia
Title 7. Human Health Care
and Safety
Chapter 16B. Use of
Marijuana for Medical
Treatment.
https://code.dccouncil.us/dc
/council/code/titles/7/chapte
rs/16B/
Decriminalization of
Marijuana
Title 48. Foods and
Drugs.
Chapter 12. Marijuana
Possession
Decriminalization.
https://code.dccouncil.us/
dc/council/code/titles/48/
chapters/12/
n/a Health Regulation and Licensing
Administration
899 N. Capitol Street, NE
2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-442-5955
Website:
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(B) “Hashish” includes the resin extracted
from any part of the plant genus
Cannabis, and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation from such resin.
Cannabidiol: Code of the District of Columbia
Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety
Chapter 16B. Use of Marijuana for Medical
Treatment.
https://code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/cod
e/sections/7-
1671.05.html#!?query=cannabidiol&pa
th=library%7CD.C.%20Code&from=0
§ 7–1671.05. Medical marijuana
program.
(5B) Require testing laboratories to
provide cultivation centers with the
following information after testing
harvested medical marijuana samples:
(A) The concentration of
tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol in
the testing material;
(B) Whether the tested material is organic
or non-organic;
(C) The presence and concentration of
fertilizers and other nutrients; and
(D) Any other information that the
Department may require through
rulemaking;
Florida
Title XLVI CRIMES
Chapter 893 DRUG ABUSE
PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Title XLVIII K-20
Education Code, Chapter
1004 Public Postsecondary
Education
Title XLVIII K-20 Education
Code, Chapter 1004 Public
Postsecondary Education
1004.4473 Industrial hemp
pilot projects.
Florida Department of Health, Office of
Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU)
https://knowthefactsmmj.com/?utm_source=
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L=0800-0899/0893/0893.html
scroll to 893.02
893.02 Definitions.— The following
words and phrases as used in this chapter
shall have the following meanings, unless
the context otherwise requires:
(2) “Cannabinoid receptor agonist”
means a chemical compound or substance
that, according to scientific or medical
research, study, testing, or analysis
demonstrates the presence of binding
activity at one or more of the CB1 or CB2
cell membrane receptors located within the
human body.
1(3) “Cannabis” means all parts of any
plant of the genus Cannabis, whether
growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin
extracted from any part of the plant; and
every compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
plant or its seeds or resin. The term does
not include “marijuana,” as defined in s.
381.986, if manufactured, possessed, sold,
purchased, delivered, distributed, or
dispensed, in conformance with s.
381.986. The term does not include hemp
as defined in s. 581.217 or industrial hemp
as defined in s. 1004.4473. The term does
not include a drug product described in s.
893.03(5)(d).
(4) “Controlled substance” means any
substance named or described in Schedules
I-V of s. 893.03. Laws controlling the
manufacture, distribution, preparation,
1004.4351 Medical
marijuana research and
education.
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dispensing, or administration of such
substances are drug abuse laws.
(5) “Cultivating” means the preparation
of any soil or hydroponic medium for the
planting of a controlled substance or the
tending and care or harvesting of a
controlled substance. 1Note.—Section 1, ch. 2017-232,
provides that “[i]t is the intent of
the Legislature to implement s. 29,
Article X of the State Constitution by
creating a unified regulatory
structure. If s. 29, Article X of the
State Constitution is amended or a
constitutional amendment related to
cannabis or marijuana is adopted,
this act shall expire 6 months after
the effective date of such
amendment.” If such amendment or
adoption takes place, subsection
(3), as amended by s. 1, ch. 2017-
232, will read:
(3) “Cannabis” means all parts of
any plant of the genus Cannabis,
whether growing or not; the seeds
thereof; the resin extracted from
any part of the plant; and every
compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation
of the plant or its seeds or resin.
The term does not include “low-THC
cannabis,” as defined in s. 381.986,
if manufactured, possessed, sold,
purchased, delivered, distributed, or
dispensed, in conformance with s.
381.986.
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Cannabis
TITLE 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES
CHAPTER 12. OFFENSES AGAINST
PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS
ARTICLE 8. REGULATION OF LOW
THC OIL
§ 16-12-190. Definition
As used in this article, the term "low THC oil"
means an oil that contains an amount of
cannabidiol and not more than 5 percent by
weight of tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahy-
drocannabinolic acid, or a combination of
tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydro-
cannabinolic acid which does not contain plant
material exhibiting the external morphological
features of the plant of the genus Cannabis.
History
Code 1981, § 16-12-190, enacted by Ga. L.
2015, p. 49, § 1-2/HB 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 798, §
1/HB 783.
§ 16-12-191. Possession, manufacture,
distribution, or sale of low THC oil;
penalties
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of
Chapter 13 of this title, it shall be lawful for
any person to possess, purchase, or have under
his or her control 20 fluid ounces or less of low
THC oil if such substance is in a
pharmaceutical container labeled by the
manufacturer indicating the percentage of
tetrahydrocannabinol therein and:
(A) Such person is registered with the
Department of Public Health as set forth in
Code Section 31-2A-18 and has in his or her
possession a registration card issued by the
Department of Public Health; or
(B) Such person has in his or her possession a
registration card issued by another state that
allows the same possession of low THC oil as
provided by this state's law; provided,
Cannabis
ARTICLE 9. ACCESS TO
MEDICAL CANNABIS
PART 1. GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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Georgia Department of Public
Health
https://dph.georgia.gov/
Low THC Oil
Registry Page:
https://dph.georgia.gov/low-thc-oil-
registry
FAQ: https://dph.georgia.gov/low-
thc-oil-faq-general-public
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however, that such registration card shall not
be lawful authority when such person has been
present in this state for 45 days or more.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter
13 of this title, any person who possesses,
purchases, or has under his or her control 20
fluid ounces or less of low THC oil without
complying with paragraph (1) of this
subsection shall be punished as for a
misdemeanor.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of
Chapter 13 of this title, it shall be lawful for
any person to possess, purchase, or have under
his or her control 20 fluid ounces or less of low
THC oil if:
(A) Such person is involved in a clinical
research program being conducted by the
Board of Regents of the University System of
Georgia or any authorized clinical trial or
research study in this state or their authorized
agent pursuant to Chapter 51 of Title 31 as:
(i) A program participant;
(ii) A parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a
program participant;
(iii) An employee of the board of regents
designated to participate in the research
program;
(iv) A program agent;
(v) A program collaborator and their
designated employees;
(vi) A program supplier and their designated
employees;
(vii) A program physician;
(viii) A program clinical researcher;
(ix) Program pharmacy personnel; or
(x) Other program medical personnel;
(B) Such person has in his or her possession a
permit issued as provided in Code Section 31-
51-7; and
(C) Such substance is in a pharmaceutical
container labeled by the manufacturer
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indicating the percentage of
tetrahydrocannabinol therein.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter
13 of this title, any person who possesses,
purchases, or has under his or her control 20
fluid ounces or less of low THC oil without
complying with subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C) of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be
punished as for a misdemeanor.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter
13 of this title, any person having possession
of, purchasing, or having under his or her
control more than 20 fluid ounces of low THC
oil but less than 160 fluid ounces of low THC
oil or who manufactures, distributes,
dispenses, sells, purchases, or possesses with
the intent to distribute low THC oil shall be
guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by imprisonment for not less
than one year nor more than ten years, a fine
not to exceed $50,000.00, or both.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter
13 of this title, any person who sells,
manufactures, delivers, brings into this state,
purchases, or has possession of 160 or more
fluid ounces of low THC oil shall be guilty of
the felony offense of trafficking in low THC
oil and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished as follows:
(1) If the quantity of low THC oil is at least
160 fluid ounces but less than 31,000 fluid
ounces, by imprisonment for not less than five
years nor more than ten years and a fine not to
exceed $100,000.00;
(2) If the quantity of low THC oil is at least
31,000 fluid ounces but less than 154,000 fluid
ounces, by imprisonment for not less than
seven years nor more than 15 years and a fine
not to exceed $250,000.00; and
(3) If the quantity of low THC oil is 154,000
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less than ten years nor more than 20 years and
a fine not to exceed $1 million.
(e) Subsections (c) and (d) of this Code section
shall not apply to a person involved in a
research program being conducted by the
Board of Regents of the University System of
Georgia or its authorized agent pursuant to
Chapter 51 of Title 31 as an employee of the
board of regents designated to participate in
such program, a program agent, a program
collaborator and their designated employees, a
program supplier and their designated
employees, a physician, clinical researcher,
pharmacy personnel, or other medical
personnel, provided that such person has in his
or her possession a permit issued as provided
in Code Section 31-51-7 and such possession,
purchase, sale, manufacturing, distribution, or
dispensing is solely for the purposes set forth
in Chapter 51 of Title 31.
(f) Subsections (c) and (d) of this Code section
shall not apply to a designated university,
pharmacy, or licensee under Article 9 of
Chapter 12 of Title 16, provided that such
possession, purchase, control, sale,
manufacturing, distribution, or dispensing is
solely conducted in accordance with the
provisions of Article 9 of Chapter 12 of Title
16.
(g) Nothing in this article shall require an
employer to permit or accommodate the use,
consumption, possession, transfer, display,
transportation, purchase, sale, or growing of
marijuana in any form, or to affect the ability
of an employer to have a written zero tolerance
policy prohibiting the on-duty, and off-duty,
use of marijuana, or prohibiting any employee
from having a detectable amount of marijuana
in such employee's system while at work.
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Code 1981, § 16-12-191, enacted by Ga. L.
2015, p. 49, § 1-2/HB 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 864, §
16/HB 737; Ga. L. 2017, p. 611, § 1/SB 16; Ga.
L. 2019, p. 43, § 3/HB 324.
Hawaii
DIVISION 5. CRIMES AND CRIMINAL
PROCEEDINGS
TITLE 37. HAWAII PENAL CODE
PART IV. OFFENSES RELATED TO
DRUGS AND INTOXICATING
COMPOUNDS
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/
Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0712/HRS_0712-
1240.htm
§712-1240 Definitions of terms in this part.
"Marijuana" means any part of the plant
(genus) cannabis, whether growing or not,
including the seeds and the resin, and every
alkaloid, salt, derivative, preparation,
compound, or mixture of the plant, its seeds or
resin, except that, as used herein, "marijuana"
does not include hashish,
tetrahydrocannabinol, and any alkaloid, salt,
derivative, preparation, compound, or mixture,
whether natural or synthesized, of
tetrahydrocannabinol.
"Marijuana concentrate" means hashish,
tetrahydrocannabinol, or any alkaloid, salt,
derivative, preparation, compound, or mixture,
whether natural or synthesized, of
tetrahydrocannabinol.
Medical Cannabis Registry
Program
Hawaii Revised Statutes at
part IX, Chapter 329, HRS
Medical Cannabis
Dispensary Program
Hawaii Revised Statutes
(HRS) at Chapter 329D, HRS
Decriminalization of
Marijuana (HB 1383)
https://www.capitol.hawaii
.gov/session2019/bills/HB1
383_CD1_.pdf
PART IV. OFFENSES
RELATED TO DRUGS
AND INTOXICATING
Note
Industrial hemp remedia-
tion and biofuel crop
research program (repealed
July 1, 2016). L 2014, c 56.
TITLE 11. AGRICUL-
TURE AND ANIMALS
PART II. INDUSTRIAL
HEMP PILOT PROGRAM
https://www.capitol.hawaii.
gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch01
21-
0200D/HRS0141/HRS_0141
-.htm
Hawaii Department of Health, Medical Cannabis
Program
https://health.hawaii.gov/medicalcannabis/
Hawaii, Department of Health
Food and Drug Branch
CBD Information
http://health.hawaii.gov/food-drug/cbd-
information/
Idaho
TITLE 37 FOOD, DRUGS, AND OIL
CHAPTER 27 UNIFORM CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES
ARTICLE I
37-2701. Definitions.
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(t) "Marijuana" means all parts of the plant of
the genus Cannabis, regardless of species, and
whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the
resin extracted from any part of such plant;
and every compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of such
plant, its seeds or resin. It does not include the
mature stalks of the plant unless the same are
intermixed with prohibited parts thereof, fiber
produced from the stalks, oil or cake made
from the seeds or the achene of such plant,
any other compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
mature stalks, except the resin extracted
therefrom or where the same are intermixed
with prohibited parts of such plant, fiber, oil,
or cake, or the sterilized seed of such plant
which is incapable of germination. Evidence
that any plant material or the resin or any
derivative thereof, regardless of form,
contains any of the chemical substances
classified as tetrahydrocannabinols shall
create a presumption that such material is
"marijuana" as defined and prohibited herein.
Illinois
RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
CRIMINAL OFFENSES
CRIMINAL CODE
Offenses Against the Public
(720 ILCS 550/) Cannabis Control Act.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp
?ActID=1937&ChapterID=53
(720 ILCS 550/3) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 703)
Sec. 3. As used in this Act, unless the
context otherwise requires:
(a) "Cannabis" includes marihuana, hashish
and other substances which are identified as
including any parts of the plant Cannabis
Sativa, whether growing or not; the seeds
Cannabis Regulation and
Tax Act
http://www.ilga.gov/legis
lation/publicacts/101/101
-0027.htm
Compassionate Use of
Medical Cannabis Pilot
Program Act
http://www.ilga.gov/legis
lation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActI
D=3503&ChapterID=35
AGRICULTURE
Industrial Hemp Act
505 ILCS 89/
http://www.ilga.gov/legislatio
n/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3910
&ChapterID=40
Illinois Department of Public Health
Medical Cannabis Patient Application
https://www2.illinois.gov/services/IDPH/cann
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thereof, the resin extracted from any part of
such plant; and any compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such
plant, its seeds, or resin, including
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and all other
cannabinol derivatives, including its naturally
occurring or synthetically produced
ingredients, whether produced directly or
indirectly by extraction, or independently by
means of chemical synthesis or by a
combination of extraction and chemical
synthesis; but shall not include the mature
stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such
stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of such
plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of such
mature stalks (except the resin extracted
therefrom), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized
seed of such plant which is incapable of
germination.
Public Act 101-0027
ARTICLE 10.
PERSONAL USE OF CANNABIS
Section 10-5. Personal use of cannabis;
restrictions on cultivation; penalties.
(a) Beginning January 1, 2020,
notwithstanding any other provision of law,
and except as otherwise provided in this Act,
the following acts are not a violation of this
Act and shall not be a criminal or civil offense
under State law or the ordinances of any unit
of local government of this State or be a basis
for seizure or forfeiture of assets under State
law for persons other than natural individuals
under 21 years of age:
(1) possession, consumption, use,
purchase, obtaining, or transporting an amount
of cannabis for personal use that does not
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10 or otherwise in accordance with the
requirements of this Act;
(2) cultivation of cannabis for personal
use in accordance with the requirements of
this Act; and
(3) controlling property if actions that are
authorized by this Act occur on the property in
accordance with this Act.
AGRICULTURE
(505 ILCS 89/) Industrial Hemp Act.
(505 ILCS 89/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis
sativa L. and any part of that plant, whether
growing or not, with a delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not
more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis
that has been cultivated under a license issued
under this Act or is otherwise lawfully present
in this State, and includes any intermediate or
finished product made or derived from
industrial hemp.
Indiana
Title 35 Criminal Law and Procedure,
Article 48. Controlled Substances
http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2019/ic/titl
es/035/#35-48-1-17.2
scroll for hemp and marijuana
IC 35-48-1-19"Marijuana"
Sec. 19. (a) "Marijuana" means any part of
the plant genus Cannabis whether growing or
not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from
any part of the plant, including hashish and
hash oil; any compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
plant, its seeds or resin.
(b) The term does not include:
(1) the mature stalks of the plant;
(2) fiber produced from the stalks;
n/a Industrial hemp
Chapter 15 Agriculture and
Animals, Article 13
Industrial Hemp
http://iga.in.gov/legislative/la
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(3) oil or cake made from the seeds of
the plant;
(4) any other compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation
of the mature stalks (except the resin
extracted therefrom);
(5) the sterilized seed of the plant which
is incapable of germination;
(6) hemp (as defined by IC 15-15-13-6);
(7) low THC hemp extract; or
(8) smokable hemp.
As added by P.L.5-1988, SEC.199. Amended
by P.L.165-2014, SEC.3; P.L.153-2018,
SEC.22; P.L.190-2019, SEC.29.
Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure
Article 48. Controlled Substances
IC 35-48-1-17.2"Hemp bud"
Sec. 17.2. (a) "Hemp bud" means the
harvested immature reproductive organ of the
female hemp plant.
(b) The term does not include agricultural
hemp seed.
As added by P.L.190-2019, SEC.26.
IC 35-48-1-17.3"Hemp flower"
Sec. 17.3. (a) "Hemp flower" means the
harvested reproductive organ, whether
immature or mature, of the female hemp
plant.
(b) The term does not include agricultural
hemp seed.
As added by P.L.190-2019, SEC.27.
IC 35-48-1-17.5"Low THC hemp extract"
Sec. 17.5. (a) "Low THC hemp extract"
means a substance or compound that:
(1) is derived from or contains any part
of the plant Cannabis sativa L. that
meets the definition of hemp under IC
15-15-13-6;
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(2) contains not more than three-tenths
percent (0.3%) total delta-9-
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), including
precursors, by weight; and
(3) contains no other controlled
substances.
(b) The term does not include:
(1) the harvested reproductive organ,
whether immature or mature, of the
female hemp plant; or
(2) smokable hemp.
As added by P.L.153-2018, SEC.21. Amended
by P.L.190-2019, SEC.28.
IC 35-48-1-26.6"Smokable hemp"
Sec. 26.6. (a) Except as provided in
subsection (b), "smokable hemp" means a
product containing not more than three-tenths
percent (0.3%) delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC), including precursors and derivatives
of THC, in a form that allows THC to be
introduced into the human body by inhalation
of smoke. The term includes: (1) hemp bud; and (2) hemp flower.
(b) The term does not include: (1) a hemp plant that is; or (2) parts of a hemp plant that are;
grown or handled by a licensee for processing
or manufacturing into a legal hemp product. As added by P.L.190-2019, SEC.30.
Iowa
TITLE IV PUBLIC HEALTH, SUBTITLE
1 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES,
CHAPTER 124 CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES, SUBCHAPTER I
DEFINITIONS — CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES ADMINISTRATION —
IMITATION CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES
Medical marijuana – n/a Medical Cannabidiol
TITLE IV PUBLIC
HEALTH, SUBTITLE 1
ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES AND
CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES, CHAPTER
124E MEDICAL
CANNABIDIOL ACT
Iowa Department of Public Health, Office of
Medical Cannabidiol
https://idph.iowa.gov/omc/For-Patients-and-
Caregivers
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https://www.legis.iowa.gov/publications/sea
rch/document?fq=dtid:84&fq=name:124#1
24.101
scroll to 20. “Marijuana”
124.101 Definitions.
20. “Marijuana” means all parts of the plants
of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or
not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from
any part of the plant; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or
preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin,
including tetrahydrocannabinols. It does not
include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber
produced from the stalks, oil or cake made
from the seeds of the plant, any other
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks
(except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber,
oil or cake or the sterilized seed of the plant
which is incapable of germination.
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/p
ublications/search/document
?fq=dtid:84&fq=name:124#
124E.1
Industrial Hemp – n/a
Kansas
Chapter 21. - CRIMES AND
PUNISHMENTS, Article 57. - CRIMES
INVOLVING CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES
http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/st
atute/021_000_0000_chapter/021_057_0000
_article/021_057_0001_section/021_057_00
01_k/
21-5701. Definitions. [See Revisor's Note]
As used in K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 21-5701 through
21-5717, and amendments thereto:
(j) "Marijuana" means all parts of all
varieties of the plant Cannabis whether
growing or not, the seeds thereof, the resin
extracted from any part of the plant and every
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture or preparation of the plant, its seeds or
resin. "Marijuana" does not include: (1) The
mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from
n/a Industrial Hemp
Chapter 2.
AGRICULTURE, Article
39. - INDUSTRIAL HEMP
http://www.kslegislature.org
/li/b2019_20/statute/002_000
_0000_chapter/002_039_000
0_article/
n/a
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the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of
the plant, any other compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the
mature stalks, except the resin extracted
therefrom, fiber, oil or cake or the sterilized
seed of the plant which is incapable of
germination; (2) any substance listed in
schedules II through V of the uniform
controlled substances act; or (3) cannabidiol
(other trade name: 2-[(3-methyl-6-(1-
methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-pentyl-
1,3-benzenediol
Chapter 65. PUBLIC HEALTH, Article 41.
- CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Marijuana
65-4101. Definitions.
http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/st
atute/065_000_0000_chapter/065_041_0000
_article/065_041_0001_section/065_041_00
01_k/
As used in this act:
(aa) "Marijuana" means all parts of all
varieties of the plant Cannabis whether
growing or not, the seeds thereof, the resin
extracted from any part of the plant and every
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture or preparation of the plant, its seeds or
resin. It does not include: (1) The mature stalks
of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil
or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any
other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture or preparation of the mature stalks,
except the resin extracted therefrom, fiber, oil
or cake or the sterilized seed of the plant which
is incapable of germination; (2) any substance
listed in schedules II through V of the uniform
controlled substances act; or (3) cannabidiol
(other trade name: 2-[(3-methyl-6-(1-
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methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-pentyl-
1,3-benzenediol).
Cannabidiol
65-4111. Substances included in schedule
IV.
http://kslegislature.org/li_2018/b2017_18/s
tatute/065_000_0000_chapter/065_041_000
0_article/065_041_0011_section/065_041_0
011_k/
(f) Unless specifically excepted or unless
listed in another schedule, any material,
compound, mixture or preparation that
contains any quantity of the following,
including salts thereof:
(3) Cannabidiol, when comprising the sole
active ingredient of a drug product approved
by the United States food and drug
administrationSome other names for
cannabidiol: 2-[(1R,6R)-3-Methyl-6-(1-
methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-pentyl-
1,3-benzenediol
Kentucky
Kentucky Revised Statutes
KRS Chapter 218A
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/sta
tute.aspx?id=48798
218A.010 Definitions for chapter.
(Effective July 2020)
As used in this chapter:
(28) "Marijuana" means all parts of the plant
Cannabis sp., whether growing or not; the
seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part
of the plant; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin or
any compound, mixture, or preparation which
contains any quantity of these substances. The
term "marijuana" does not include:
Industrial Hemp
Chapter 260
https://apps.legislature.ky.go
v/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?i
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(a) Industrial hemp that is in the possession,
custody, or control of a person who holds a
license issued by the Department of
Agriculture permitting that person to cultivate,
handle, or process industrial hemp;
(b) Industrial hemp products that do not
include any living plants, viable seeds, leaf
materials, or floral materials;
(c) The substance cannabidiol, when
transferred, dispensed, or administered
pursuant to the written order of a physician
practicing at a hospital or associated clinic
affiliated with a Kentucky public university
having a college or school of medicine;
(d) For persons participating in a clinical trial
or in an expanded access program, a drug or
substance approved for the use of those
participants by the United States Food and
Drug Administration;
(e) A cannabidiol product derived from
industrial hemp, as defined in KRS 260.850; or
(f) A cannabidiol product approved as a
prescription medication by the United States
Food and Drug Administration;
(51) "Synthetic cannabinoids or piperazines"
means any chemical compound which is
not approved by the United States Food and
Drug Administration or, if approved, which
is not dispensed or possessed in accordance
with state and federal law, that contains
Benzylpiperazine (BZP);
Trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP);
1,1- Dimethylheptyl-11-
hydroxytetrahydrocannabinol (HU-210); 1-
Butyl-3-(1- naphthoyl)indole; 1-Pentyl-3-(1-
naphthoyl)indole; dexanabinol (HU-211); or
any compound in the following structural
classes:
(a) Naphthoylindoles: Any compound
containing a 3-(1-naphthoyl)indole structure
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with substitution at the nitrogen atom of the
indole ring by an alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl,
cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, 1-(N-
methyl-2- piperidinyl)methyl, or 2-(4-
morpholinyl)ethyl group, whether or not
further substituted in the indole ring to any
extent and whether or not substituted in the
naphthyl ring to any extent. Examples of this
structural class include but are not limited
to JWH-015, JWH-018, JWH-019, JWH-
073, JWH-081, JWH-122, JWH-200, and
AM-2201;
(b) Phenylacetylindoles: Any compound
containing a 3-phenylacetylindole structure
with substitution at the nitrogen atom of the
indole ring by an alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl,
cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, 1-(N-
methyl-2- piperidinyl)methyl, or 2-(4-
morpholinyl)ethyl group whether or not
further substituted in the indole ring to any
extent and whether or not substituted in the
phenyl ring to any extent. Examples of this
structural class include but are not limited to
JWH-167, JWH-250, JWH-251, and RCS-8;
(c) Benzoylindoles: Any compound
containing a 3-(benzoyl)indole structure with
substitution at the nitrogen atom of the
indole ring by an alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl,
cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, 1-(N-
methyl-2-piperidinyl)methyl, or 2-(4-
morpholinyl)ethyl group whether or not
further substituted in the indole ring to any
extent and whether or not substituted in the
phenyl ring to any extent. Examples of this
structural class include but are not limited
to AM-630, AM-2233, AM-694, Pravadoline
(WIN 48,098), and RCS-4;
(d) Cyclohexylphenols: Any compound
containing a 2-(3-
hydroxycyclohexyl)phenol structure with
substitution at the 5-position of the phenolic
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ring by an alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl,
cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, 1-(N-
methyl-2-piperidinyl)methyl, or 2-(4-
morpholinyl)ethyl group whether or not
substituted in the cyclohexyl ring to any
extent. Examples of this structural class
include but are not limited to CP 47,497 and
its C8 homologue (cannabicyclohexanol);
(e) Naphthylmethylindoles: Any
compound containing a 1H-indol-3-yl-(1-
naphthyl)methane structure with substitution
at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring by an
alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkylmethyl,
cycloalkylethyl, 1-(N- methyl-2-
piperidinyl)methyl, or 2-(4-
morpholinyl)ethyl group whether or not
further substituted in the indole ring to any
extent and whether or not substituted in the
naphthyl ring to any extent. Examples of this
structural class include but are not limited to
JWH-175, JWH-184, and JWH-185;
(f) Naphthoylpyrroles: Any compound
containing a 3-(1-naphthoyl)pyrrole structure
with substitution at the nitrogen atom of the
pyrrole ring by an alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl,
cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, 1-(N-
methyl-2- piperidinyl)methyl, or 2-(4-
morpholinyl)ethyl group whether or not
further substituted in the pyrrole ring to any
extent and whether or not substituted in the
naphthyl ring to any extent. Examples of this
structural class include but are not limited to
JWH-030, JWH-145, JWH-146, JWH-307,
and JWH-368;
(g) Naphthylmethylindenes: Any
compound containing a 1-(1-
naphthylmethyl)indene structure with
substitution at the 3-position of the indene
ring by an alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl,
cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, 1-(N-
methyl-2-piperidinyl)methyl, or 2-(4-
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morpholinyl)ethyl group whether or not
further substituted in the indene ring to any
extent and whether or not substituted in the
naphthyl ring to any extent. Examples of this
structural class include but are not limited to
JWH-176;
(h) Tetramethylcyclopropanoylindoles:
Any compound containing a 3-(1-
tetramethylcyclopropoyl)indole structure
with substitution at the nitrogen atom of the
indole ring by an alkyl, haloalkyl,
cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, 1-(N-
methyl-2-piperidinyl)methyl, or 2-(4-
morpholinyl)ethyl group, whether or not
further substituted in the indole ring to any
extent and whether or not further
substituted in the tetramethylcyclopropyl
ring to any extent. Examples of this
structural class include but are not limited to
UR-144 and XLR-11;
(i) Adamantoylindoles: Any compound
containing a 3-(1-adamantoyl)indole
structure with substitution at the nitrogen
atom of the indole ring by an alkyl,
haloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkylmethyl,
cycloalkylethyl, 1-(N-methyl-2-
piperidinyl)methyl, or 2-(4-
morpholinyl)ethyl group, whether or not
further substituted in the indole ring to any
extent and whether or not substituted in the
adamantyl ring system to any extent.
Examples of this structural class include but
are not limited to AB-001 and AM-1248; or
(j) Any other synthetic cannabinoid or
piperazine which is not approved by the
United States Food and Drug
Administration or, if approved, which is
not dispensed or possessed in accordance
with state and federal law;
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(53) "Synthetic drugs" means any synthetic
cannabinoids or piperazines or any synthetic
cathinones;
(55) "Tetrahydrocannabinols" means
synthetic equivalents of the substances
contained in the plant, or in the resinous
extractives of the plant Cannabis, sp. or
synthetic substances, derivatives, and their
isomers with similar chemical structure and
pharmacological activity such as the
following:
(a) Delta 1 cis or trans
tetrahydrocannabinol, and their optical
isomers;
(b) Delta 6 cis or trans
tetrahydrocannabinol, and their optical
isomers; and
(c) Delta 3, 4 cis or trans
tetrahydrocannabinol, and its optical isomers;
Louisiana
TITLE 40. PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY
PART X. UNIFORM CONTROLLED
DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES LAW
RS 40:961 Definitions
(27)(a) "Marijuana" means all parts of plants
of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or
not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from
any part of such plant; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin.
(b) "Marijuana" shall not include the
following:
(i) Industrial hemp that is in the possession,
custody, or control of a person who holds a
license issued by the Louisiana Department of
Agriculture and Forestry, or is cultivated and
processed in accordance with the U.S.
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.
Therapeutic Use of
Marijuana
TITLE 40. PUBLIC
HEALTH AND SAFETY
RS 40:1046
http://www.legis.la.gov/Legi
s/Law.aspx?d=96986
Industrial Hemp
2019 Regular Session, Act 164
(HB 491)
http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/
ViewDocument.aspx?d=1143
697
and
2019 Regular Session, Act 247
(HB 560)
http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/
ViewDocument.aspx?d=1144
112
Louisiana Department of Health
http://ldh.la.gov/
(Note: no medical marijuana information
available on this site as of 7/20/2019)
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(ii) The mature stalks of plants of the genus
Cannabis, fiber produced from such stalks, oil
or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any
other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks
(except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber,
oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of such plant
which is incapable of germination.
(iii) Cannabidiol when contained in a drug
product approved by the United States Food
and Drug Administration.
Hemp
TITLE 40. PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY
PART X. UNIFORM CONTROLLED
DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES LAW
RS 40:961 Definitions
(23) "Industrial hemp" means the plant
Cannabis sativa and any part of that plant,
including the seeds thereof and all derivatives,
extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, and
salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with
a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration
of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight
basis and cultivated and processed in
accordance with the U.S. Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018, or the plan
submitted by the Louisiana Department of
Agriculture and Forestry that is in compliance
with the U.S. Department of Agriculture rules.
Maine
Title 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
Part 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES
Chapter 45: DRUGS
§1101. Definitions
http://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-
A/title17-Asec1101.html
As used in this Title, the following words
shall, unless the context clearly requires
Medical Marijuana
MAINE REVISED
STATUTES, TITLE 22
HEALTH AND WELFARE,
SUBTITLE 2: HEALTH,
PART 5 FOOD AND
DRUGS, Chapter 558-C:
MAINE MEDICAL USE OF
MARIJUANA ACT
Hemp
Title 7: AGRICULTURE
AND ANIMALS, Part 5:
PLANT INDUSTRY,
Chapter 406-A: HEMP
http://legislature.maine.go
v/statutes/7/title7sec2231.
html
Department of Administrative and Financial
Services; Office of Marijuana Policy
https://www.maine.gov/dafs/services/marijua
na
Department of Administrative and Financial
Services; Maine Medical use of Marijuana
Program
https://www.maine.gov/dafs/bbm/mmmp/
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otherwise, have the following meanings.
[1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
1. "Marijuana" includes the leaves, stems,
flowers and seeds of all species of the plant
genus cannabis, whether growing or not; but
does not include the resin extracted from any
part of such plant and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or
preparation from such resin including hashish
and does not include the mature stalks of such
plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or
cake made from the seeds of such plant, any
other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture or preparation of such mature stalks,
fiber, oil or cake or the sterilized seed of such
plant that is incapable of germination.
"Marijuana" does not include hemp as defined
in Title 7, section 2231, subsection 1‑A,
paragraph D.
[PL 2019, c. 528, §2 (AMD).]
§1117. Cultivating marijuana
http://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-
A/title17-Asec1117.html
4. A person is not guilty of cultivating
marijuana if the conduct is expressly
authorized by Title 22, chapter 558-C or Title
28-B.
[ 2017, c. 409, Pt. B, §10 (AMD) .]
Title 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA
Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION
ACT
§102. Definitions [Note: multiple
definitions]
http://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/28-
B/title28-Bsec102.html
Hemp
§1101. Definitions
http://www.mainelegislatur
e.org/legis/statutes/22/title2
2ch558-Csec0.html
Retail Marijuana
Title 28-B: ADULT USE
MARIJUANA, Chapter 1:
MARIJUANA
LEGALIZATION ACT §101
- §1102,
http://legislature.maine.gov
/statutes/28-B/title28-
Bch1sec0.html
AND
Chapter 3: PERSONAL
ADULT USE OF
MARIJUANA AND
MARIJUANA PRODUCTS;
HOME CULTIVATION OF
MARIJUANA FOR
PERSONAL ADULT USE
§1501 - §1504
http://legislature.maine.gov
/statutes/28-B/title28-
Bch3sec0.html
Cannabidiol
Title 28-B: ADULT USE
MARIJUANA, Chapter 1:
MARIJUANA
LEGALIZATION ACT,
Subchapter 7: LABELING
AND PACKAGING;
SIGNS, ADVERTISING
AND MARKETING;
HEALTH AND SAFETY
http://legislature.maine.go
v/legis/statutes/28-
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A/title17-Asec1101.html
As used in this Title, the following words
shall, unless the context clearly requires
otherwise, have the following meanings.
[1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
22-A. "Hemp" has the same meaning as in
Title 7, section 2231, subsection 1-A,
paragraph D.
[PL 2019, c. 528, §5 (NEW).]
Maryland
Criminal Law, TITLE 5. CONTROLLED
DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES,
PRESCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER
SUBSTANCES, SUBTITLE 1.
DEFINITIONS; GENERAL PROVISIONS
5-101 Definitions
(e) Cannabimimetic agents. -- **
(r) Marijuana. -- **
(1) "Marijuana" means: **
(i) all parts of any plant of the genus
Cannabis, whether or not the plant is
growing; **
(ii) the seeds of the plant; **
(iii) the resin extracted from the plant; and
**
(iv) each compound, manufactured
product, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of the plant, its seeds, or its
resin. **
(2) "Marijuana" does not include: **
(i) the mature stalks of the plant; **
(ii) fiber produced from the mature stalks;
**
(iii) oil or cake made from the seeds of the
plant; **
(iv) except for resin, any other compound,
manufactured product, salt, derivative,
Health-General Article,
Title 13. Miscellaneous
Health Care Programs,
Subtitle 33—Natalie M.
LaPrade Medical Cannabis
Commission
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NATALIE M. LAPRADE MEDICAL
Cannabis Commission
849 International Drive, Suite 450, Linthicum,
MD 21090
(410) 487-8100
e-mail: [email protected]
web: http://mmcc.maryland.gov/
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/25ind
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mixture, or preparation of the mature
stalks, fiber, oil, or cake; **
(v) the sterilized seed of the plant that is
incapable of germination; or **
(vi) hemp as defined in § 14-101 of the
Agriculture Article. **
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Massachusetts
Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE
GOVERNMENT
Title XV REGULATION OF TRADE
Chapter 94I MEDICAL USE OF
MARIJUANA
Chapter 94G: Section 1. Definitions
"Cannabinoid profile'', amounts, expressed as
the dry-weight percentages, of delta-nine-
tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol,
tetrehydrocannabinolic acid and cannabidiolic
acid in a marijuana product. Amounts of other
cannabinoids may be required by the
commission.
"Hemp'', the plant of the genus Cannabis or any
part of the plant, whether growing or not, with
a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration
that does not exceed 0.3 per cent on a dry
weight basis of any part of the plant of the
genus Cannabis, or per volume or weight of
marijuana product, or the combined per cent of
delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and
tetrahydrocannabinolic acid in any part of the
plant of the genus Cannabis regardless of
moisture content.
"Marijuana'' or "Marihuana'', all parts of any
plant of the genus Cannabis, not excepted
below and whether growing or not; the seeds
thereof; and resin extracted from any part of
the plant; and every compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the
plant, its seeds or resin including
tetrahydrocannabinol as defined in section 1 of
chapter 94C; provided, however, that
Medical marijuana
General Laws
Part I ADMINISTRATION
OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XV REGULATION
OF TRADE
Chapter 94I MEDICAL
USE OF MARIJUANA
https://malegislature.gov/L
aws/GeneralLaws/PartI/Tit
leXV/Chapter94I
Retail marijuana
Part I ADMINISTRATION
OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XV REGULATION
OF TRADE
Chapter 94G
REGULATION OF THE
USE AND DISTRIBUTION
OF MARIJUANA NOT
MEDICALLY
PRESCRIBED
https://malegislature.gov/L
aws/GeneralLaws/PartI/Tit
leXV/Chapter94G
Industrial hemp
General Laws
Part I ADMINISTRATION
OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XIX AGRICULTURE
AND CONSERVATION
Chapter 128:
AGRICULTURE
https://malegislature.gov/La
ws/GeneralLaws/PartI/Title
XIX/Chapter128 [scroll to
Sections 116-123]
Massachusetts Health & Social Services
Medical Use of Marijuana Program
https://www.mass.gov/topics/medical-use-of-
marijuana-program-registration
Cannabis Control Commission
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/cannabis-control-
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"marijuana'' shall not include: (i) the mature
stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the
stalks, oil, or cake made from the seeds of the
plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture or preparation of the
mature stalks, fiber, oil or cake made from the
seeds of the plant or the sterilized seed of the
plant that is incapable of germination; (ii)
hemp; or (iii) the weight of any other
ingredient combined with marijuana to prepare
topical or oral administrations, food, drink or
other products.
Michigan
PUBLIC HEALTH CODE
(EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978
Article 7
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
PART 71 GENERAL PROVISIONS
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(sga3e
ipywwtt3jiacqxgfjyc))/mileg.aspx?page
=getObject&objectName=mcl-333-
7106
333.7106 Definitions; I to M.
(2) "Industrial hemp" means the plant
Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that
plant, including the viable seeds of that
plant and all derivatives, extracts,
cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and
salts of isomers, whether growing or not,
with a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
concentration of not more than 0.3% on a
dry weight basis. Industrial hemp
includes industrial hemp commodities
and products and topical or ingestible
animal and consumer products derived
Medical Marihuana Act
http://www.legislature.m
i.gov/(S(sga3eipywwtt3ji
acqxgfjyc))/mileg.aspx?p
age=getObject&objectNa
me=mcl-Initiated-Law-1-
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Facilities Licensing Act
http://www.legislature.m
i.gov/(S(sga3eipywwtt3ji
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Industrial Hemp
http://www.legislature.mi.
gov/(S(sga3eipywwtt3jiac
qxgfjyc))/mileg.aspx?page
=getobject&objectname=
mcl-Act-547-of-
2014&query=on&highlig
ht=hemp
Department of Licensing and Regulatory
Affairs
Marijuana Regulatory Agency
https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-
154-89334_79571---,00.html
Department of Licensing and Regulatory
Affairs
Medical marijuana facilities licensing
https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-
154-89334_79571_78089---,00.html
Industrial Hemp
Department of Agriculture & Rural
Development
https://www.michigan.gov/mdard/0,4610
,7-125-1569_74018---,00.html
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from the plant Cannabis sativa L. with a
delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol
concentration of not more than 0.3% on a
dry weight basis.
(4) "Marihuana" means all parts of the
plant Cannabis sativa L., growing or not;
the seeds of that plant; the resin extracted
from any part of the plant; and every
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture, or preparation of the plant or its
seeds or resin. Marihuana does not
include the mature stalks of the plant,
fiber produced from the stalks, oil or
cake made from the seeds of the plant,
any other compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
mature stalks, except the resin extracted
from those stalks, fiber, oil, or cake, or
any sterilized seed of the plant that is
incapable of germination. Marihuana
does not include industrial hemp.
Minnesota
Minnesota Statutes
Health
Chapter 152 DRUGS; CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2018/cit
e/152.01?keyword_type=all&keyword=mari
juana
152.01 DEFINITIONS.
Subd. 9. Marijuana . "Marijuana" means
all parts of the plant of any species of the
genus Cannabis, including all agronomical
varieties, whether growing or not; the seeds
thereof; the resin extracted from any part of
such plant; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
N/A Industrial Hemp
Agriculture
Chapter 18K. Industrial
Hemp Development
https://www.revisor.mn.gov
/statutes/2018/cite/18K?key
word_type=all&keyword_sg
=statute&keyword=marijua
na
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preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin,
but shall not include the mature stalks of
such plant, fiber from such stalks, oil or
cake made from the seeds of such plant, any
other compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of such
mature stalks, except the resin extracted
therefrom, fiber, oil, or cake, or the
sterilized seed of such plant which is
incapable of germination.
Subd. 16.Small amount.
"Small amount" as applied to marijuana
means 42.5 grams or less. This provision
shall not apply to the resinous form of
marijuana. The weight of fluid used in a
water pipe may not be considered in
determining a small amount except in cases
where the marijuana is mixed with four or
more fluid ounces of fluid.
Chapter 297D
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/297
D.01
297D.01 DEFINITIONS
Subd. 2.Controlled substance. "Controlled
substance" means any drug or substance,
whether real or counterfeit, as defined in
section 152.01, subdivision 4, that is held,
possessed, transported, transferred, sold, or
offered to be sold in violation of Minnesota
laws. "Controlled substance" does not include
marijuana.
Industrial Hemp
Agriculture
Chapter 18K. Industrial Hemp
Development
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2018/
cite/18K?keyword_type=all&keyword_sg=
statute&keyword=marijuana
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18K.02 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1.Scope.
The definitions in this section apply to this
chapter.
Subd. 2.Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of
agriculture.
Subd. 3.Industrial hemp.
"Industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis
sativa L. and any part of the plant, whether
growing or not, with a delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not
more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
Industrial hemp is not marijuana as defined in
section 152.01, subdivision 9.
Mississippi
Mississippi Code
Chapter 29. Poisons, Drugs and Other
Controlled Substances (Arts. 1 — 9)
Article 3. Uniform Controlled Substances
Law. (§§ 41-29-101 — 41-29-191)
https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?p
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N/A Cannabidiol
Mississippi Code
Chapter 29. Poisons, Drugs
and Other Controlled
Substances (Arts. 1 — 9)
Article 3. Uniform
Controlled Substances Law.
(§§ 41-29-101 — 41-29-191)
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§ 41-29-105. Definitions.
(r) “Marihuana” means all parts of the plant of
the genus Cannabis and all species thereof,
whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, and
every compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture or preparation of the plant
or its seeds, excluding hashish.
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Missouri
Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND
WELFARE
Chapter 195 Drug Regulations
http://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneChapter.as
px?chapter=195
NARCOTIC DRUG ACT
195.010. Definitions.
(24) "Industrial hemp":
(a) All nonseed parts and varieties of
the Cannabis sativa L. plant, growing or
not, that contain an average delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
concentration that does not exceed three-
tenths of one percent on a dry weight basis
or the maximum concentration allowed
under federal law, whichever is greater;
(b) Any Cannabis sativa L. seed that is
part of a growing crop, retained by a
grower for future planting, or used for
Title XII PUBLIC
HEALTH AND
WELFARE
Chapter 195 Drug
Regulations
MEDICAL CANNABIS
https://revisor.mo.gov/mai
n/OneChapter.aspx?chapt
er=195
scroll to 195.815
Title XII PUBLIC
HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 195 Drug
Regulations
http://revisor.mo.gov/main/
OneChapter.aspx?chapter=
195
(scroll to Industrial Hemp
Section 195.740)
INDUSTRIAL HEMP
Missouri Department of Health & Senior
Services, Medical Marijuana Regulation
https://health.mo.gov/safety/medical-
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processing into or use as agricultural
hemp seed;
(c) Industrial hemp includes industrial
hemp commodities and products and
topical or ingestible animal and consumer
products derived from industrial hemp
with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol
concentration of not more than three-
tenths of one percent on a dry weight
basis;
(28) "Marijuana", all parts of the plant
genus Cannabis in any species or form
thereof, including, but not limited to
Cannabis Sativa L., except industrial
hemp, Cannabis Indica, Cannabis
Americana, Cannabis Ruderalis, and
Cannabis Gigantea, whether growing or
not, the seeds thereof, the resin extracted
from any part of the plant; and every
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture, or preparation of the plant, its
seeds or resin. It does not include the
mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced
from the stalks, oil or cake made from the
seeds of the plant, any other compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or
preparation of the mature stalks (except
the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil or
cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant
which is incapable of germination;
Montana
Montana Code Annotated 2017
TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 32. CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES
Part 1. General Provisions
50-32-101. Definitions.
(18) "Marijuana (marihuana)" means all
plant material from the genus Cannabis
containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
Retail Marijuana
TITLE 50. HEALTH AND
SAFETY
CHAPTER 46. USE OF
MARIJUANA FOR
DEBILITATING
MEDICAL CONDITIONS
Part 3. Montana Marijuana
Act
Montana Code Annotated
2017
TITLE 80. AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 18.
ALTERNATIVE
AGRICULTURAL CROPS
Part 1. Industrial Hemp
Department of Public Health and Human
Services; Medical Marijuana Program
https://dphhs.mt.gov/marijuana
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or seeds of the genus capable of
germination.
https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/
title_0500/chapter_0460/pa
rt_0030/sections_index.htm
l
https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/t
itle_0800/chapter_0180/part
_0010/sections_index.html
Nebraska
Chapter 28 CRIMES AND
PUNISHMENTS
28-401.
Terms, defined.
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.p
hp?statute=28-401
(14)(a) Marijuana means all parts of the plant
of the genus cannabis, whether growing or
not, the seeds thereof, and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of such plant or its seeds.
(b) Marijuana does not include the mature
stalks of such plant, hashish,
tetrahydrocannabinols extracted or isolated
from the plant, fiber produced from such
stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of such
plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of such
mature stalks, the sterilized seed of such plant
which is incapable of germination, or
cannabidiol contained in a drug product
approved by the federal Food and Drug
Administration or obtained pursuant to
sections 28-463 to 28-468.
(c) Marijuana does not include hemp.
(d) When the weight of marijuana is referred
to in the Uniform Controlled Substances Act,
it means its weight at or about the time it is
seized or otherwise comes into the possession
of law enforcement authorities, whether cured
or uncured at that time.
(e) When industrial hemp as defined in section
2-5701 is in the possession of a person as
authorized under section 2-5701, it is not
considered marijuana for purposes of the
Uniform Controlled Substances Act;
Medical Cannabidiol Pilot
Study
https://nebraskalegislature.go
v/laws/browse-
chapters.php?chapter=28
(scroll to 28-463 through 28-
469
28-469.
Termination.
Sections 28-463 to 28-468
terminate on October 1, 2019.
Hemp Farming Act
https://nebraskalegislatur
e.gov/laws/statutes.php?s
tatute=2-503
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28-463.
Cannabidiol; terms, defined; legislative
findings.
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.p
hp?statute=28-463
(1) For purposes of sections 28-463 to 28-468:
(a) Cannabidiol means processed cannabis
plant extract, oil, or resin that contains more
than ten percent cannabidiol by weight, but
not more than three-tenths of one percent
tetrahydrocannabinols by weight, and
delivered in the form of a liquid or solid
dosage form; and
(b) Intractable seizures means intractable,
catastrophic genetic, or metabolic epilepsies;
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome; epilepsies
consisting of drop seizures at risk for
significant bodily injury; or cluster seizures
that result in significant life-threatening apnea
after the trial and failure of at least three
antiepileptic therapies that directly address the
epilepsy in question.
Termination Date: October 1, 2019
Chapter 2 Agriculture
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.p
hp?statute=2-503
2-503 Terms Defined
(11) Hemp means the plant Cannabis sativa L.
and any part of such plant, including the viable
seeds of such plant and all derivatives,
extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts,
and salts of isomers, whether growing or not,
with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol
concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on
a dry weight basis. Hemp shall be considered
an agricultural commodity. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, hemp shall not be
considered a controlled substance under the
Uniform Controlled Substances Act;
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CHAPTER 453 - CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES
UNIFORM CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES ACT
General Provisions
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-
453.html (scroll to each section)
NRS 453.033 “CBD” defined. “CBD”
means cannabidiol, which is a primary
phytocannabinoid compound found in
marijuana.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3085)
NRS 453.042 “Concentrated cannabis”
defined. “Concentrated cannabis” means
the extracted or separated resin, whether
crude or purified, containing THC or CBD
from marijuana.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3085)
NRS 453.096 “Marijuana” defined.
1. “Marijuana” means:
(a) All parts of any plant of the genus
Cannabis, whether growing or not;
(b) The seeds thereof;
(c) The resin extracted from any part
of the plant, including concentrated
cannabis; and
(d) Every compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of
the plant, its seeds or resin.
2. “Marijuana” does not include:
(a) Hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160,
which is grown or cultivated pursuant to
the provisions of chapter 557 of NRS or
any commodity or product made using
such hemp; or
(b) The mature stems of the plant, fiber
produced from the stems, oil or cake made
Medical Marijuana
TITLE 40 PUBLIC
HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 453A -
MEDICAL USE OF
MARIJUANA
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/
NRS/NRS-453A.html
Retail Marijuana
CHAPTER 453D -
REGULATION AND
TAXATION OF
MARIJUANA
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/
NRS/NRS-453D.html
Industrial Hemp
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/
NRS/NRS-557.html
Nevada Medical Marijuana Patient
Cardholder Registry
4150 Technology Way, Suite 101
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: 775-687-7594
Fax: 775-684-3213
Website:
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from the seeds of the plant, any other
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture or preparation of the mature stems
(except the resin extracted therefrom),
fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of
the plant which is incapable of
germination.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 2001; A 1975,
450; 2015, 1974, 3086; 2019, 2355, 2589)
New
Hampshire
TITLE X: PUBLIC HEALTH
CHAPTER 126-X: USE OF CANNABIS
FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/N
HTOC/NHTOC-X-126-X.htm
III. "Cannabis" means all parts of any plant of
the Cannabis genus of plants, whether
growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin
extracted from any part of such plant; and
every compound, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of such plant, its seeds, or resin.
Such term shall not include the mature stalks
of such plants, fiber produced from such
stalks, oil, or cake made from the seeds of
such plants, any other compound, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of such
mature stalks (except the resin extracted
therefrom), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized
seeds of such plants which are incapable of
germination. In this chapter, cannabis shall
not include hemp grown, processed,
marketed, or sold under RSA 439-A.
TITLE XXX
OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
CHAPTER 318-B
CONTROLLED DRUG ACT
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/x
xx/318-b/318-b-mrg.htm
Use of Cannabis for
Therapeutic Purposes
http://www.gencourt.state.n
h.us/rsa/html/NHTOC/NH
TOC-X-126-X.htm
Industrial Hemp
TITLE XL:
AGRICULTURE,
HORTICULTURE AND
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
CHAPTER 433-C:
INDUSTRIAL HEMP
RESEARCH
http://www.gencourt.state.n
h.us/rsa/html/NHTOC/NHT
OC-XL-433-C.htm
New Hampshire Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of Operations
Support, Therapeutic Cannabis Program
https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/oos/tcp/index.htm
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318-B:1 Definitions. –
IV. "Cannabis-type drug" means all parts of
any plant of the Cannabis genus of plants,
whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the
resin extracted from any part of such plant;
and every compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture or preparation of such
plant, its seeds or resin. Such term does not
include the mature stalks of such plants, fiber
produced from such stalks, oil or cake made
from the seeds of such plants, any other
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks
(except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber,
oil or cake, or the sterilized seeds of such
plants which are incapable of germination.
TITLE XL: AGRICULTURE,
HORTICULTURE AND ANIMAL
HUSBANDRY
CHAPTER 433-C: INDUSTRIAL HEMP
RESEARCH
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/X
L/433-C/433-C-1.htm
433-C:1 Industrial Hemp Defined. –
"Industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis
sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether
growing or not, with a delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not
more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
New Jersey
TITLE 24 FOOD AND DRUGS
24:21-2 Definitions.
https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f
=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=Publish:
10.1048/Enu
"Marihuana" means all parts of the plant
genus Cannabis, whether growing or not;
the seeds thereof; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of the plant or its seeds, except
Jake Honig Compassionate
Use Medical Cannabis Act
TITLE 24 FOOD AND
DRUGS
https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/n
xt/gateway.dll?f=templates
&fn=default.htm&vid=Pub
lish:10.1048/Enu
Go to Sections 24:6I-1
through 24:6I-30.)
New Jersey Hemp Farming
Act
https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nx
t/gateway.dll?f=templates&f
n=default.htm&vid=Publish:
10.1048/Enu
Go to 4:28-6 through 4:28-13
Easiest to search for “hemp”
State of New Jersey
Department of Health
Medical Marijuana Program
https://www.nj.gov/health/medicalmarijuana
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those containing resin extracted from the
plant; but shall not include the mature
stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the
stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of
the plant, any other compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of such mature stalks, fiber,
oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the
plant which is incapable of germination.
"Marihuana" shall not mean hemp or a
hemp product cultivated, handled,
processed, transported, or sold pursuant to
the "New Jersey Hemp Farming Act,"
P.L.2019, c.238 (C.4:28-6 et al.).
Easiest to search for
“medical cannabis”
New Mexico
Rule Set 14 - Uniform Jury
Instructions — Criminal
CHAPTER 31 Controlled Substances
Part D
Definitions
14-3131. Marijuana; definition.1
"Marijuana" means any part of the
cannabis plant, whether growing or
not; or the seeds of the plant; or any
substance made from the plant or its
seeds; [except]2:
[the mature stalks of the plant]3
[hashish];
[tetrahydrocannabinols extracted or
isolated from the plant];
[fiber produced from the stalks];
[oil or cake made from the seeds of the
plant];
[any substance made from the mature
stalks];
[any substance made from the fiber];
Medical Cannabis
Chapter 26 – Drugs and
Cosmetics
Article 2B Lynn and Erin
Compassionate Use Act
https://laws.nmonesource.c
om/w/nmos/Chapter-26-
NMSA-1978#!b/a2B
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[any substance made from the oil];
[any substance made from the cake];
[any substance made from the
sterilized seed].
USE NOTE
1. This instruction is to be used if there
is an issue as to whether the substance
is marijuana.
2. Use the bracketed word if there is
an issue involving one or more of the
listed exceptions.
3. Use only the alternatives required
by the evidence.
Chapter 26 – Drugs and Cosmetics
Article 2B Lynn and Erin
Compassionate Use Act
26-2B-3 Definitions
https://laws.nmonesource.com/w/nmos/
Chapter-26-NMSA-1978#!b/26-2B-3
B. "cannabis":
(1) means all parts of the plant
Cannabis sativa L. containing a delta-9-
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of
more than three-tenths percent on a dry
weight basis, whether growing or not; the
seeds of the plant; the resin extracted from
any part of the plant; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or
preparation of the plant, its seeds or its
resin; and
(2) does not include the mature stalks
of the plant; fiber produced from the
stalks; oil or cake made from the seeds of
the plant; any other compound,
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preparation of the mature stalks, fiber, oil
or cake; the sterilized seed of the plant that
is incapable of germination; the weight of
any other ingredient combined with
cannabis to prepare topical or oral
administrations, food, drink or another
product; or hemp;
L. "hemp" means the plant cannabis
sativa L. and any part of the plant, whether
growing or not, containing a delta-9-
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no
more than three-tenths percent on a dry
weight basis;
New York
Consolidated Laws
Public Health Law
Article 33. Controlled Substances
Title I. General Provisions
§ 3302. Definitions of terms of general use
in this article.
4. “Concentrated Cannabis” means
(a) the separated resin, whether crude or
purified, obtained from a plant of the genus
Cannabis; or
(b) a material, preparation, mixture,
compound or other substance which contains
more than two and one-half percent by weight
of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, or its isomer,
delta-8 dibenzopyran numbering system, or
delta-1 tetrahydrocannabinol or its isomer,
delta 1(6) monoterpene numbering system.
21. “Marihuana” means all parts of the plant
of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or
not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted
from any part of the plant; and every
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds
or resin. It does not include the mature stalks
Title 5-A Medical Use of
Marihuana
http://public.leginfo.state
.ny.us/lawssrch.cgi?NVL
WO:
AGM - Agriculture and
Markets
Article 29 GROWTH OF
HEMP
http://public.leginfo.state.ny.
us/lawssrch.cgi?NVLWO:
Select AGM Agriculture and
Markets; select Article 29
Growth of Hemp
New York Department of Health, Medical
Marijuana Program
https://www.health.ny.gov/regulations/medic
al_marijuana/
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of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks,
oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant,
any other compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
mature stalks (except the resin extracted
therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized
seed of the plant which is incapable of
germination.
North Carolina
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 90 Medicine and Allied
Occupations
§ 90-87. Definitions.
https://www.ncleg.gov/enactedlegislation/st
atutes/html/bysection/chapter_90/gs_90-
87.html
(16) (See editor's note for expiration of last
sentence) "Marijuana" means all parts of the
plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing
or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted
from any part of such plant; and every
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds
or resin, but shall not include the mature
stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such
stalks, oil, or cake made from the seeds of
such plant, any other compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of
such mature stalks (except the resin extracted
therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized
seed of such plant which is incapable of
germination. The term does not include
industrial hemp as defined in G.S. 106-
568.51, when the industrial hemp is produced
and used in compliance with rules issued by
the North Carolina Industrial Hemp
Commission.
Cannabidiol
N/A Industrial Hemp
Chapter 106 - Agriculture.
Article 50E. Industrial
Hemp.
https://www.ncleg.gov/Enact
edLegislation/Statutes/HTM
L/ByArticle/Chapter_106/Ar
ticle_50E.html
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https://www.ncleg.gov/enactedlegislation/st
atutes/pdf/bysection/chapter_90/gs_90-
94.1.pdf
§ 90-94.1. Exemption for use or possession
of hemp extract.
(a) As used in this section, "hemp extract"
means an extract from a cannabis plant, or a
mixture or preparation containing cannabis
plant material, that has all of the following
characteristics:
(1) Is composed of less than nine-tenths of
one percent (0.9%) tetrahydrocannabinol by
weight.
(2) Is composed of at least five percent (5%)
cannabidiol by weight.
(3) Contains no other psychoactive
substance.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Chapter, an individual may possess or use
hemp extract, and is not subject to the
penalties described in this Chapter, if the
individual satisfies all of the following
criteria:
(1) Possesses or uses the hemp extract only
to treat intractable epilepsy, as defined in G.S.
90-113.101.
(2) Possesses, in close proximity to the
hemp extract, a certificate of analysis that
indicates the hemp extract's ingredients,
including its percentages of
tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol by
weight.
(3) Is a caregiver, as defined in G.S. 90-
113.101.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Chapter, an individual who possesses
hemp extract lawfully under this section may
administer hemp extract to another person
under the individual's care and is not subject
to the penalties described in this Chapter for
administering the hemp extract to the person
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if the individual is the person's caregiver,
as defined in G.S. 90-113.101.
(d) Any individual who possesses or uses
hemp extract, as defined under this section,
shall dispose of all residual oil from the
extract at a secure collection box managed by
a law enforcement agency. No criminal
penalty shall attach for any violation of this
subsection. (2014-53, s. 3; 2015-154, s. 1;
2018-36, s. 1.)
North Dakota
Title 19 Foods, Drugs, Oils, and
Compounds
CHAPTER 19-03.1 UNIFORM
CONTROLLED SUNSTANCES ACYT
19-03.1-01 Definitions
https://www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/t19c03-
1.pdf
18."Marijuana" means all parts of the plant
cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not;
the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any
part of the plant; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin.
The term does not include the mature stalks of
the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil
or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any
other compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of mature
stalks, except the resin extracted therefrom,
fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the
plant which is incapable of germination. The
term marijuana does not include hemp as
defined in title4.1.
CHAPTER 19-24.1 MEDICAL
MARIJUANA
https://www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/t19c24-
1.pdf
22. "Marijuana" means all parts of the plant of
the genus cannabis; the seeds of the plant; the
Medical Marijuana
Title 19 Foods, Drugs, Oils,
and Compounds
CHAPTER 19-24.1
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
https://www.legis.nd.gov/ce
ncode/t19c24-1.pdf
Industrial Hemp
Title 4 Agriculture
CHAPTER 4.1-18.1 HEMP
https://www.legis.nd.gov/cen
code/t04-1c18-1.pdf
North Dakota Health, Division of Medical
Marijuana
http://www.ndhealth.gov/MM/
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resin extracted from any part of the plant; and
every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture, or preparation of the plant, the seeds
of the plant, or the resin extracted from any part
of the plant.
30. "Pediatric medical marijuana" means a
medical marijuana product containing
cannabidiol which may not contain a
maximum concentration or amount of
tetrahydrocannabinol of more than six
percent.
4.1-18.1-01. Hemp (cannabis sativa L.).
"Hemp" means the plant cannabis sativa L.
and any part of the plant, including the seeds
and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids,
isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers,
whether growing or not, with a delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not
more than three-tenths of one percent on a dry
weight basis.
Ohio
Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3719: CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES
3719.01 Controlled substances definitions.
(M) "Marihuana" means all parts of a plant of
the genus cannabis, whether growing or not;
the seeds of a plant of that type; the resin
extracted from a part of a plant of that type;
and every compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of a plant
of that type or of its seeds or resin.
"Marihuana" does not include the mature
stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the
stalks, oils or cake made from the seeds of the
plant, or any other compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
mature stalks, except the resin extracted from
the mature stalks, fiber, oil or cake, or the
Medical Marijuana
Revised Code
Title [37] XXXVII
HEALTH - SAFETY –
MORALS
Chapter 3796 MEDICAL
MARIJUANA CONTROL
PROGRAM
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/37
96
Ohio Administrative Code
http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/
[scroll to 3796]
3796:1 Medical Marijuana
N/A Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program
https://medicalmarijuana.ohio.gov/
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sterilized seed of the plant that is incapable of
germination.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
Title 63. Public Health and Safety
Chapter 2 - Uniform Controlled Dangerous
Substances Act
Article 1 - General Provisions
http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/deliv
erdocument.asp?id=483653&hits=6717+62
21+6161+6047+4822+4744+3295+2799+273
9+2625+1397+1319+
Section 2-101 - Definitions
Version 1 (as amended by Laws 2018, HB
2913, c. 64, § 11, emerg. eff. April 23, 2018)
23. "Marijuana" means all parts of the plant
Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not;
the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any
part of such plant; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or
preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin,
but shall not include:
a. the mature stalks of such plant or fiber
produced from such stalks,
b. oil or cake made from the seeds of such
plant, including cannabidiol derived from the
seeds of the marijuana plant,
c. any other compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture or preparation of such
mature stalks (except the resin extracted
therefrom), including cannabidiol derived
from mature stalks, fiber, oil or cake,
d. the sterilized seed of such plant which is
incapable of germination,
e. for any person participating in a clinical
trial to administer cannabidiol for the
treatment of severe forms of epilepsy pursuant
to Section 2-802 of this title, a drug or
substance approved by the federal Food and
Medical Marijuana
Title 63. Public Health
and Safety
http://www.oklegislatu
re.gov/osStatuesTitle.a
spx [Oklahoma sends
you the whole Title. The
medical marijuana
statutes begin on page
953.]
Oklahoma state
Department of Health
Rules
https://www.ok.gov/health2
/documents/OK%2035%20
Reg%2023%208-15-19.pdf
Industrial Hemp
Title 2. Agriculture
Chapter 1 - Agricultural
Code
Oklahoma Industrial Hemp
Program
Article 3 - Entomology and
Plant Industry
http://www.oscn.net/applicat
ions/oscn/index.asp?level=1
&ftdb=STOKST02#Chapter
1-AgriculturalCode [scroll to
section 3-401 through section
3-411]
http://www.oscn.net/applicat
ions/oscn/DeliverDocument.a
sp?CiteID=483655
Section 3-411 - Cannabidiol
not Processed from Sources in
Violation of US Code or
Regulations
Cannabidiol shall not be
processed in the State of
Oklahoma from any sources
which would be in violation of
the United States Code or the
Code of Federal Regulations.
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana
Authority http://omma.ok.gov/
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Drug Administration for use by those
participants,
f. for any person or the parents, legal
guardians or caretakers of the person who
have received a written certification from a
physician licensed in this state that the person
has been diagnosed by a physician as having
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Dravet
Syndrome, also known as Severe Myoclonic
Epilepsy of Infancy, or any other severe form
of epilepsy that is not adequately treated by
traditional medical therapies, spasticity due to
multiple sclerosis or due to paraplegia,
intractable nausea and vomiting, appetite
stimulation with chronic wasting diseases, the
substance cannabidiol, a nonpsychoactive
cannabinoid, found in the plant Cannabis
sativa L. or any other preparation thereof, that
has a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of
not more than three-tenths of one percent
(0.3%) and that is delivered to the patient in
the form of a liquid,
g. any federal Food and Drug Administration-
approved cannabidiol drug or substance, or
h. industrial hemp, from the plant Cannabis
sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether
growing or not, with a delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not
more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%)
on a dry weight basis which shall only be
grown pursuant to the Oklahoma Industrial
Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program and may be
shipped to Oklahoma pursuant to the
provisions of subparagraph e or f of this
paragraph;
Version 2 (as amended by Laws 2018, SB
1446, c. 175, § 3, eff. November 1, 2018)
23. " Marijuana" means all parts of the plant
Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not;
the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any
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part of such plant; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or
preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin,
but shall not include:
a. the mature stalks of such plant or fiber
produced from such stalks,
b. oil or cake made from the seeds of such
plant, including cannabidiol derived from the
seeds of the marijuana plant,
c. any other compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture or preparation of such
mature stalks (except the resin extracted
therefrom), including cannabidiol derived
from mature stalks, fiber, oil or cake,
d. the sterilized seed of such plant which is
incapable of germination,
e. for any person participating in a clinical
trial to administer cannabidiol for the
treatment of severe forms of epilepsy pursuant
to Section 2-802 of this title, a drug or
substance approved by the federal Food and
Drug Administration for use by those
participants,
f. for any person or the parents, legal
guardians or caretakers of the person who
have received a written certification from a
physician licensed in this state that the person
has been diagnosed by a physician as having
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Dravet
Syndrome, also known as Severe Myoclonic
Epilepsy of Infancy, or any other severe form
of epilepsy that is not adequately treated by
traditional medical therapies, spasticity due to
multiple sclerosis or due to paraplegia,
intractable nausea and vomiting, appetite
stimulation with chronic wasting diseases, the
substance cannabidiol, a nonpsychoactive
cannabinoid, found in the plant Cannabis
sativa L. or any other preparation thereof, that
has a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of
not more than three-tenths of one percent
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(0.3%) and that is delivered to the patient in
the form of a liquid,
g. any federal Food and Drug Administration-
approved cannabidiol drug or substance, or
h. industrial hemp, from the plant Cannabis
sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether
growing or not, with a delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not
more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%)
on a dry weight basis which shall not be
grown anywhere in the State of Oklahoma but
may be shipped to Oklahoma pursuant to the
provisions of subparagraph e or f of this
paragraph;
Oregon
Volume 12 Drugs and Alcohol, Fire
Protection, Natural Resources
Chapter 475B — Cannabis Regulation
https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills
_laws/ors/ors475B.html
475B.015 Definitions for ORS 475B.010
to 475B.545. As used in ORS 475B.010
to 475B.545:
(1) “Cannabinoid” means any of the
chemical compounds that are the active
constituents of marijuana.
(17)(a) “Marijuana” means the plant
Cannabis family Cannabaceae, any part
of the plant Cannabis family Cannabaceae
and marijuana seeds.
Cannabis Regulation
(Medical and Retail
Marijuana)
Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume 12 Drugs and
Alcohol, Fire Protection,
Natural Resources
Chapter 475B —
Cannabis Regulation
https://www.oregonlegisl
ature.gov/bills_laws/ors/o
rs475B.html
Industrial Hemp
Volume 13 - Water
Resources, Agriculture and
Food - Chapters 536-644
Chapter Section: 46.
Agriculture - Chapters 561-
573
Chapter 571 — Nursery
Stock; Licensed Agricultural
Crops
https://www.oregonlegislatur
e.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors571.h
tml
[scroll to 571.302]
Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Medical
Marijuana Program (OMMP)
https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DISEA
SESCONDITIONS/CHRONICDISEAS
E/MEDICALMARIJUANAPROGRAM
/Pages/legal.aspx
Recreational Marijuana Program Home
https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/marijuana/
pages/default.aspx
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
“THE CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE, DRUG, DEVICE
AND COSMETIC ACT”
Act of 1972, P.L. 233, No. 64
AN ACT
Medical Marijuana
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
ACT - ENACTMENT
Act of Apr. 17, 2016, P.L.
84, No. 16
Cl. 35
An Act
Industrial Hemp
CHAPTER 7
INDUSTRIAL HEMP
RESEARCH
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/
cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cf
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program
https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/programs/
Medical%20Marijuana/Pages/Medical%20
Marijuana.aspx
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http://www.health.state.pa.us/pdf/d
dc/ddcAct.pdf
Section 2. Definitions. (b)
"Marihuana"consists of all forms,
species and/or varieties of the genus
Cannabis sativa L.,whether growing
or not; the seeds thereof; the resin
extracted from any part of such plant;
and everycompound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of such plant, its seeds or
resin; but shallnot include
tetrahydrocannabinols, the mature
stalks of such plant, fiber produced
from such stalks, oil orcake made
from the seeds of such plant, any other
compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, orpreparation of
such mature stalks (except the resin
extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, cake,
or the sterilizedseed of such plant
which is incapable of germination.
(Def. amended July 30, 1975,
P.L.104, No.54)
https://www.legis.state.pa.u
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act=16
m?txtType=HTM&ttl=03&d
iv=0&chpt=7
Rhode Island
TITLE 21 Food And Drugs
CHAPTER 21-28 Uniform Controlled
Substances Act
http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statute
s/TITLE21/21-28/21-28-1.02.HTM
§ 21-28-1.02. Definitions. [Effective
until January 1, 2023.]
(30) "Marijuana" means all parts of the
plant cannabis sativa L., whether growing
or not; the seeds of the plant; the resin
Medical Marijuana
TITLE 21 Food And
Drugs
CHAPTER 21-28.6
The Edward O. Hawkins
and Thomas C. Slater
Medical Marijuana Act
SECTION 21-28.6-1
TITLE 2 Agriculture and
Forestry
CHAPTER 2-26 Hemp
Growth Act
http://webserver.rilin.stat
e.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE2/2-
26/INDEX.HTM
Rhode Island Department of Health
Medical Marijuana
http://www.health.ri.gov/healthcare/med
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extracted from any part of the plant; and
every compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
plant, its seeds or resin, but shall not
include the mature stalks of the plant,
fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake
made from the seeds of the plant, any
other compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of
mature stalks, (except the resin extracted
from it), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized
seed from the plant which is incapable of
germination.
§ 21-28-1.02. Definitions. [Effective
January 1, 2023.]
(29) "Marijuana" means all parts of the
plant cannabis sativa L., whether growing
or not; the seeds of the plant; the resin
extracted from any part of the plant; and
every compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
plant, its seeds or resin, but shall not
include the mature stalks of the plant,
fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake
made from the seeds of the plant, any
other compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of
mature stalks, (except the resin extracted
from it), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized
seed from the plant which is incapable of
germination.
http://webserver.rilin.sta
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1/21-28.6/INDEX.HTM
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South
Carolina
Title 44 - Health
ARTICLE 3 Narcotics and Controlled
Substances
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c053.
php [scroll to section 110]
SECTION 44 53 110. Definitions.
(27)(a) ‘Marijuana’ means:
(i) all species or variety of
the marijuana plant and all parts
thereof whether growing or not;
(ii) the seeds of the
marijuana plant;
(iii) the resin extracted from
any part of the marijuana plant; or
(iv) every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture,
or preparation of the marijuana plant,
marijuana seeds, or marijuana resin.
(b) ‘Marijuana’ does not mean:
(i) the mature stalks of the
marijuana plant or fibers produced
from these stalks;
(ii) oil or cake made from the
seeds of the marijuana plant, including
cannabidiol derived from the seeds of
the marijuana plant;
(iii) any other compound,
manufacture, salt, derivatives, mixture,
or preparation of the mature stalks
(except the resin extracted therefrom),
including cannabidiol derived from
mature stalks;
(iv) the sterilized seed of the
marijuana plant which is incapable of
germination;
N/A Cannabidiol
Title 44 - Health
CHAPTER 53 Poisons,
Drugs, and Other Controlled
Substances
ARTICLE 18 Julian’s Law,
Cannabidiol in Clinical
Trials to Treat Patients with
Epilepsy
https://www.scstatehouse.go
v/code/t44c053.php [scroll to
section 1810]
Industrial Hemp
Title 46 - Agriculture
CHAPTER 55
Industrial Hemp Cultivation
https://www.scstatehouse.go
v/code/t46c055.php
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(v) for persons participating
in a clinical trial or in an expanded
access program related to
administering cannabidiol for the
treatment of severe forms of epilepsy
pursuant to Article 18, Chapter 53,
Title 44, a drug or substance approved
for the use of those participants by the
federal Food and Drug Administration;
or
(vi) for persons, or the
persons’ parents, legal guardians, or
other caretakers, who have received a
written certification from a physician
licensed in this State that the person
has been diagnosed by a physician as
having Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome,
Dravet Syndrome, also known as
‘severe myoclonic epilepsy of
infancy’, or any other severe form of
epilepsy that is not adequately treated
by traditional medical therapies, the
substance cannabidiol, a
nonpsychoactive cannabinoid, or any
compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of
any plant of the genus cannabis that
contains nine-tenths of one percent or
less of tetrahydrocannabinol and more
than fifteen percent of cannabidiol.
(c) For purposes of this item,
written certification means a document
dated and signed by a physician stating
that the patient has been diagnosed
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with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome,
Dravet Syndrome, also known as
‘severe myoclonic epilepsy of
infancy’, or any other severe form of
epilepsy that is not adequately treated
by traditional medical therapies and the
physician’s conclusion that the patient
might benefit from the medical use of
cannabidiol.
(d) A physician is not subject
to detrimental action, including arrest,
prosecution, penalty, denial of a right
or privilege, civil penalty, or
disciplinary action by a professional
licensing board for providing written
certification for the medical use of
cannabidiol to a patient in accordance
with this section.
South Dakota
Title 22 Crimes
Chapter 42 Controlled Substances And
Marijuana
22-42-1. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(7) "Marijuana," all parts of any plant of the
genus cannabis, whether growing or not, in its
natural and unaltered state, except for drying
or curing and crushing or crumbling. The term
includes an altered state of marijuana
absorbed into the human body. The term does
not include fiber produced from the mature
stalks of such plant, or oil or cake made from
the seeds of such plant. The term does not
include the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any
part of that plant, including the seeds thereof
and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids,
N/A TITLE 38
AGRICULTURE AND
HORTICULTURE
CHAPTER 38-35
INDUSTRIAL HEMP
https://sdlegislature.gov/Stat
utes/Codified_Laws/Display
Statute.aspx?Type=StatuteC
hapter&Statute=38-35
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isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers,
whether growing or not, with a delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not
more than three-tenths of one percent on a dry
weight basis;
Source: SL 1976, ch 158, § 42-1; SL 1977,
ch 189, § 88; SL 1984, ch 239, § 2; SL 1985,
ch 185, § 1; SL 1986, ch 306, § 5; SL 2001,
ch 116, § 1; SL 2020, ch 176, § 22, eff. Mar.
27, 2020.
Title 34 Public Health and Safety
CHAPTER 34-20B
DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES CONTROL
34-20B-1. Definitions.
(12) "Marijuana," all parts of any plant of
the genus cannabis, whether growing or not;
the seeds thereof; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of such plant or its seeds. The
term does not include fiber produced from the
mature stalks of the plant, or oil or cake made
from the seeds of the plant, or the resin when
extracted from any part of the plant or
cannabidiol, a drug product approved by the
United States Food and Drug Administration.
The term does not include 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
delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of
not more than three-tenths of one percent on a
dry weight basis;
34-20B-25. Substances specifically included
in Schedule IV. The following are included
in Schedule IV:
(53) Epidiolex, or successor trade name,
that has been approved by the United States
Food and Drug Administration that contains
cannabidiol (2-[1R-3-methyl-6R-(1-
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methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-pentyl-
1,3-benzenediol) derived from cannabis and
no more than 0.1 percent (w/w) residual
tetrahydrocannabinols;
Tennessee
Tennessee Code Annotated
Title 39 Criminal Offenses
Chapter 17 Offenses Against Public
Health, Safety and Welfare
Part 4 Drugs
39-17-402. Definitions for this part and title
53, chapter 11, parts 3 and 4.
(16)
(A) "Marijuana" means all parts of the plant
cannabis, whether growing or not; the seeds
of the plant; the resin extracted from any part
of the plant; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of the plant, including
concentrates and oils, its seeds or resin;
(B) "Marijuana" does not include the mature
stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the
stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the
plant, any other compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
mature stalks, except the resin extracted from
the mature stalks, fiber, oil, or cake, or the
sterilized seeds of the plant which are
incapable of germination;
(C) "Marijuana" also does not include hemp,
as defined in § 43-27-101;
(D) The term "marijuana" does not include a
cannabidiol product approved as a
prescription medication by the United States
food and drug administration;
(E) The term "marijuana" does not include
cannabis oil containing the substance
cannabidiol, with less than six tenths of one
percent (0.6%) of tetrahydrocannabinol,
including the necessary seeds and plants,
when manufactured, processed, transferred,
N/A Tennessee Code Annotated
Title 43 Agriculture and
Horticulture
Chapter 27 Hemp
(no direct link available to
chapter)
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dispensed, or possessed by a four-year public
or private institution of higher education
certified by the drug enforcement
administration located in the state as part of a
clinical research study on the treatment of
intractable seizures, cancer, or other diseases;
and
(F) The term "marijuana" does not include
oil containing the substance cannabidiol, with
less than nine-tenths of one percent (0.9%) of
tetrahydrocannabinol, if:
(i) The bottle containing the oil is labeled by
the manufacturer as containing cannabidiol in
an amount less than nine-tenths of one
percent (0.9%) of tetrahydrocannabinol; and
(ii) The person in possession of the oil
retains:
(a) Proof of the legal order or
recommendation from the issuing state; and
(b) Proof that the person or the person's
immediate family member has been
diagnosed with intractable seizures or
epilepsy by a medical doctor or doctor of
osteopathic medicine who is licensed to
practice medicine in the state of Tennessee;
Texas
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL,
AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
SUBTITLE C. SUBSTANCE ABUSE
REGULATION AND CRIMES
CHAPTER 481. TEXAS CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES ACT
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/h
tm/HS.481.htm#481.002 (scroll to #26)
(26) "Marihuana" means the plant
Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or
not, the seeds of that plant, and every
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture, or preparation of that plant or its
seeds. The term does not include:
Compassionate use
HEALTH AND SAFETY
CODE
TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS,
ALCOHOL, AND
HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES
SUBTITLE C.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
REGULATION AND
CRIMES
CHAPTER 487. TEXAS
COMPASSIONATE-USE
ACT
AGRICULTURE CODE
TITLE 5. PRODUCTION,
PROCESSING, AND SALE
OF HORTICULTURAL
PRODUCTS
https://statutes.capitol.texas.
gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.121.ht
m
SUBTITLE F. HEMP
CHAPTER 121. STATE
HEMP PRODUCTION
PLAN
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(A) the resin extracted from a part of the
plant or a compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
resin;
(B) the mature stalks of the plant or fiber
produced from the stalks;
(C) oil or cake made from the seeds of the
plant;
(D) a compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
mature stalks, fiber, oil, or cake; or
(E) the sterilized seeds of the plant that are
incapable of beginning germination.
SUBCHAPTER A.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
https://statutes.capitol.texas.g
ov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.487.htm
OCCUPATIONS CODE
TITLE 3. HEALTH
PROFESSIONS
SUBTITLE B.
PHYSICIANS
CHAPTER 169.
AUTHORITY TO
PRESCRIBE LOW-THC
CANNABIS TO CERTAIN
PATIENTS FOR
COMPASSIONATE USE
https://statutes.capitol.texas
.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.169.
htm
Texas Administrative Code
TITLE 37 PUBLIC
SAFETY AND
CORRECTIONS
PART 1 TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAPTER 12
COMPASSIONATE-
USE/LOW-THC
CANNABIS PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER A
GENERAL PROVISIONS
https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/
public/readtac$ext.ViewTA
C?tac_view=4&ti=37&pt=1
&ch=12
https://statutes.capitol.texas.
gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.121.ht
m
CHAPTER 122.
CULTIVATION OF HEMP
https://statutes.capitol.texas.
gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.122.ht
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Utah
Utah Code
Title 58 Occupations and Professions
Chapter 37 Utah Controlled Substances
Act
Effective 2/28/2020
58-37-2 Definitions
(aa)
(i) "Marijuana" means all species of the
genus cannabis and all parts of the genus,
whether growing or not, including:
(A) seeds;
(B) resin extracted from any part of the
plant, including the resin extracted from the
mature stalks;
(C) every compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
plant, seeds, or resin; and
(D) any synthetic equivalents of the
substances contained in the plant cannabis
sativa or any other species of the genus
cannabis which are chemically
indistinguishable and pharmacologically
active.
(ii) "Marijuana" does not include:
(A) the mature stalks of the plant;
(B) fiber produced from the stalks;
(C) oil or cake made from the seeds of the
plant;
(D) except as provided in Subsection
(1)(aa)(i), any other compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
mature stalks, fiber, oil or cake;
(E) the sterilized seed of the plant which is
incapable of germination; or
(F) any compound, mixture, or preparation
approved by the federal Food and Drug
Administration under the federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. Sec. 301 et seq.
that is not listed in a schedule of controlled
substances in Section 58-27-4 or in the federal
Title 26 Utah Health Code
Chapter 61a Utah Medical
Cannabis Act.
https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Ti
tle26/Chapter61a/26-
61a.html
Utah Code
Title 4 Utah Agricultural
Code
Chapter 41 Hemp and
Cannabinoid Act
Part 1 Industrial Hemp
https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Titl
e4/Chapter41/4-41-
P1.html?v=C4-41-
P1_2018050820180508
Utah Medical Cannabis Program
https://medicalcannabis.utah.gov/
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Controlled Substances Act, Title II, P.L. 91-
513.
Amended by Chapter 12, 2020 General
Session
Vermont
TITLE EIGHTEEN. HEALTH
PART 5. FOODS AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 84. POSSESSION AND
CONTROL OF REGULATED DRUGS
SUBCHAPTER 1. REGULATED DRUGS
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§ 4201. Definitions
(15) "Marijuana" means any plant material of
the genus cannabis or any preparation,
compound, or mixture thereof except:
(A) sterilized seeds of the plant;
(B) fiber produced from the stalks; or
(C) hemp or hemp products, as defined in 6
V.S.A. § 562.
Medical Marijuana
TITLE EIGHTEEN.
HEALTH
PART 5. FOODS AND
DRUGS
CHAPTER 86.
THERAPEUTIC USE OF
CANNABIS
SUBCHAPTER 2.
MARIJUANA FOR
MEDICAL SYMPTOM
USE BY PERSONS WITH
SEVERE ILLNESS
Subchapter 1: Research
Program
https://legislature.vermont.
gov/statutes/chapter/18/086
Retail
Title 18 : Health
Chapter 084 : Possession
And Control Of Regulated
Drugs
Subchapter 001 : Regulated
Drugs
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 4230)
https://legislature.vermont.
gov/statutes/chapter/18/084
[scroll to section 4230
through 4230i]
Hemp
Title 6 : Agriculture
Chapter 034 : Hemp
(Cite as: 6 V.S.A. § 561)
https://legislature.vermont.g
ov/statutes/fullchapter/06/03
4
Marijuana Registry
Vermont Marijuana Registry
45 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671-1300
Tel: (802) 241-5115
Fax: (802) 241-5230
Email: [email protected]
Website: VT Marijuana Registry Program
https://medicalmarijuana.vermont.gov/
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Virginia
Title 54.1. Professions and Occupations
Subtitle III. Professions and Occupations
Regulated by Boards within the
Department of Health Professions
Chapter 34. Drug Control Act
Article 1. General Provisions
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/
chapter34/section54.1-3401/
§ 54.1-3401 Definitions.
"Marijuana" means any part of a plant of the
genus Cannabis whether growing or not, its
seeds, or its resin; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of such plant, its seeds, its resin,
or any extract containing one or more
cannabinoids. Marijuana does not include the
mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced
from such stalk, or oil or cake made from the
seeds of such plant, unless such stalks, fiber,
oil, or cake is combined with other parts of
plants of the genus Cannabis. Marijuana does
not include (i) industrial hemp, as defined in §
3.2-4112, that is possessed by a person
registered pursuant to subsection A of § 3.2-
4115 or his agent, or (ii) a hemp product, as
defined in § 3.2-4112, containing a
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no
greater than 0.3 percent that is derived from
industrial hemp, as defined in § 3.2-4112, that
is grown, dealt, or processed in compliance
with state or federal law.
N/A Cannabidiol
Title 54.1. Professions and
Occupations
Article 1. General Provisions
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/va
codefull/title54.1/chapter34/a
rticle1/ [scroll to section
3408.3]
§ 54.1-3408.3. Certification
for use of cannabidiol oil or
THC-A oil for treatment.
Industrial Hemp
Title 3.2. Agriculture,
Animal Care, and Food
Subtitle III. Production and
Sale of Agricultural
Products
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/va
code/title3.2/chapter41.1/
Washington
Chapter 69.50 RCW
UNIFORM CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES ACT
RCW 69.50.101
Definitions.
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?c
ite=69.50.101 [scroll to (x) marijuana]
(d) "CBD product" means any product
containing or consisting of cannabidiol.
Medical
Title 69 RCW
FOOD, DRUGS,
COSMETICS, AND
POISONS
Chapter 69.51A RCW
MEDICAL CANNABIS
http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW
/default.aspx?cite=69.51A
Title 15 RCW
AGRICULTURE AND
MARKETING
Chapter 15.140 RCW
HEMP PRODUCTION
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/
default.aspx?cite=15.140&fu
ll=true
Washington State Department of
Health
Medical Marijuana Program https://www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamil
y/Marijuana/MedicalMarijuana
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(x) "Marijuana" or "marihuana" means all
parts of the plant Cannabis, whether growing
or not, with a THC concentration greater than
0.3 percent on a dry weight basis; the seeds
thereof; the resin extracted from any part of
the plant; and every compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
plant, its seeds or resin. The term does not
include:
(1) The mature stalks of the plant, fiber
produced from the stalks, oil or cake made
from the seeds of the plant, any other
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks
(except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber,
oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant
which is incapable of germination; or
(2) Industrial hemp as defined in RCW
15.120.010.
Chapter 69.50 RCW
UNIFORM CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES ACT
Chapter 51A
RCW 69.51.010 Definitions
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?c
ite=69.51A.010 [scroll to (7)]
(7) "Low THC, high CBD" means products
determined by the department to have a low
THC, high CBD ratio under RCW 69.50.375.
Low THC, high CBD products must be
inhalable, ingestible, or absorbable.
Retail
Chapter 69.50 RCW
UNIFORM
CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES ACT
ARTICLE III --
REGULATION OF
MANUFACTURE,
DISTRIBUTION, AND
DISPENSING OF
CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/
default.aspx?cite=69.50
[Scroll to 69.50.301]
West Virginia
Chapter 60A Uniform Controlled
Substances Act
ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS.
http://www.wvlegislature.gov/WVCODE/C
hapterEntire.cfm?chap=60A&art=1§i
on=101#1 [scroll to definition]
(r) “Marijuana” means all parts of the plant
“Cannabis sativa L.”, whether growing or not;
Medical Marijuana
CHAPTER 16A.
MEDICAL CANNABIS
ACT.
http://code.wvlegislature.go
v/16A/
INDUSTRIAL HEMP
CHAPTER 19.
AGRICULTURE
ARTICLE 12E.
INDUSTRIAL HEMP
DEVELOPMENT ACT.
Department of Health and Human
Resources
Office of Medical Cannabis
https://dhhr.wv.gov/bph/Pages/Medical-
Cannabis-Program.aspx
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the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any
part of the plant; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, immediate derivative,
mixture or preparation of the plant, its seeds
or resin. It does not include the mature stalks
of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks,
oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant,
any other compound, manufacture, salt,
immediate derivative, mixture or preparation
of the mature stalks (except the resin
extracted therefrom), fiber, oil or cake, or the
sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable
of germination.
http://www.wvlegislature.go
v/WVCODE/code.cfm?chap
=19&art=12E#01
Wisconsin
WISCONSIN STATUTES
Chapter 94 Plant Industry
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/stat
utes/94/55
94.55 Industrial hemp.
(1) Definition. In this section, “ 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 delta-9-
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not
more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis or
the maximum concentration allowed under
federal law up to 1 percent, whichever is
greater, as tested using post-decarboxylation
or other similarly reliable methods. “Hemp”
does not include a prescription drug product
that has been approved by the U.S. food and
drug administration.
CHAPTER 961 UNIFORM
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
SUBCHAPTER I DEFINITIONS
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/stat
utes/961/II/11
961.01 Definitions
N/A Industrial Hemp
WISCONSIN STATUTES
Chapter 94 Plant Industry
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
/statutes/statutes/94/55
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(14“Marijuana" means all parts of the plants
of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or
not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from
any part of the plant; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or
preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin,
including tetrahydrocannabinols. “Marijuana"
does include the mature stalks if mixed with
other parts of the plant, but does not include
fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake
made from the seeds of the plant, any other
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture or preparation of the mature stalks
(except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber,
oil or cake or the sterilized seed of the plant
which is incapable of germination.
“Marijuana” does not include hemp, as
defined in s. 94.55 (1).
Cannabidiol
CHAPTER 961 UNIFORM
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
SUBCHAPTER I DEFINITIONS
961.14 Schedule I.
(4) Hallucinogenic substances.
(t) (t) Tetrahydrocannabinols, commonly
known as “THC", in any form including
tetrahydrocannabinols contained in marijuana,
obtained from marijuana, or chemically
synthesized, except that
tetrahydrocannabinols do not include any of
the following:
1. Tetrahydrocannabinols contained in a
cannabidiol product that is dispensed as
provided in s. 961.38 (1n) (a) or that is
possessed as provided in s. 961.32 (2m) (b).
2. Tetrahydrocannabinols contained in fiber
produced from the stalks, oil or cake made
from the seeds of a Cannabis plant, any other
compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture or preparation of the mature stalks
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(except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber,
oil or cake or the sterilized seed of a Cannabis
plant which is incapable of germination.
3. Tetrahydrocannabinols contained in hemp,
as defined in s. 94.55 (1).
4. A drug product in finished dosage
formulation that has been approved by the
United States food and drug administration
that contains cannabidiol (2-[1R-3-methyl-
6R-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-
pentyl-1,3-benzenediol) derived from
cannabis and no more than 0.1 percent (w/w)
residual tetrahydrocannabinols.
CHAPTER 961 UNIFORM
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
SUBCHAPTER III REGULATION OF
MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION,
DISPENSING AND POSSESSION OF
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/stat
utes/961/III/32/3/b/1 [scroll to section
962.32 part 2m]
961.32 Possession authorization.
(a) In this subsection, “certification" means a
letter or other official document issued by a
physician licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a) that
contains all of the following:
1. The name, address, and telephone number
of the physician.
2. The name and address of the patient who is
issued the letter or document.
3. The date on which the letter or document is
issued.
(b) An individual may possess a cannabidiol
product if the individual has certification
stating that the individual possesses a
cannabidiol product to treat a medical
condition, if the certification has an issue date
that is no more than one year prior to the
possession, and if any expiration date
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provided by the physician in the certification
has not passed. A certification is not required
to possess hemp, as defined in s. 94.55 (1), or
a prescription drug product that has been
approved by the U.S. food and drug
administration.
(3)
(a) In this subsection:
1. “Cannabis” 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.
2. “Hemp” has the meaning given in s. 94.55
(1).
(b) A person who is not otherwise violating s.
94.55 or rules promulgated by the department
of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
under s. 94.55 may not be prosecuted for a
criminal offense under this chapter, or under
an ordinance enacted under s. 59.54 (25) or
66.0107 (1) (bm), for any of the following:
1. Planting, growing, cultivating, harvesting,
producing, processing, or transporting
cannabis that contains a delta-9-
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of the
crop of not more than 0.7 percent above the
permissible limit for hemp on a dry weight
basis or that is grown from hemp seed
certified under s. 94.55 (2) (c) or approved for
growing by the department of agriculture,
trade and consumer protection under s. 94.55
(2) (f).
3. Selling, transferring, importing, exporting,
processing, transporting, harvesting, or taking
possession of cannabis that has been tested
and certified, by the department of
agriculture, trade and consumer protection or
a person approved by the department of
agriculture, trade and consumer protection
under s. 94.55 (2) (b) 4g., as meeting the
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permissible delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
concentration limit for hemp if the person has
no reason to believe that the test certification
is incorrect.
4. Possessing cannabis that contains a delta-9-
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not
more than 0.7 percent above the permissible
limit for hemp on a dry weight basis if the
possessor reconditions or processes the
cannabis to a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
concentration at or below the permissible
limit for hemp with the approval of the
department of agriculture, trade and consumer
protection of those actions.
4m. Temporarily possessing cannabis during
the normal course of processing hemp if the
possessor reconditions or processes the
cannabis to a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
concentration at or below the permissible
limit for hemp within a reasonable amount of
time.
4r. Possessing cannabis purchased or obtained
at retail that contains a delta-9-
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not
more than 0.7 percent above the permissible
limit for hemp if the possessor has no reason
to believe that the cannabis contains a delta-9-
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration above the
permissible limit for hemp.
5. Taking samples of cannabis, transporting
samples to a testing facility, or testing
samples for their delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
concentration or for the presence of other
substances.
(c) A person who violates s. 94.55 or a rule
promulgated under s. 94.55 may not be
prosecuted under s. 94.55 or this chapter
unless the person is referred to the district
attorney for the county in which the violation
occurred or to the department of justice by the
department of agriculture, trade and consumer
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protection, and may not be prosecuted under
an ordinance enacted under s. 59.54 (25) or
66.0107 (1) (bm), unless the person is referred
to the local prosecuting authority by the
department of agriculture, trade and consumer
protection.
(cm) A hemp producer that negligently
violates s. 94.55 or a rule promulgated under
s. 94.55, as described under s. 94.55 (2g) (a),
may not be prosecuted under s. 94.55 or this
chapter or an ordinance enacted under s.
59.54 (25) or 66.0107 (1) (bm).
History: 1971 c. 219, 336; 1983 a. 500 s. 43;
1993 a. 482; 1995 a. 448 s. 232; Stats. 1995 s.
961.32; 2013 a. 198; 2017 a. 4, 100; 2019 a.
68.
Cannabidiol AND Hemp
CHAPTER 961 UNIFORM
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
SUBCHAPTER III REGULATION OF
MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION,
DISPENSING AND POSSESSION OF
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/stat
utes/961/III/32/3/b/1 [scroll to section
961.38]
961.38 Prescriptions.
(1g) In this section, “medical treatment"
includes dispensing or administering a
narcotic drug for pain, including intractable
pain.
(1n)
(a) A pharmacy or physician approved under
s. 961.34 (2) may dispense cannabidiol
products as a treatment for a medical
condition.
(b) A physician licensed under s. 448.04 (1)
(a) may issue an individual a certification, as
defined in s. 961.32 (2m) (a), stating that the
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individual possesses a cannabidiol product to
treat a medical condition.
Wyoming
Title 35 Public Health and Safety (Chs. 1
— 32)
Chapter 7 Food and Drugs (Arts. 1 — 21)
Article 10. Controlled Substances (Subarts.
I — X)
Article I (§§ 35-7-1001 — 35-7-1005)
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§35-7-1002. Definitions.
(xiv) “Marihuana” means all parts of the plant
of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or
not; the seed thereof; the resin extracted from
any part of the plant; and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or
preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin. It
does not include the mature stalks of the
plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or
cake made from the seeds of the plant, any
other compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture or preparation of the
mature stalks (except the resin extracted
therefrom), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized
seed of the plant which is incapable of
germination;
N/A Hemp Production
TITLE 11-AGRICULTURE,
LIVESTOCK AND OTHER
ANIMALS
CHAPTER 51 - HEMP
PRODUCTION
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INDUSTRIAL HEMP DEFINITION
PUBLIC LAW 113–79—FEB. 7, 2014
SEC. 7606. LEGITIMACY OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH.
(b) DEFINITIONS (2) INDUSTRIAL HEMP.—The term ‘‘industrial hemp’’ means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and
any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of
not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
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OF DOMESTIC HEMP PRODUCTION PROGRAM
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/31/2019-23749/establishment-of-a-domestic-hemp-
production-program
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