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2024 SESSION

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HB 1485 Industrial hemp; increases maximum THC concentration.

Introduced by: Nicholas J. Freitas | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Industrial hemp; maximum THC concentration. Increases from 0.6 percent to one percent, in the definition of industrial hemp, the maximum allowable concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the plant Cannabis sativa. The bill allows the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to destroy Cannabis sativa found to have a THC concentration greater than one percent only if such Cannabis sativa is intended for human consumption; reduces the application and registration requirements for any person seeking to grow, deal in, or process industrial hemp; and prohibits the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Commissioner from adopting any regulation that prohibits the use of industrial hemp or hemp products in the production of any commercial feed product regulated by the Board.

FULL TEXT

• 01/19/24  House: Presented and ordered printed 24103358D  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/19/24  House: Presented and ordered printed 24103358D
• 01/19/24  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/30/24  House: Referred from General Laws by voice vote
• 01/30/24  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/07/24  House: Tabled in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (12-Y 10-N)