Industrial hemp; increases maximum THC concentration.
Summary
Industrial hemp; maximum THC concentration.Increases from 0.6 percent to one percent, in the definition ofindustrial hemp, the maximum allowable concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol(THC) in the plant Cannabis sativa. The bill allows the Commissionerof Agriculture and Consumer Services to destroy Cannabis sativa foundto have a THC concentration greater than one percent only if suchCannabis sativa is intended for human consumption; reduces the applicationand registration requirements for any person seeking to grow, dealin, or process industrial hemp; and prohibits the Board of Agricultureand Consumer Services and the Commissioner from adopting any regulationthat prohibits the use of industrial hemp or hemp products in theproduction of any commercial feed product regulated by the Board.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2024
Last action Feb 7, 2024
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Total actions
5
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Committee
3
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Referred from General Laws
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24103358D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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