Section 11018.5 - Industrial Hemp(a) "Industrial hemp" or "hemp" means an agricultural product, whether growing or not, that is limited to types of the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds of the plant and all derivatives, extracts, the resin extracted from any part of the plant, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.(b) Industrial hemp shall not be subject to the provisions of this division or of Division 10 (commencing with Section 26000) of the Business and Professions Code, but instead shall be regulated by the Department of Food and Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of Division 24 (commencing with Section 81000) of the Food and Agricultural Code, inclusive.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 11018.5
Amended by Stats 2021 ch 576 (AB 45),s 2, eff. 10/6/2021.Amended by Stats 2018 ch 986 (SB 1409),s 8, eff. 1/1/2019.Amended by Stats 2017 ch 27 (SB 94),s 118, eff. 6/27/2017.Amended by Proposition 64, approved by the voters at the 11/8/2016 election.Added by Stats 2013 ch 398 (SB 566),s 6, eff. 1/1/2014,not operative unless authorized under federal law.