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The State of California has made the growing, processing, and transportation of Industrial Hemp 100% Legal.**Products made from*Industrial Hemp are not included and or regulated in the Medical Marijuana Bill AB1575,*passed by state congress and signed into law by Governor Brown in October 2016.
Below is the Definition of Cannabis in the 2016 AB1575 bill Medical Marijuana (MMRSA) Section 19300.5. *"For the purpose of this chapter, “cannabis” does not mean “industrial hemp” as defined by Section 81000 of the Food and Agricultural Code and Section 11018.5 of the Health and Safety Code."
Definitions in 81000 *D)“Industrial hemp” has the same meaning as the way industrial hemp term is defined in Section 11018.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
California*Proposition 64* “Adult Use Marijuana Act” Passed November 8, 2016
Section 9. Industrial Hemp of AUMA amends Section 11018.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read as follows:
11018.5. Industrial Hemp Definition of the Health and Safety Code
(a)*"Industrial hemp" means a fiber or oilseed crop, or both, that is limited to*types of the plant Cannabis sativa L *No more than three-tenths of 1 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained in the dried flowering tops,*whether growing or not;**the seeds of the plant;,the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and*, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the*plant, its seeds or**produced*therefrom,
(b) The possession, use, purchase, sale, cultivation, processing, manufacture, packaging, labeling, transporting, storage, distribution, use and transfer of industrial hemp*shall not be subject to the provisions of this Division or of Division 10 of the Business and Professions Code,*but instead shall be regulated by the California Department of Food and Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of Division 24 of the Food and Agricultural Code, inclusive….
*More importantly, the Food and Drug Administration has made no determination or assertion that CBD products are illegal or in any way run afoul of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in the state of California. *As was established by the Ninth Circuit in 2004, the sale, production and distribution of CBD oils/products derived from imported raw material industrial hemp, such as those produced and sold are not in violation of the CSA. See Hemp Indus. Ass’n. v. DEA, 357 F.3d 1012 (9th Cir. 2004). In fact, this case stands for the proposition that naturally occurring cannabinoids are not unlawful under the CSA…
To sum up the California Law on Industrial Hemp….As long as Industrial Hemp grown in California passes the .3 THC value in a certified test, that bulk of tested Industrial Hemp will be considered Legal to process, manufacture, wholesale, retail and transport anywhere in the United States without needing a local or state permit.
Below is the Definition of Cannabis in the 2016 AB1575 bill Medical Marijuana (MMRSA) Section 19300.5. *"For the purpose of this chapter, “cannabis” does not mean “industrial hemp” as defined by Section 81000 of the Food and Agricultural Code and Section 11018.5 of the Health and Safety Code."
Definitions in 81000 *D)“Industrial hemp” has the same meaning as the way industrial hemp term is defined in Section 11018.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
California*Proposition 64* “Adult Use Marijuana Act” Passed November 8, 2016
Section 9. Industrial Hemp of AUMA amends Section 11018.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read as follows:
11018.5. Industrial Hemp Definition of the Health and Safety Code
(a)*"Industrial hemp" means a fiber or oilseed crop, or both, that is limited to*types of the plant Cannabis sativa L *No more than three-tenths of 1 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained in the dried flowering tops,*whether growing or not;**the seeds of the plant;,the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and*, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the*plant, its seeds or**produced*therefrom,
(b) The possession, use, purchase, sale, cultivation, processing, manufacture, packaging, labeling, transporting, storage, distribution, use and transfer of industrial hemp*shall not be subject to the provisions of this Division or of Division 10 of the Business and Professions Code,*but instead shall be regulated by the California Department of Food and Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of Division 24 of the Food and Agricultural Code, inclusive….
*More importantly, the Food and Drug Administration has made no determination or assertion that CBD products are illegal or in any way run afoul of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in the state of California. *As was established by the Ninth Circuit in 2004, the sale, production and distribution of CBD oils/products derived from imported raw material industrial hemp, such as those produced and sold are not in violation of the CSA. See Hemp Indus. Ass’n. v. DEA, 357 F.3d 1012 (9th Cir. 2004). In fact, this case stands for the proposition that naturally occurring cannabinoids are not unlawful under the CSA…
To sum up the California Law on Industrial Hemp….As long as Industrial Hemp grown in California passes the .3 THC value in a certified test, that bulk of tested Industrial Hemp will be considered Legal to process, manufacture, wholesale, retail and transport anywhere in the United States without needing a local or state permit.