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AL HB487
Bill
Status
2/13/2014
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Todd
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AI Summary
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Excludes industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana under Alabama's Schedule I controlled substances, clarifying that the term "marijuana" does not include industrial hemp.
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Defines industrial hemp as a plant of the genus cannabis and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration not exceeding 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
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Amends Section 20-2-23 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to add this industrial hemp exclusion to the existing Schedule I controlled substances listings.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Controlled substances, Schedule I, marijuana, term excludes industrial hemp, Sec. 20-2-23 am'd.
Controlled Substances
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
2/13/2014