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AL HB393
Bill
Status
5/3/2016
Primary Sponsor
Ken Johnson
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AI Summary
HB393 Summary
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Authorizes the Department of Agriculture and Industries to administer an industrial hemp research program and license growers to cultivate industrial hemp.
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Allows the Department of Agriculture and Industries or institutions of higher education offering agriculture courses to apply for permits or waivers to grow industrial hemp for manufacturing hemp products.
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Defines industrial hemp as Cannabis sativa plants containing no more than 0.3 percent delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol on a dry weight basis, classified as an agricultural crop.
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Permits the Department and universities to pursue federal permits or waivers from the Drug Enforcement Administration necessary to conduct industrial hemp research in Alabama.
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Amends Section 20-2-2 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to exclude industrial hemp from the legal definition of marijuana under controlled substances law.
Legislative Description
Industrial hemp, manufactured by Agriculture and Industries Department or university, Agriculture Dept. to authorize, exemption from definition of marijuana for purposes on controlled substances list, Sec. 20-2-2 am'd.
Agriculture
Last Action
Delivered to Governor at 9:15 p.m. on May 3, 2016.
5/3/2016