FL S1020

Creates a state hemp program within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to regulate hemp cultivation, establishing licensure requirements and submitting a regulatory plan to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for approval within 30 days of adopting rules.

Requires hemp licensees to use only hemp seeds and cultivars certified by a certifying agency or university industrial hemp pilot project, and restricts hemp extract distribution to products with independent laboratory testing certificates verifying delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration does not exceed 0.3 percent on a dry-weight basis.

Establishes the Industrial Hemp Advisory Council composed of 11 members appointed by various state officials and agencies to advise the department on hemp program administration and policies.

Amends the definition of "cannabis" in statute to exclude hemp as defined in the new section and industrial hemp defined in existing law, removing hemp from controlled substance regulations.

Expands industrial hemp pilot projects to include any Florida College System institution or state university with established agriculture, engineering, or pharmacy programs, and removes the requirement that commercialization projects wait 2 years after a pilot project begins.