Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-134
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2015-01-08
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Horticulture and plants

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S102; text of measure as introduced: CR S102)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015</b></p> <p> Amends the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of "marihuana." Defines "industrial hemp" to mean the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-nine tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. Deems Cannabis sativa L. to meet that concentration limit if a person grows or processes it for purposes of making industrial hemp in accordance with state law, unless the Attorney General determines that the state law is not reasonably calculated to comply with such definition.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 134 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8, 2015 Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Merkley , Mr. McConnell , and Mr. Paul ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 . 2. Exclusion of industrial hemp from definition of marihuana Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (16)— (A) by striking (16) The and inserting (16)(A) The ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (B) The term marihuana does not include industrial hemp. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (57) The term industrial hemp means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. . 3. Industrial hemp determination by States Section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 811 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Industrial hemp determination If a person grows or processes Cannabis sativa L. for purposes of making industrial hemp in accordance with State law, the Cannabis sativa L. shall be deemed to meet the concentration limitation under section 102(57), unless the Attorney General determines that the State law is not reasonably calculated to comply with section 102(57). .