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| 1 | - | Substitute House Bill No. 5476 | |
| 1 | + | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5476 | |
| 2 | + | February Session, 2014 *_____HB05476GL____031814____* | |
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| 3 | - | Public Act No. 14-191 | |
| 4 | + | General Assembly | |
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| 6 | + | Substitute Bill No. 5476 | |
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| 8 | + | February Session, 2014 | |
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| 10 | + | *_____HB05476GL____031814____* | |
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| 5 | 12 | AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE FEASIBILITY OF LEGALIZING INDUSTRIAL HEMP. | |
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| 7 | 14 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 9 | - | Section 1. | |
| 16 | + | Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, after consulting with the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, shall study the feasibility of legalizing the production, possession and sale of industrial hemp for the purpose of encouraging economic development and increasing the number of new businesses in this state. Not later than January 1, 2015, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to consumer protection and commerce concerning said commissioner's recommendations on (1) establishing a statutory definition of "industrial hemp", based on the percentage of proposed tetrahydrocannabinol in such industrial hemp, as distinguished from marijuana, (2) amending the general statutes to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of "controlled substance" in section 21a-240 of the general statutes, and (3) establishing a licensing system for industrial hemp growers and sellers. | |
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| 11 | - | (b) The Department of Consumer Protection shall establish a list of all heating fuel dealers that have disclosed offerings of prepaid guaranteed price plans to consumers pursuant to subsection [(c)] (f) of section 16a-23m, as amended by [this act] public act 14-51. Such list shall be made available to the public on the department's Internet web site. | |
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| 13 | - | Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) The Commissioners of Agriculture, Consumer Protection and Economic and Community Development, after consulting with the Attorney General, shall study the feasibility of legalizing industrial hemp for the purpose of encouraging economic development and increasing the number of new businesses in this state. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall study the feasibility of legalizing the production of industrial hemp. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall study the feasibility of legalizing the possession of industrial hemp and the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall study the feasibility of legalizing the sale of industrial hemp. Not later than January 1, 2015, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to agriculture, consumer protection and commerce concerning said commissioners' recommendations on (1) establishing a statutory definition of "industrial hemp", based on the percentage of proposed tetrahydrocannabinol in such industrial hemp, as distinguished from marijuana, (2) amending the general statutes to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of "controlled substance" in section 21a-240 of the general statutes, and (3) establishing a licensing system for industrial hemp growers and sellers. | |
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| 21 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 22 | + | Section 1 from passage New section | |
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| 24 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 26 | + | Section 1 | |
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| 28 | + | from passage | |
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| 34 | + | GL Joint Favorable Subst. | |
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| 38 | + | Joint Favorable Subst. |