General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5780
January Session, 2015 *_____HB05780GL____031615____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 5780
January Session, 2015
*_____HB05780GL____031615____*
AN ACT LEGALIZING INDUSTRIAL HEMP.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (29) of section 21a-240 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
(29) "Marijuana" means all parts of any plant, or species of the genus cannabis or any infra specific taxon thereof, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin. [It] Marijuana does not include the mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of such mature stalks, except the resin extracted therefrom, fiber, oil, or cake, [or] the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination, or industrial hemp, as defined in 7 USC 5940, as amended from time to time. Included are cannabinon, cannabinol or cannabidiol and chemical compounds which are similar to cannabinon, cannabinol or cannabidiol in chemical structure or which are similar thereto in physiological effect, and which show a like potential for abuse, which are controlled substances under this chapter unless modified;
Sec. 2. Subdivision (7) of section 21a-240 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
(7) "Cannabis-type substances" include all parts of any plant, or species of the genus cannabis or any infra specific taxon thereof whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such a plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin; but shall not include the mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of such mature stalks, except the resin extracted therefrom, fiber, oil or cake, [or] the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination, or industrial hemp, as defined in 7 USC 5940, as amended from time to time. Included are cannabinon, cannabinol, cannabidiol and chemical compounds which are similar to cannabinon, cannabinol or cannabidiol in chemical structure or which are similar thereto in physiological effect, and which show a like potential for abuse, which are controlled substances under this chapter unless modified;
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2015 21a-240(29)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2015 21a-240(7)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2015
21a-240(29)
Sec. 2
July 1, 2015
21a-240(7)
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
Section 2 was added to amend the definition of "cannabis-type substances", for accuracy and statutory consistency.
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