DIGEST
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HB 138 Original 2019 Regular Session Connick
Abstract: Amends the definition of "marijuana" to exclude hemp, adds a definition of "hemp", and
adds certain substances to Schedule I of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law.
Present law provides for a definition of "marijuana" which means all parts of plants of the genus
Cannabis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such plant;
and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds
or resin.
Present law further provides that the term "marijuana" does not include the mature stalks of plants
of the genus Cannabis, 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 cannabidiol when contained in a drug product approved by the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Proposed law adds hemp as an exception to the present law definition of "marijuana".
Proposed law defines "hemp" as the plant Cannabis sativa and any part of that plant, including the
seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, and salts of isomers, whether
growing or not, with a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on
a dry weight basis.
Present law provides for the designation of controlled dangerous substances into Schedules I, II, III,
IV, and V based upon the substances' potential for addiction and abuse.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law adds Methoxyacetylfentanyl, Para-fluorobutyrylfentanyl, Tetrahydrofuranylfentanyl,
U-49900, U-51754, U-48800, and Deschloro-N-ethyl-ketamine to Schedule I.
(Amends R.S. 40:961(26) and 964(Schedule I)(C)(27); Adds R.S. 40:961(45) and 964(Schedule
I)(A)(62) through (67) and (C)(65))