HLS 20RS-977 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 770
BY REPRESENTATIVE BRYANT
DRUGS/CONTROLLED: Amends the definition of marijuana
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 40:961(27)(b)(iv) and (v), relative to marijuana; to amend the definition of
3 marijuana to exclude certain candies or other edible substances and certain liquid
4 substances; to provide for a contingent effective date; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 40:961(27)(b)(iv) and (v) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง961. Definitions
9 As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to
10 them in this Section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
11 * * *
12 (27)
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14 (b) "Marijuana" shall not include the following:
15 * * *
16 (iv) Candy or candies or any edible compound or substance made with
17 marijuana or marijuana oils and regulated according to Chapter 9 of Title 26 of the
18 Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
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1 (v) Any liquid substance that can be ingested or applied topically and is
2 regulated according to Chapter 9 of Title 26 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of
3 1950.
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5 Section 2. This Act shall take effect and become operative if and when the Act
6which originated as House Bill No. _____ of this 2020 Regular Session of the Legislature
7is enacted and becomes effective.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 770 Original 2020 Regular Session Bryant
Abstract: Amends the definition of "marijuana" to exclude candies or any edible
compound or substance and any liquid substance regulated pursuant to proposed law
(Chapter 9 of Title 26 of the La. Revised Statutes of 1950).
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 following:
(1)Industrial hemp that is in the possession, custody, or control of a person who holds
a license issued by the La. Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry, or is cultivated and
processed in accordance with the U.S. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.
(2)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 seeds of such plant which
is incapable of germination.
(3)Cannabidiol when contained in a drug product approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration.
Proposed law adds candy or candies or any edible compound or substance and any liquid
substance that can be ingested or applied topically and regulated pursuant to proposed law
(HB ___ of the 2020 R.S., Chapter 9 of Title 26 of the La. Revised Statutes of 1950) as
exceptions to the present law definition of marijuana.
Proposed law is contingent upon the passage of proposed law (HB ___ of the 2020 R.S.)
(Adds R.S. 40:961(27)(b)(iv) and (v))
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