Virginia HB 532: Hemp, industrial; research programs.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 532 

Offered January 10, 2018 

Prefiled January 8, 2018 

A BILL to amend and reenact �� 3.2-4112, 3.2-4113, 3.2-4119, 
 3.2-4120, and 54.1-3401, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 
 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal �� 3.2-4114 through 3.2-4118 of the Code 
 of Virginia, relating to industrial hemp. 
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Patrons-- Freitas, Pogge and Brewer 

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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That �� 3.2-4112, 3.2-4113, 3.2-4114, 3.2-4119, 3.2-4120, 
 and 54.1-3401, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 
 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

� 3.2-4112. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

"Grower" means any person licensed pursuant to � 3.2-4115 to grow who grows 
 industrial hemp as part of the 
 industrial hemp research program in 
 Virginia for any lawful purpose.

"Hemp products" means all products made from 
 industrial hemp, including cloth, cordage, fiber, food, fuel, paint, paper, 
 particleboard, plastics, seed, seed meal and seed oil for consumption, and seed 
 for cultivation.

"Industrial hemp" means all parts and varieties of 
 the plant Cannabis sativa, cultivated or 
 possessed by a licensed grower, whether growing or not, 
 that contain a concentration of THC that is no greater than that allowed by 
 federal law. Industrial hemp as defined and applied in this chapter is excluded 
 from the definition of marijuana as found in � 54.1-3401.

"Industrial hemp research program" means the 
 research program established pursuant to � 3.2-4120.

"Seed research" means research conducted to develop 
 or re-create better varieties of industrial hemp, particularly for the purposes 
 of seed production.

"Tetrahydrocannabinol" or "THC" means the 
 natural or synthetic equivalents of the substances contained in the plant, or 
 in the resinous extractives, of the genus Cannabis, or any synthetic 
 substances, compounds, salts, or derivatives of the plant or chemicals and 
 their isomers with similar chemical structure and pharmacological activity.

� 3.2-4113. Production and sale of industrial hemp lawful.

A. It is lawful for a person 
 licensed pursuant to � 3.2-4115 or 3.2-4117 to cultivate, 
 produce, or otherwise grow industrial hemp in the Commonwealth for any lawful 
 purpose, including the manufacture or sale 
 of industrial hemp products or scientific, agricultural, or other research 
 related to other lawful applications for industrial hemp. No person licensed pursuant to � 3.2-4115 or 3.2-4117 
 shall be prosecuted under � 18.2-247, 18.2-248, 18.2-248.01, 18.2-248.1, 
 18.2-250, or 18.2-250.1 for the possession,