2015 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture (Sections 1 - 9097)
Chapter 88 - Research (Sections 5801 - 5940)
Subchapter VII - Miscellaneous Research Provisions (Sections 5921 - 5940)
Sec. 5940 - Legitimacy of industrial hemp research
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 88 - RESEARCH SUBCHAPTER VII - MISCELLANEOUS RESEARCH PROVISIONS Sec. 5940 - Legitimacy of industrial hemp research |
Contains | section 5940 |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 113-79, title VII, §7606, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 912; Pub. L. 114-95, title IX, §9215(f), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2166. |
Statutes at Large References | 84 Stat. 1242 128 Stat. 912 129 Stat. 2166 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 91-513, Public Law 113-79, Public Law 114-95 |
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Notwithstanding the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), chapter 81 of title 41, or any other Federal law, an institution of higher education (as defined in section 1001 of title 20) or a State department of agriculture may grow or cultivate industrial hemp if—
(1) the industrial hemp is grown or cultivated for purposes of research conducted under an agricultural pilot program or other agricultural or academic research; and
(2) the growing or cultivating of industrial hemp is allowed under the laws of the State in which such institution of higher education or State department of agriculture is located and such research occurs.
(b) DefinitionsIn this section:
(1) Agricultural pilot programThe term "agricultural pilot program" means a pilot program to study the growth, cultivation, or marketing of industrial hemp—
(A) in States that permit the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp under the laws of the State; and
(B) in a manner that—
(i) ensures that only institutions of higher education and State departments of agriculture are used to grow or cultivate industrial hemp;
(ii) requires that sites used for growing or cultivating industrial hemp in a State be certified by, and registered with, the State department of agriculture; and
(iii) authorizes State departments of agriculture to promulgate regulations to carry out the pilot program in the States in accordance with the purposes of this section.
(2) Industrial hempThe term "industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
(3) State department of agricultureThe term "State department of agriculture" means the agency, commission, or department of a State government responsible for agriculture within the State.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, §7606, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 912; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, §9215(f), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2166.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Controlled Substances Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is title II of Pub. L. 91–513, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1242, which is classified principally to subchapter I (§801 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 21, Food and Drugs. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 801 of Title 21 and Tables.
CODIFICATIONSection was enacted as part of the Agricultural Act of 2014, and not as part of subtitle H of title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 which comprises this subchapter.
AMENDMENTS2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–95 struck out "the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.)," before "chapter 81" in introductory provisions.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of Title 20, Education.
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