California § 111920 - For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a)
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§ 111920. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a)
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) âDepartmentâ means the State Department of Public Health. (b) âEstablished and approved industrial hemp programâ means a program that meets any applicable requirements set forth in federal law regarding the lawful and safe cultivation of industrial hemp. (c) âFinal form productâ is a product intended for consumer use to be sold by a retailer. (d) âHemp manufacturerâ means a processor purchasing or processing industrial hemp raw extract for the purpose of manufacturing a final form product. (e) âIndependent testing laboratoryâ means a laboratory that meets all of the following requirements: (1) Does not have a direct or indirect interest in the entity for which testing is being done. (2) Does not have a direct or indirect interest in a facility that cultivates, processes, distributes, dispenses, or sells raw hemp products in this state or in another jurisdiction. (3) Does not have a license issued pursuant to Division 10 (commencing with Section 26000) of the Business and Professions Code, other than as a licensed testing laboratory. (4) Is either of the following: (A) A testing laboratory licensed pursuant to Division 10 (commencing with Section 26000) of the Business and Professions Code, if the licensed testing lab has notified the Department of Cannabis Control. (B) Accredited by a third-party accrediting body as a competent testing laboratory pursuant to ISO/IEC 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization. (f) âIndustrial hempâ has the same meaning as in Section 11018.5. âIndustrial hempâ does not include synthetic cannabinoids, as defined in Division 10 (commencing with Section 26000) of the Business and Professions Code. (g) (1) âIndustrial hemp productâ or âhemp productâ means a finished product containing industrial hemp that meets all of the following conditions: (A) Is a cosmetic, food, food additive, or dietary supplement. (B) (i) Is for human or animal consumption. (ii) âAnimalâ does not include livestock or a food animal as defined in Section 4825.1 of the Business and Professions Code. (C) (i) Does not include THC. (ii) Notwithstanding clause (i), a cosmetic that is intended to be applied topically to the skin and is not consumable may contain a THC concentration of not more than an amount determined by the department in regulation, not to exceed 0.3 percent total THC. (2) âIndustrial hemp productâ does not include industrial hemp or a hemp product that has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration or a hemp product that includes industrial hemp or hemp that has received Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) designation. For purposes of nonfood applications, âindustrial hemp productâ does not include a hemp product that contains derivatives, substances, or compounds derived from the seed of industrial hemp. (h) (1) âManufactureâ or âmanufacturingâ means to compound, blend, infuse, or otherwise make or prepare an industrial hemp product. (2) âManufacturingâ includes all aspects of the infusion process and packaging and labeling processes, including processing, preparing, holding, and storing of industrial hemp products. (3) âManufacturingâ also includes preparing, holding, or storing hemp components and ingredients. (4) âManufacturingâ does not include planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, trimming, or extraction of a plant or part of a plant. (i) âRaw extractâ or âindustrial hemp raw extractâ means extract not intended for consumer use and that contains a THC concentration of not more than an amount determined by the department in regulation. (j) âRaw hemp productâ means a product that is derived from industrial hemp that is intended to be included in a food, beverage, dietary supplement, or cosmetic. (k) âRetailâ has the same meaning as in Section 113895 and includes online sales to customers in California. (l) âTHCâ or âTHC or comparable cannabinoidâ means any of the following: (1) Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid. (2) Any tetrahydrocannabinol, including, but not limited to, Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol, Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, and Delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol, however derived, except that the department may exclude one or more isomers of tetrahydrocannabinol from this definition under subdivision (a) of Section 111921.7. (3) Any other cannabinoid, except cannabidiol, that the department determines, under subdivision (b) of Section 111921.7, to cause intoxication. (m) âTHCAâ means tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, CAS number 23978-85-0. (n) âTotal THCâ means the sum of THC and THCA. Total THC shall be calculated using the following equation: total THC concentration (mg/g) +/- the measurement of uncertainty, as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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