Virginia § 3.2-5145.1 - Definitions
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 3.2-5145.1 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3.2-5145.1. Definitions
As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Food" means any article that is intended for human consumption and introduction into commerce, whether the article is simple, mixed, or compound, and all substances or ingredients used in the preparation thereof. "Food" does not mean drug as defined in § 54.1-3401.
"Industrial hemp" means a Cannabis sativa plant that has a concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol that is no greater than that allowed by federal law.
"Industrial hemp extract" means an extract (i) of industrial hemp, (ii) that is intended for human consumption, and (iii) except as otherwise provided in subsection M of § 54.1-3442.6, when offered for retail sale, that (a) contains a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that is no greater than 0.3 percent and (b) contains either no more than two milligrams of total tetrahydrocannabinol per package or an amount of cannabidiol that is no less than 25 times greater than the amount of total tetrahydrocannabinol per package. "Industrial hemp extract" is not a hemp seed-derived ingredient that is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or is the subject of a generally recognized as safe notice for which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had no questions.
"Tetrahydrocannabinol" means the same as that term is defined in § 3.2-4112.
"Total tetrahydrocannabinol" means the same as that term is defined in § 3.2-4112.
Frequently Asked Questions About Virginia § 3.2-5145.1
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Section 3.2-5145.1 ("Definitions") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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