PART VI. CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS

NOTE: §1481 eff. until Jan. 1, 2025. See Acts 2024, No. 752, §1.

§1481. Definitions

            As used in this Part:

            (1) "Adult-use consumable hemp product" means any consumable hemp product that contains more than 0.5 milligrams of total THC per package.

            (2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the office of alcohol and tobacco control.

            (3) "Consumable hemp processor" means any individual, partnership, corporation, cooperative association, or other business entity that receives industrial hemp for the manufacturing or processing of a consumable hemp product.

            (4)(a) "Consumable hemp product" means any product derived from industrial hemp that contains any cannabinoid, including cannabidiol, and is intended for consumption or topical use.

            (b) "Consumable hemp product" shall include commercial feed, pet products, and hemp floral material.

            (5) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.

            (6) "Industrial hemp" or "hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a total delta-9 THC concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.

            (7) "Package" means a container or wrapping in which any consumer commodity is enclosed for the purpose of delivery or display of that commodity to retail purchasers and contains one or more servings.

            (8) "Remote retailer" means a person or entity who offers any consumable hemp product for sale at retail, or for any transaction of products in lieu of a sale, through a digital application, catalog, or the internet, that can be purchased and delivered directly to a consumer in Louisiana.

            (9) "Retail sale" or "sale at retail" means the sale or any transaction in lieu of a sale of products to the public for use or consumption but does not include the sale or any transaction in lieu of a sale of products for resale.

            (10) "Retailer" means a person or entity who offers any consumable hemp product for sale at retail.

            (11) "Serving" means the total amount of individual units or amount of liquid of a product recommended by the manufacturer to be consumed at a single time.

            (12) "State plan" means a plan required for approval by the United States Secretary of Agriculture to monitor and regulate the production of hemp.

            (13) "THC" means a combination of tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid.

            (14) "Wholesaler" means a wholesale seller, distributor, or packer of consumable hemp products.

NOTE: §1481 eff. Jan. 1, 2025. See Acts 2024, No. 752, §1.

§1481. Definitions

            As used in this Part:

            (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the office of alcohol and tobacco control.

            (2) "Consumable hemp processor" means any individual, partnership, corporation, cooperative association, or other business entity permitted for manufacturing or processing of industrial hemp into a consumable hemp product. Processing shall not include extraction of cannabinoids from industrial hemp, the product of which is utilized to manufacture or process a consumable hemp product.

             (3)(a) "Consumable hemp product" means any product derived from industrial hemp that contains any cannabinoid, including cannabidiol or THC, and is intended for consumption or topical use.

            (b) "Consumable hemp product" shall include commercial feed and pet products.

            (c) "Consumable hemp product" shall not include any product manufactured or processed utilizing hemp fiber for commercial or industrial use, including textiles, building materials, clothing, paper, bioplastics, biofuel, insulation, or other similar products not intended for human consumption.

            (4) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.

            (5) "Industrial hemp" or "hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a total THC concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.

            (6) "Package" means a group of individual servings offered together as a single unit.

            (7) "Remote retailer" means a person or entity who offers any consumable hemp product for sale at retail through a digital application, catalog, or the internet that can be purchased and delivered directly to a consumer in Louisiana.

            (8) "Retail sale" or "sale at retail" means the sale of products to the public for use or consumption but does not include the sale of products for resale.

            (9) "Retailer" means a person or entity permitted to sell any consumable hemp product for sale at retail.

            (10) "Serving" means the total amount of a distinct, individual unit of a consumable hemp product measured in grams, ounces, pieces, or numbers that may be consumed at a single time that does not contain an amount greater than the allowable total THC.

            (11) "State plan" means a plan required for approval by the United States Secretary of Agriculture to monitor and regulate the production of hemp.

            (12) "THC" means any tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, THC component, or any derivative thereof.

            (13) "THC component" means any naturally occurring cannabinoid component of industrial hemp or hemp.

            (14) "Total THC" means any combination of tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, THC component, or any derivative thereof.

            (15) "Wholesaler" means a wholesale seller permitted to distribute consumable hemp products to retailers.

            Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 344, §1; Acts 2021, No. 336, §1; Acts 2022, No. 498, §1, eff. June 16, 2022; Acts 2024, No. 752, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.