TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Executive Office
MEETING DATE: September 10, 2024
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Darcie Antle
PHONE:
707-463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Kelly Hansen
PHONE:
707-463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
title
Ratification of a Letters of Opposition and Oppose Unless Amended for Assembly Bill 2223 (Aguiar-Curry) Cannabis: Industrial Hemp - Proposed Technical Assistance and Letter of Support of Hemp Enforcement
End
RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Ratify letters of opposition and oppose unless amended for Assembly Bill 2223 (Aguiar-Curry) Cannabis: Industrial Hemp - Proposed Technical Assistance and letter of support of hemp enforcement.
End
PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
No previous action.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Current law governs the cultivation of industrial hemp in this state and establishes a registration program administered by county agricultural commissioners and the Department of Food and Agriculture for growers of industrial hemp, hemp breeders, and established agricultural research institutions, as defined. Current law exempts industrial hemp, as defined, from the definition of cannabis and from MAUCRSA, but requires the Department of Cannabis Control to prepare a report, on or before July 1, 2022, to the Governor and the Legislature outlining the steps necessary to allow for the incorporation of hemp cannabinoids into the cannabis supply chain. This bill would state that MAUCRSA does not prohibit a licensee from manufacturing, processing, distributing, or selling products that contain industrial hemp or cannabinoids, extracts, or derivatives from industrial hemp if the product complies with all applicable state laws and regulations.
The bill would authorize a licensed manufacturer or microbusiness to obtain industrial hemp from a person registered with the State Department of Public Health, as specified, and would require industrial hemp purchase...
Click here for full text