Copied from Agricultural Act of 2014

SEC. 7606. LEGITIMACY OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and
Communities Act (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), chapter 81 of title 41,
United States Code, or any other Federal law, an institution of
higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) 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) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) AGRICULTURAL PILOT PROGRAM.—The 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 HEMP.—The 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 AGRICULTURE.—The term ‘‘State
department of agriculture’’ means the agency, commission, or
department of a State government responsible for agriculture
within the State.
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