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| | | An Act To Allow Experimentation in the Cultivation of |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§22 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 22.__"Industrial hemp" means any variety of Cannabis sativa L. | | with a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not | | exceed 0.3% on a dry weight basis and that is grown under a | | federal permit in compliance with the conditions of that permit. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §1103, sub-§7 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 7.__It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this | | section that the substance trafficked in is industrial hemp. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1105-A, sub-§3 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 3.__It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this | | section that the substance trafficked in is industrial hemp. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §1105-C, sub-§3 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 3.__It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this | | section that the substance furnished is industrial hemp. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 17-A MRSA §1105-D, sub-§3 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 3. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this | | section that the substance cultivated or grown is industrial | | hemp. |
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