Md. Code Regs. 15.01.17.12

Current through Register Vol. 52, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 15.01.17.12 - Prerequisites for Placing Hemp in Commerce

A. A licensed grower may not co-mingle, transport, transfer, sell, market, process, or otherwise dispose of hemp pending a THC analysis by the Department or an authorized laboratory.

B. To place hemp in the stream of commerce, test results shall confirm that the final product batch hemp contains no more than a total 0.3 percent delta-9 THC on a dry weight basis using the method's determined measurement uncertainty, and all such testing results shall be retained by the grower and made available to the Department upon demand for a minimum of 3 years.

C. Hemp samples with a post-decarboxylated THC level equal to or below the acceptable hemp THC level require no further action by the Department. The area or harvested plant material from which the sample was obtained that was harvested within 30 days of the date of sampling may be marketed or further processed.

Md. Code Regs. 15.01.17.12

Regulation .12 adopted effective 47:21 Md. R. 904, eff. 11/1/2020
Regulation .12 amended and recodified from .11 effective 50:9 Md. R. 375, eff. 4/16/2023; amended and recodified from .11 effective 50:15 Md. R.683, eff. 8/7/2023