Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Charlotte’s Web Medical Hemp Act of 2014”.
Charlotte’s Web Medical Hemp Act of 2014
A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Exclusion of therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from definition of marihuana
In General— Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) is amended in paragraph (16)—
by striking “(16) The” and inserting “(16)(A) The”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(B) Therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol—
“(i) are excluded from the definition of marihuana under subparagraph (A); and
“(ii) shall not be treated as controlled substances under this Act.”
Definition— Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802), as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“(57) The term ‘therapeutic 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.
“(58) The term cannabidiol means the substance cannabidiol, as derived from therapeutic hemp.”
Sec. 3 Other Limitations
Non-Applicability of Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act— The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) shall not apply to therapeutic hemp or cannabidiol as those terms are defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) as amended by this Act.
State Law— Nothing in this Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict any activities related to the use, production, or distribution of marijuana in a State in which such activities are legal under State law.