SB356

Existing law creates the Cannabis Compliance Board to license and regulate persons and establishments involved in the cannabis industry in this State. (Title 56 of NRS) Sections 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9 of this bill require the Board to take certain actions relating to the regulation of consumable hemp products. Section 2 of this bill defines “consumable hemp product” to mean hemp, a commodity or product containing hemp or a commodity or product purporting to contain cannabidiol that: (1) has a THC concentration that does not exceed the maximum THC concentration for hemp; and (2) is intended for human consumption. Section 2 excludes from the definition of “consumable hemp product” a commodity or product that contains only an approved hemp component and no other hemp. Section 3 prohibits a person from manufacturing, storing, distributing, advertising, marketing, selling or offering to sell a consumable hemp product in this State with a THC concentration that exceeds the limit of detection, which section 3 defines to mean the lowest concentration of THC that can be reliably detected using a method of testing established by the Board by regulation. Section 3 additionally: (1) prohibits a person from selling or offering to sell a consumable hemp product with a THC concentration that does not exceed the limit of detection to a person who is under 21 years of age; and (2) requires such a product to be sold in a single package that meets certain requirements. Section 3 also requires a perso