TITLE XL
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

CHAPTER 433-C
INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH

Section 433-C:2

    433-C:2 Authorization. – An institution of higher education, as defined in 20 U.S.C. section 1001, may grow or cultivate or may contract with a private party to grow or cultivate, industrial hemp, on site or off site, for purposes of research under an agricultural pilot program or other agricultural or academic research. In addition to studying the plant's growth and cultivation, the research shall also study the economics of industrial hemp, including markets and processing. Industrial hemp grown or cultivated in accordance with this chapter shall not be considered a controlled drug or controlled substance under RSA 318-B.

Source. 2015, 233:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2015. 2021, 206:2, Pt. X, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 10, 2021.