Article 2 - General Provisions

California Health and Safety Code — §§ 111921-111921.8

Sections (5)

§ 111921.1

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 248, Sec. 33. (AB 8) Effective January 1, 2026.

Industrial hemp raw extract shall not be incorporated into food, food additives, beverages, or dietary supplements unless it meets both of the following:

(a)The raw extract is comprised of cannabidiol (CBD) or cannabinol (CBN) isolate with a purity level greater than 99 percent.

(b)The raw extract does not contain any tetrahydrocannabinols or synthetic cannabinoids.

§ 111921.3

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 576, Sec. 10. (AB 45) Effective October 6, 2021.

The department may adopt regulations imposing an age requirement for the sale of certain industrial hemp products upon a finding of a threat to public health.

§ 111921.6

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 248, Sec. 35. (AB 8) Effective January 1, 2026.

Manufacture or sale of inhalable hemp products is prohibited. Manufacture of inhalable hemp products for the sole purpose of sale in other states is not prohibited.

§ 111921.7

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 576, Sec. 10. (AB 45) Effective October 6, 2021.

(a)The department may exclude from the definition of “THC or Comparable Cannabinoid” one or more isomers of tetrahydrocannabinol if the department determines, consistent with subdivisions (c) and (d), that the tetrahydrocannabinol isomer does not cause intoxication.

(b)The department may include any other cannabinoid, in addition to those expressly listed in subdivision (l) of Section 111920, in the definition of “THC” if the department determines, consistent with subdivisions (c) and (d), that the cannabinoid causes intoxication.

(c)In making a determination under subdivision (a) or (b), the department shall consider scientific evidence concerning the pharmacological

effects of the tetrahydrocannabinol or other cannabinoid in humans or other animals, if that evidence is available.

(d)Any initial determination under subdivision (a) or (b) shall not be subject to the administrative rulemaking requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, but the department, without being subject to those administrative rulemaking requirements, shall establish a process to receive public comment regarding those determinations, and shall publicly post all determinations on its internet website. However, any initial determination shall be confirmed subject to the administrative rulemaking requirements no later than 18 months following the date of the initial determination.

§ 111921.8

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 248, Sec. 36. (AB 8) Effective January 1, 2026.

(a)Except for the amendments specified in subdivision (b),the amendments made to this chapter by the act adding this section shall become operative on January 1, 2028.

(b)The amendments made to Sections 111921.1, 111921.6, and 111925 by the act adding this section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.