Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas SB533: TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS BY THE ARKANSAS TOBACCO CONTROL BOARD; AND TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS LAW TO ALLOW REGULATION AND PURCHASE OF CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS
Status: Chaptered, April 22, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to provide for the regulation of consumable hemp products by the arkansas tobacco control board; to amend the arkansas law to allow the regulation and purchase of consumable hemp products; to establish a directory for consumable hemp manufacturers; and for other purposes. subtitle to provide for the regulation of consumable hemp products by the arkansas tobacco control board; and to amend the arkansas law to allow regulation and purchase of consumable hemp products.
From the enrolled text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS BY THE ARKANSAS TOBACCO CONTROL BOARD; TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS LAW TO ALLOW THE REGULATION AND PURCHASE OF CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS; TO ESTABLISH A DIRECTORY FOR CONSUMABLE HEMP MANUFACTURERS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS BY THE ARKANSAS TOBACCO CONTROL BOARD; AND TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS LAW TO ALLOW REGULATION AND PURCHASE OF CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 2-15-503(5), concerning the definition of "industrial hemp" within the Arkansas Industrial Hemp Production Act, is amended to read as follows: (5) "Industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa and any part of the plant, including the seeds of the plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a total the lesser of a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) of the hemp-derived cannabadiol on a dry weight basis, unless specifically controlled under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq. for hemp or as otherwise defined by 7 U.S.C. § 1639o, as existing on January 1, 2025; *JMB498* 04-08-2025 10:08:29 JMB498 As Engrossed: S4/2/25 H4/8/25 SB533 …