Controlled Substances (Controlled Drugs, Precursors and Plants) Regulations 2014

Act means the Controlled Substances Act 1984;

certified hemp seed has the same meaning as in the Industrial Hemp Act 2017;

DDU means discrete dosage unit;

hemp seed oil means the oil obtained by cold expression from the seeds of cannabis;

industrial hemp has the same meaning as in the Industrial Hemp Act 2017;

low THC cannabis means cannabis sativa the leaves and flowering heads of which contain not more than 1% of tetrahydrocannabinol;

low THC cannabis food product means any of the following products in which there is not more than 75 mg/kg of cannabidiol present:

(a) cannabis seeds if—

(i) the seeds are of low THC cannabis; and

(ii) the seeds contain not more than 5 mg/kg of total tetrahydrocannabinols; and

(iii) the only cannabinoids in or on the seeds are naturally present; and

(iv) if the seeds are a food for retail sale or used as an ingredient in a food for retail sale—the seeds are non-viable and hulled;

(b) hemp seed oil that is extracted from seeds of low THC cannabis if the oil contains not more than 10 mg/kg of total tetrahydrocannabinols and the only cannabinoids in the oil are those that were naturally present in or on the seeds from which the oil was extracted;

(c) a beverage that is derived from seeds of low THC cannabis if the beverage contains not more than 0.2 mg/kg of total tetrahydrocannabinols and the only cannabinoids in the beverage are those that were naturally present in or on the seeds from which the beverage was derived;

(d) any other product that is extracted or derived from seeds of low THC cannabis if the product contains not more than 5 mg/kg of total tetrahydrocannabinols and the only cannabinoids in the product are those that were naturally present in or on the seeds from which the product was extracted or derived;