California hemp rules (AB 8, Health & Safety Code)
- [L1] AB 8 (2025-2026), "Cannabis: cannabinoids: industrial hemp," was approved by the Governor on October 2, 2025 and chaptered as Chapter 248, Statutes of 2025. Source: AB 8 chaptered text, California Legislature
- [L1] AB 8 amends Health and Safety Code sections including 111920, 111921, and 111925, and adds sections 111921.1 and 111921.8. Source: AB 8 chaptered text, California Legislature
- [L1] Per the Legislative Counsel's Digest, beginning January 1, 2026, industrial hemp raw extract may not be incorporated into food, food additives, beverages, or dietary supplements unless it has a purity level greater than 99 percent and contains no tetrahydrocannabinols or synthetic cannabinoids. Source: AB 8 chaptered text, California Legislature
- [L1] Federal default rule: the USDA plan under 7 U.S.C. 1639q applies only where a State has no approved State plan. Source: 7 U.S.C. 1639q, GovInfo
UNVERIFIED, no claims made: CDPH industrial hemp emergency regulations (DPH-24-005). The official regulation text was not fetched; the CDPH FAQ is agency guidance, not law, so it is not cited.
Browser-read official text (batch 6)
- [L1] California: Hemp defined at 0.3% total THC dry weight. Quoted (browser-read 2026-10-29, partial): "11018.5. (a) (1) “Industrial hemp” or “hemp” means types of the plant Cannabis sativa Linnaeus or any part of that plant with a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis and is limited to only agricultural products, including seeds, propagated plant material, immature or mature plants, harvested plants, mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, or any preparation that does not contain cannabinoids. (2) Total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration includes both delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, and shall be calculated using the following equation: Total THC concentration (mg/g) +/- the measurement of uncertainty, as defined by the Department of Food and Agriculture. ..." Source: Cal. Health & Safety Code §11018.5
- [L1] California: AB 8 chaptered as Chapter 248, Statutes of 2025; amends HSC 11018, 11018.5, 110611, 111920, 111921 and others (excerpts). Excerpts: "Assembly Bill No. 8 CHAPTER 248 An act to amend Sections 26001, 26002, 26015, ... and 26200 of, and to add Sections 22980.6 and 26000.5 to, the Business and Professions Code, to amend Sections 11006.5, 11018, 11018.1, 11018.5, 11357.5, 11361, 110611, 111691, 111920, 111921, ... and 113091 of ... the Health and Safety Code ... relating to cannabinoids, and making an appropriation therefor. [Text elided with ... for length] | "...synthetic cannabinoid, is a cannabis product, regardless of the nature or source of the cannabinoid. This presumption may be rebutted by evidence showing that the product does either of the following: (1) Complies with Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 111920) of Part 5 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code ... (2) Meets the definition of industrial hemp..." | "(a) ... 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." ..." Source: AB 8 (2025-2026), bill text, chaptered version
- [L1] California: AB 8 approved by the Governor and chaptered 10/02/25. Quoted (browser-read 2026-10-29, partial): "Chaptered Date: 10/02/25 Last Amended Date: 09/05/25 ... 10/02/25 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 248, Statutes of 2025. 10/02/25 Approved by the Governor. 09/24/25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. 09/13/25 Senate amendments concurred in. ..." Source: AB 8 (2025-2026), bill status/history
- [L1] California: CBD/CBN isolate from industrial hemp does not adulterate food, beverage or supplement, subject to conditions. Quoted (browser-read 2026-10-29, partial): "110611. A dietary supplement, food, or beverage is not adulterated by the inclusion of cannabidiol (CBD) or cannabinol (CBN) isolate derived from industrial hemp, as defined in Section 11018.5, as long as the hemp product does not contain any other cannabinoid or synthetic cannabinoid and meets the requirements established in Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 111920). The sale of a dietary supplement, food, or beverage that includes CBD or CBN isolate derived from industrial hemp shall not be restricted or prohibited based solely on the inclusion of CBD or CBN. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 248, Sec. 29. (AB 8) Effective January 1, 2026.) ..." Source: Cal. Health & Safety Code §110611
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