90-94.1. Exemption for use or possession of hemp extract.
(a) As used in this section, "hemp extract" means an extract from a cannabis plant, or a mixture or preparation containing cannabis plant material, that has all of the following characteristics:
(1) Is composed of less than nine-tenths of one percent (0.9%) tetrahydrocannabinol by weight.
(2) Is composed of at least five percent (5%) cannabidiol by weight.
(3) Contains no other psychoactive substance.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, an individual may possess or use hemp extract, and is not subject to the penalties described in this Chapter, if the individual satisfies all of the following criteria:
(1) Possesses or uses the hemp extract only to treat intractable epilepsy, as defined in G.S. 90-113.101.
(2) Possesses, in close proximity to the hemp extract, a certificate of analysis that indicates the hemp extract's ingredients, including its percentages of tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol by weight.
(3) Is a caregiver, as defined in G.S. 90-113.101.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, an individual who possesses hemp extract lawfully under this section may administer hemp extract to another person under the individual's care and is not subject to the penalties described in this Chapter for administering the hemp extract to the person if the individual is the person's caregiver, as defined in G.S. 90-113.101.
(d) Any individual who possesses or uses hemp extract, as defined under this section, shall dispose of all residual oil from the extract at a secure collection box managed by a law enforcement agency. No criminal penalty shall attach for any violation of this subsection. (2014-53, s. 3; 2015-154, s. 1; 2018-36, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations
Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.
§ 90-88 - Authority to control.
§ 90-89 - Schedule I controlled substances.
§ 90-89.1 - Treatment of controlled substance analogues.
§ 90-90 - Schedule II controlled substances.
§ 90-91 - Schedule III controlled substances.
§ 90-92 - Schedule IV controlled substances.
§ 90-93 - Schedule V controlled substances.
§ 90-94 - Schedule VI controlled substances.
§ 90-94.1 - Exemption for use or possession of hemp extract.
§ 90-95 - Violations; penalties.
§ 90-95.1 - Continuing criminal enterprise.
§ 90-95.2 - Cooperation between law-enforcement agencies.
§ 90-95.4 - Employing or intentionally using minor to commit a drug law violation.
§ 90-95.5 - Civil liability employing a minor to commit a drug offense.
§ 90-95.6 - Promoting drug sales by a minor.
§ 90-95.7 - Participating in a drug violation by a minor.
§ 90-96 - Conditional discharge for first offense.
§ 90-96.1 - Immunity from prosecution for minors.
§ 90-96.2 - Drug-related overdose treatment; limited immunity.
§ 90-98 - Attempt and conspiracy; penalties.
§ 90-99 - Republishing of schedules.
§ 90-102 - Additional provisions as to registration.
§ 90-103 - Revocation or suspension of registration.
§ 90-104 - Records of registrants or practitioners.
§ 90-106 - Prescriptions and labeling.
§ 90-106.1 - Photo ID requirement for Schedule II controlled substances.
§ 90-106.2 - Recodified as G.S90-12.7 by Session Laws 2016-17, s1, effective June 20, 2016.
§ 90-107 - Prescriptions, stocks, etc., open to inspection by officials.
§ 90-107.1 - Certified diversion investigator access to prescription records.
§ 90-108 - Prohibited acts; penalties.
§ 90-109 - Licensing required.
§ 90-111 - Cooperative arrangements.
§ 90-112.1 - Remission or mitigation of forfeitures; possession pending trial.
§ 90-113.1 - Burden of proof; liabilities.
§ 90-113.3 - Education and research.
§ 90-113.6 - Payments and advances.