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DRUGS OF DEPENDENCE ACT 1989
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6 Meaning of cannabis food product
(1) In this Act:
cannabis food product means any of the following products:
(a) low THC cannabis seeds if—
(i) the seeds contain not more than—
(A) 5 mg/kg of total THC; and
(ii) the only cannabinoids in or on the seeds are naturally
present; and
(iii) for seeds that are a food for retail sale or an ingredient in a
food for retail sale—the seeds are non-viable and hulled;
(b) oil extracted from low THC cannabis seeds if—
(i) the oil contains not more than—
(A) 10 mg/kg of total THC; and
(ii) the only cannabinoids in the oil are those that were
naturally present in or on the seeds from which the oil was
extracted;
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(c) a beverage derived from low THC cannabis seeds if—
(i) the beverage contains not more than—
(A) 0.2 mg/kg of total THC; and
(ii) 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 extracted or derived from low THC cannabis
seeds if—
(i) the product contains not more than—
(A) 5 mg/kg of total THC; and
(ii) 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.
(2) In this section:
hulled seeds means seeds from which the outer coat or hull has been
removed.
low THC cannabis sativa means cannabis sativa in which the leaves
and flowering heads do not contain more than 1%
delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
low THC cannabis seeds means seeds of low THC cannabis sativa.
non-viable seeds means seeds that are not able to germinate.
seeds includes a part of a seed.
total THC means the total amount of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol
and delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid.