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Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I controlled substance, which means that as far as the federal government is concerned it has no medical use and is likely to be abused. There is currently no exclusion for industrial hemp that isn’t used as a recreational drug.

Industrial hemp would be defined as any part of the cannabis sativa plant with a delta-9 THC concentration of less than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. As long as the industrial hemp meets that standard and is in compliance with state laws it would be permitted.

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