The Committee on Judiciary proposes the following amendment (LC-4758.CM0001H):
Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, by striking Section 46-55-10(4) and inserting:
(4) "Consumable hemp product" means a finished hemp product that is intended for human consumption, ingestion, injection, or inhalation and contains any part of the hemp plant, including intoxicating hemp products, or any compound, concentrate, derivative, including synthetic derivatives, extract, isolate, or resin derived from hemp other than CBD, CBG, CBC, CBN provided the products do not contain an intoxicating hemp product that causes a psychoactive reaction. The term includes, but is not limited to, products that contain cannabinoids;Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 46-55-10(15) and (16) and inserting:
(13)(15) "State plan" means the plan submitted by the department and approved by the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to which the department regulates hemp production. "Psychoactive Reaction" means an altered state of the brain that has significant effects on a person's psychological processes, consciousness, thinking, physical ability, perception, or emotion.(14)(16) "THC" means tetrahydrocannabinol. "State plan" means the plan submitted by the department and approved by the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to which the department regulates hemp production.
(17) "THC" means tetrahydrocannabinol.
Amend the bill further, SECTION 3, by striking Section 46-55-80 and inserting:
Section 46-55-80. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit the interstate commerce of any product being transported through this Stateto prohibit the continuous transportation through South Carolina of the plant Cannabis sativa L., and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis, produced in accordance with 7 U.S.C Section 1639 et. seq.Amend the bill further, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:
SECTION X. Chapter 55, Title 46 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:Section 46-55-100. Local school districts shall collaborate with the State Department of Education, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, and the Attorney General's office, as appropriate, to implement a policy to educate and notify students of the provisions of this chapter which includes adequate notice to students, parents or guardians, the public, and school personnel of the change in law.
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.