What are the 2020 laws for thc in industrial hemp? Is it total thc? Or still delta 9?
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99% sure it has always been and still is TOTAL THC post decarb
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Some states currently only do D9, through most of the rest of 2020. Oregon, for instance.
Expect it to end up being Total THC = THCA(0.87) + D9 < 0.36%
The regulations allow for upwards of a 0.06 variance in testing results.
If youâre in a state that doesnât currently demand âTotal THCâ testing, make sure you take a good look at the results to make sure theyâre compliant before moving across state lines with itâŚ
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Federally, itâs Total THC⌠unless your state is working under a pilot program, in which case, the state determines the % (either D9 or Total)⌠and all states are expected to be total THC on October 31, 2020. The laws change often seem to change overnight, nothing new. Maryland was D9, then total, then D9 again⌠what a mess. Good luck out there!
USDA: States participating in the hemp program with or without their own pilot program
USDA: Webinar on Domestic Hemp Program (posted within last 24 hours)
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Ummm idk any pilot programs that say THCa isolate is a compliant hemp product but if what your saying was true we could all be legally smoking diamonds. This whole debate itâs silly everyone knows whatâs up it is just a question of willful ignorance at this point
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if you could keep it from decarbing technically that would be legal in tn
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Well we can agree to disagree I guess 
What you are saying is true in Kentucky. I am from Kentucky. It is not true, ATM, in Tennessee.
Everything in the interim ruling from the USDA stands
Youâre right. The IFR stands although USDA announced Thursday a willingness to bend on sampling window and methodology, dea certification of labs, and remediation. Weâll see if that means anything. In the meantime, states under the 2014 program are not required to follow the IFR until October 31.
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Illinois is delta 9 for 2020.
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Oregon is changing how they test for THC in hemp:
(8) For testing done prior to January 1, 2020, a sample fails testing if the test report indicates that the sample contains THC of 0.35 percent or greater on a dry weight basis. If a sample from a harvest lot fails required THC testing under these rules the harvest lot fails required THC testing.
(9) For testing done on and after January 1, 2020, a sample fails testing if the test report indicates that the sample contains total THC content calculated in accordance with OAR 333-064-0100(4) of 0.35 percent or greater on a dry weight basis. If a sample from a harvest lot fails required THC testing under these rules the harvest lot fails required THC testing.
The difference is sampling âTHCâ versus âtotal THCâ.
- âTHCâ means tetrahydrocannabinol and has the same Chemical Abstracts Service Number as delta-9 THC.
- âTHCAâ means tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, Chemical Abstracts Service Number 23978-85-0.
- âTotal THCâ means the molar sum of THC and THCA.
Now they will not be testing for âTHCâ only but for a combination of THC and THCa, for a âTotal THCâ.
Total THC must be calculated as follows, where M is the mass or mass fraction of delta-9 THC or delta-9 THCA:
M total delta-9 THC = M delta-9 THC + 0.877 x M delta-9 THCA.
Source:
https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=253965
My thread on the topic: New Industrial Hemp Laws in 2020
MN is a delta 9 state operating under the 2014 pilot program. I am a current (2020) licensed permit holder the state.
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The reprieve on Delta 9 feels like a hollow victory in a year when there is an absolute tsunami of product anyway. Donât see it evening out by October.
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USDA Website
Status of State and Tribal Hemp Production Plans for USDA Approval
https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/hemp/state-and-tribal-plan-review
Let me know when youâve got the SOP for hemp derived THCa isolate, lol.
The real question is thisâŚ
What if I make a 4 oz brownie dosed with .29% THC?
That would give me over 320mg of THC! Sounds good and legal to me.
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I mean yeah you can chug compliant tinctures too until you get high but all that mct might lube yah up a bit you wouldnât need a hemp derived sop according to the people above. If everything under .3 is legal than thca isolate is legal and therefore you should be able to buy it online, be in possession of, buy/sell etc
I live in TN but born in raised in ky an go often I feel like these 2 states has so much untapped potential
All laws clearly state THCA x .88 = THC Content. Iâm assuming that is a direct d9 conversion the laws are assuming as well.
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I think you might be misinformed. If you refer to part 7 of the Minnesota hemp pilot program acknowlegements that were distributed to all hemp pilot program participants in 2020; it reads âthe definition of hemp is: the plant cannabis sativa whether growing or not, containing not more than .3% delta 9 thc POST DECARBOXYLATION.â Please correct me if i am wrong.
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