Legalize Hemp (Marijuana) in Pennsylvania

Proposed Bill: BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF Pennsylvania: I. Add the following section to the criminal code of the State of Pennsylvania, any laws or policies to the contrary notwithstanding: 1. Persons, 18 years or older, shall not be prosecuted, be denied any right or privilege, nor be subject to criminal or civil penalties for the possession, cultivation, distribution, or consumption of: a. Industrial hemp products. Hemp farmers and manufacturers of industrial hemp products shall not be subject to any special zoning or licensing fees that are discriminatory or prohibitive. b. Hemp medicinal preparations. c. Hemp products for nutritional use. d. Hemp products for personal use in private. No permit or license may be required for non-commercial cultivation, transportation, distribution or consumption of any hemp product. 2. Definitions: a. The term "hemp" means hemp, cannabis, or marijuana, or any part or preparation of the plant cannabis sativa, cannabis indica, cannabis americana, or any variety of cannabis. b. The term "industrial hemp products" mean all products made from hemp, cannabis, or marijuana, that are not designed or intended for human consumption, and includes, but is not limited to: paper, fiber, fuel, plastics, paint, seed for cultivation, animal feed, veterinary medicine, oil, plants used for crop rotation, erosion control, or weed control. c. The term "hemp medicinal preparations" means all products made from hemp, cannabis, or marijuana, that are designed, intended, or used for human consumption, for the treatment of any disease, the relief of pain, or for any healing purpose including the treatment or relief of asthma, glaucoma, arthritis, anorexia, migraine, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, nausea, stress, for use as an antibiotic, an antiemetic, or as any healing agent, or as an adjunct to any medical procedure or herbal treatment. d. The term "hemp products for nutritional use" means the use of any hemp product intended for human consumption as food, for example, but not limited to: seed protein, seed oil, seed cake, or gruel, or any preparation thereof. e. The term "personal use" means the use of any product or preparation of hemp, cannabis, or marijuana, intended for any relaxational, ritual, spiritual, or other personal purpose. f. The term "hemp intoxication products" means any hemp product other than industrial hemp products, hemp medicinal preparations, or hemp products for nutritional use. 3. Hemp medicinal preparations are hereby restored to the available list of medicines in Pennsylvania. Licensed physicians shall not be penalized for or restricted from prescribing hemp preparations for medical purposes to patients of any age. 4. Hemp intoxicating products shall be regulated in a similar manner to alcoholic beverages. For the purpose of distinguishing personal versus commercial production, one-half ounce of cured hemp flowers and/or leaves shall be considered equivalent to one gallon of dry wine. 5. The manufacturing, marketing, distribution or sales between adults of equipment or accessories designed or marketed for use in the planting, cultivation, harvesting, curing, processing, packaging, storing, analyzing, consumption, or transportation of hemp, industrial hemp products, hemp medicinal preparations, hemp products for nutritional use, or hemp products for personal use shall not be prohibited.