§961.1. Industrial hemp exemption
A. Notwithstanding the definitions provided for in R.S. 40:961(6) and (27), the
provisions of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law shall not apply to industrial
hemp or consumable hemp products that are possessed, stored, cultivated, trimmed, dried,
cured, and transported by a licensee in accordance with Part V of Chapter 10-A of Title 3 of
the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or that are processed, distributed, sold, or offered to
be sold by a permittee in accordance with Part VI of Chapter 10-A of Title 3 of the Louisiana
Revised Statutes of 1950.
B. Nothing in this Part shall be construed to prohibit the transportation and shipment
of federally compliant hemp products through the state to the limited extent currently
provided by federal law. For the purposes of this Section, "through the state" means from
one geographic boundary of the state to another geographic boundary of the state.
Acts 2019, No. 164, §2, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2022, No. 498, §2, eff. June 16, 2022;
Acts 2025, No. 233, §2.