House Bill 459-FN, which was enacted in New Hampshire subsequent to the 2018 Farm Bill, legalized hemp-derived products in the state, including CBD, Delta 8, and Delta 9.

The Farm Bill and the hemp legislation in New Hampshire allow you to lawfully buy items that include Delta-9 THC generated from hemp, provided that the concentration is 0.3% or less dry weight.

Let's have a deep understanding of the bill:

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House Bill 459-FN

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306:1 Findings. The general court finds:

1. Hemp has been continuously cultivated for millennia, is accepted and available in the global marketplace, and has numerous beneficial, practical, and economic uses, including: high-strength fiber, textiles, clothing, bio-fuel, paper products, protein-rich food containing essential fatty acids and amino acids, biodegradable plastics, resins, nontoxic medicinal and cosmetic products, construction materials, rope, and value-added crafts.
2. Hemp cultivation will enable the state of New Hampshire to accelerate economic growth and job creation and promote environmental stewardship.

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CHAPTER 439-A

HEMP

439-A:1 Purpose. The intent of this chapter is to define hemp so that farmers and other businesses in the New Hampshire agricultural industry can take advantage of this market opportunity afforded by the passage of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018.

439-A:2 Definitions. In this chapter:

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1. "Cannabidiol" or "CBD" is a phytocannabinoid extracted from hemp plants.
2. “Hemp products” means all products made from hemp, including cloth, cordage, fiber, food, fuel, paint, paper, construction materials, plastics, seed, seed meal, seed oil, and certified seed for cultivation.
3. “Hemp” means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of the plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration (THC) of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.

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439-A:3 Hemp Permitted. Hemp is an agricultural product which may be grown as a crop, processed, possessed, and commercially traded in New Hampshire. Any grower, processor, or commercial trader of hemp shall be licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture.

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306:3 Controlled Drug Act; Marijuana; Hemp Exception. Amend RSA 318-B:2-c, I(a) to read as follows:

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(a) "Marijuana" includes the leaves, stems, flowers, and seeds of all species of the plant genus cannabis, but shall not include the resin extracted from any part of such plant and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation from such resin including hashish, and further, shall not include the mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks, fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination. Marijuana shall not include hemp grown, processed, marketed, or sold under RSA 439-A.