§ 4.1-18.1-01 — Definitions

North Dakota § 4.1-18.1-01

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 4.1: Agriculture
• Ch. 4.1-18.1: Hemp

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1. "Broad spectrum" means hemp extract or hemp commodity or product containing
naturally occurring hemp-derived cannabinoids, terpenes, and other naturally
occurring compounds, but where tetrahydrocannabinol has been removed to
nondetectable levels using a fit-for-purpose method, with a total tetrahydrocannabinol
level not to exceed an amount determined by the commissioner.
2. "Chemically derived cannabinoid" means a chemical substance created by a chemical
reaction that changes the molecular structure of any chemical substance derived from
the plant cannabis. The term does not include cannabinoids produced by
decarboxylation from a naturally occurring cannabinoid acid without the use of a
chemical catalyst.
3. "Full spectrum" means hemp extract or hemp commodity or product containing
naturally occurring hemp-derived cannabinoids, terpenes, and other naturally
occurring compounds, processed without intentional complete removal of any
compound and without the addition of isolated cannabinoids, with a total
tetrahydrocannabinol level not to exceed an amount determined by the commissioner.
4. "Hemp" means the plant cannabis sativa L. and any part of the plant, including the
seeds and flowers, whether growing or not, with a total tetrahydrocannabinol
concentration in an amount determined by the commissioner. The term does not
include hemp extract, commodity or product using hemp, or a hemp substance or
product prohibited by this chapter.
5. "Hemp commodity or product" means a product made from hemp or hemp extract,
including cloth, cordage, fiber, food, fuel, paint, paper, particleboard, plastics, seeds,
seed meal, and seed oil for consumption, a hemp tincture, and a hemp topical.
a. The term includes:
(1) Hemp processed through retting or other processing such that it is a suitable
fiber for textiles, rope, paper, hempcrete, or other building or fiber materials;
(2) Hemp seed processed such that it is incapable of germination and
processed such that is suitable for human consumption;
(3) Hemp seed pressed or otherwise processed into oil;
(4) Cannabidiol, also known as CBD, products and cannabigerol, also known as
CBG, including broad spectrum, full spectrum, and isolate products, with a
total tetrahydrocannabinol level not to exceed an amount determined by the
commissioner; and
(5) A hemp commodity or product approved in writing by the agriculture
commissioner.
b. The term does not include:
(1) Hemp that has been chopped, separated, or dried for purposes of transfer
or storage;
(2) A chemical compound extracted from hemp used to formulate, process, or
otherwise make an inhalant;
(3) A product containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as delta-8
THC;
(4) A product containing chemically derived cannabinoids, including:
(a) Tetrahydrocannabinol acetate, also known as THC-O-Acetate and
THC-O;
(b) Hexahydrocannabinol, also known as HHC; and
(c) Tetrahydrocannabiphorol, also known as THCP; or
(5) A psychotropic hemp commodity or product disapproved in writing by the
commissioner.
4. "Hemp extract" means a concentrate or extract obtained by separating cannabinoids
from hemp by a mechanical, chemical, or other process. The term does not include
hemp seed pressed or otherwise processed into oil.

5. "Hemp tincture" means a solution that may not exceed thirty milliliters consisting of:
a. At least twenty-five percent of non-denatured alcohol, in addition to a hemp
extract, and other ingredients intended for human consumption or ingestion; or
b. Glycerin or plant-based oil and hemp extract, and is intended for human
consumption or ingestion.
6. "Hemp topical" means a hemp commodity or product intended to be applied to the skin
or hair. The maximum concentration or amount of total tetrahydrocannabinol permitted
in a hemp topical is fifty milligrams per container.
7. "Isolate" means hemp extract or hemp commodity or product comprised of a single
cannabinoid compound.
8. "Tetrahydrocannabinol" means delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and any structural,
optical, or geometric isomers of tetrahydrocannabinol, including:
a. Delta-7 tetrahydrocannabinol;
b. Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol; or
c. Delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol.
9. "Total tetrahydrocannabinol" means the sum of the percentage, by weight, of
tetrahydrocannabinolic acid multiplied by eight hundred seventy-seven thousandths
plus the percentage of weight of tetrahydrocannabinol.