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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. A person shall not possess, use, manufacture, market, transport, deliver, or distribute harvested hemp or a hemp product if the intended use of the harvested hemp or hemp product is introduction into the body of a human by any method of inhalation, including any of the following:
a. Smoke produced from combustion.
b. A type of article that uses a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or mechanical process.
c. A device, including but not limited to a cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, or pipe, regardless of whether such device produces smoke or vapor.
2. A person shall not use, market, or distribute a raw or dried flower form of hemp for the purposes of inhalation as described in subsection 1, paragraph “b” or “c”. Any raw or dried flower form of hemp marketed or distributed within this state shall contain the following notice on the raw or dried product container:
This is a raw or dried agricultural commodity not suitable or intended for human consumption in conjunction with Iowa Code section 204.14A, subsection 1, paragraph “b” or “c”.
3. A person required to be registered to manufacture or sell a consumable hemp product under section 204.7 shall not manufacture, produce, distribute, market, or sell a synthetic consumable hemp product, as defined by rules adopted by the department of health and human services.
4. A person who violates this section is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
5. This section does not apply to the extent that federal law, including the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, authorizes as its intended use the introduction of harvested hemp or a hemp product into the body of a human by a method of inhalation.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Iowa Code Title V. Agriculture [Chs. 159-215A] § 204.14A. Criminal offense--inhalation - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ia/title-v-agriculture-chs-159-215a/ia-code-sect-204-14a/
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