Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb [R] has signed into law legislation legalizing the retail sale of low-THC cannabis extracts.

Senate Bill 52 authorizes the retail sale of low-THC cannabis extracts that contain no more than 0.3% THC. Products containing such extracts must obtain a “certificate of analysis prepared by an independent drug testing laboratory.”

The bill states that the extracts may be “derived from or contain any part of the plant cannabis sativa L. that meets the definition of industrial hemp”, as long as it “contains no other controlled substances.”

According to NORML, “In 2017, lawmakers approved legislation permitting for the use of products containing at least ten percent CBD and no more than 0.3 percent THC for patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy. However, the law provided no legal supply source for these products and state police have consistently cited the law’s lack of clarity as a justification for raiding dozens of CBD retailers.”

In February, justices for the Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals heard oral arguments challenging the federal government’s contention that hemp-derived CBD products are illegal in the United States. The judges have yet to render an opinion in the matter.