Health and Safety Code section 11018

“Cannabis” means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin. It does not include either of the following:

(a)

Industrial hemp, as defined in Section 11018.5.

(b)

The weight of any other ingredient combined with cannabis to prepare topical or oral administrations, food, drink, or other product.

Source: Section 11018, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=11018.­ (updated Jun. 27, 2017; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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