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SB208

Alaska Industrial Hemp Rules and State Vegetable Designation

Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 12:25 AM

In one sentence

This law updates rules for growing industrial hemp in Alaska, sets testing limits and corrective actions for noncompliant crops, allows state land to be used for farming, and names the O-S Cross cabbage as the official state vegetable.

What it does

  • Requires the commissioner of natural resources to create regulations for approved hemp seed sources, post-harvest testing, grower registration, and production practices.
  • Defines noncompliant industrial hemp as crops that test above 0.3 percent delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on a dry-weight basis.
  • Allows registered growers with THC levels between 0.3 percent and one percent to recondition, remediate, or convert their crop before it is destroyed.
  • Establishes tiered grower categories, including micro-growers, which have scaled reporting, inspection, testing, and fee requirements based on risk.
  • Designates the O-S Cross cabbage, known as giant green cabbage, as the official state vegetable of Alaska.

Who it affects

  • Individuals who want to grow or sell industrial hemp in Alaska
  • The commissioner of natural resources and their department staff

Limits and unknowns

  • Specific isolation distance recommendations for non-seed production are not set as a fixed number in this text.
  • Exact fee amounts and detailed testing procedures will be decided later through regulations created by the commissioner.
  • The effective date of when these rules begin is listed as pending or unknown in the provided metadata.

Plain language

Terms to know

Industrial Hemp
An agricultural crop that must be registered with the state; it is defined by its low levels of THC.
Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
The chemical in cannabis plants measured to determine if a hemp crop complies with state limits.
Isolation Distance
The minimum space required between different varieties of hemp to keep seeds pure; the law sets this at 1,000 meters for seed production and recommends distances for other crops.

Official record

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Official summary

AGRICULTURAL LAND; HEMP; STATE VEGETABLE An Act relating to industrial hemp; relating to the sale and lease of state land for agricultural uses; designating the O-S Cross cabbage, commonly known as 'giant green cabbage,' as the official state vegetable; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER3228
  2. (S) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 8/10 CH 60 SLA 263228
  3. (S) 9:25 A.M. 7/23/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR3193
  4. (S) MANIFEST ERROR(S)3193
  5. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE2752
  6. (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y17 N32752
  7. (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP2752
  8. (H) VERSION: HCS CSSB 208(RES) AM H2753
  9. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED2753
  10. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): ELAM2752
  11. (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 262727
  12. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE2727
  13. (H) PASSED Y39 N12726
  14. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS CSSB 208(RES) AM H2726
  15. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC2726
  16. (H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y19 N212725
  17. (H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y19 N212724
  18. (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION2724
  19. (H) AM NO 3 ADOPTED UC2723
  20. (H) AM NO 2 NOT OFFERED2723

Changes

Amendments

5 stored

AM 1

AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC 2700

AM 2

AM NO 2 NOT OFFERED 2723

AM 3

AM NO 3 ADOPTED UC 2723

AM 4

AM NO 4 FAILED Y19 N21 2724

AM 5

AM NO 5 FAILED Y19 N21 2725