{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"11018","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 11018","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 10. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT [11000. - 11651.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-10"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [11000. - 11033.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-10/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 248, Sec. 24.   (AB 8)   Effective January 1, 2026.   Note: This section was amended on Nov. 8, 2016, by initiative Prop. 64.","effective":"2026-01-01","html":"<p>“Cannabis” means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin from glandular trichomes or 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:</p><p>(a) Industrial hemp, as defined in Section <a href=\"/hsc/11018.5\">11018.5</a>.</p><p>(b) The weight of any other ingredient combined with cannabis to prepare topical or oral administrations, food, drink, or other product.</p>","text":"“Cannabis” means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin from glandular trichomes or 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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/general-provisions-and-definitions-11018","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}