(a) It is a defense to criminal charges to the possession or cultivation of hemp if:(1) The defendant was growing industrial hemp pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter;(2) The defendant has a valid, applicable, controlled substances registration from the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration; and(3) The defendant has fully complied with all of the conditions of the controlled substances registration.
(1) The defendant was growing industrial hemp pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter;
(2) The defendant has a valid, applicable, controlled substances registration from the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration; and
(3) The defendant has fully complied with all of the conditions of the controlled substances registration.
(b) This section is not a defense to a charge of criminal sale or distribution of cannabis that does not meet the definition of industrial hemp.