Colorado hemp

Status: the state hemp definition is VERIFIED against official text (quoted below). Other state rules (licensing, retail, THC limits beyond the definition) are not yet verified.

[L5] State definition (C.R.S. 35-61-101(7) (2023 edition PDF published by Colorado OLLS; currency after 2023 UNVERIFIED)), quoted from official text: "(7) "Industrial hemp" or "hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of the plant, including the seeds of the plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no more than three-tenths of one percent on a dry-weight basis." Source: C.R.S. 35-61-101(7) (2023 edition PDF published by Colorado OLLS; currency after 2023 UNVERIFIED), official state legislature/code site
[L1] Federal definition: "hemp" means Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant with a delta-9 THC concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis (as codified at time of capture; see federal change page). Source: 7 U.S.C. 1639o, GovInfo
[L1] Federal default plan: the USDA plan under 7 U.S.C. 1639q governs hemp production in a State only where no State plan is approved under 1639p. Source: 7 U.S.C. 1639q, GovInfo

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Authority tiers: L1 statute, L2 final/temporary rule, L3 official guidance, L4 pending bill/proposed rule, L5 news/lead/commentary (never law). Sources checked: 2026-10-30.