Hemp is the term for low-THC cultivars of the Cannabis plant that are grown for industrial uses
In the United States, hemp was federally legalized in 2018 and defined statutorily as “the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol [delta-9 THC] concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis”
