"Is it hemp, cannabis or marijuana? That depends on who's discussing the enigmatic plant that's legal in some forms (for now) but faces new restrictions in other forms this fall. The confusion comes as no surprise to Nick Johnson, author of the book Grass Roots, which looks at the history of the cannabis plant and its use as both an industrial material and a drug."
"Federal laws define legal hemp differently from illegal marijuana based on their levels of THC. As long as a plant contains less than 0.3% of one form of THC (with a much stricter limit taking effect later this year), it's considered hemp, not marijuana. And while marijuana is in the process of being reclassified as a Schedule III drug instead of a more restricted Schedule I, hemp is not a controlled substance."
Hemp, marijuana and cannabis refer to a single plant species with overlapping biology but different legal definitions. Cannabis has been cultivated for millennia and contains numerous chemical constituents, with the Drug Enforcement Administration noting over 480 constituents, though regulators focus on THC. Federal law currently defines hemp as plants containing less than 0.3% of one form of THC, with a stricter limit taking effect later this year. Marijuana faces reclassification from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal law, while hemp is not a controlled substance. Taxonomists generally treat hemp and marijuana as subspecies of Cannabis sativa. New federal rules will limit THC in finished products to close a loophole from the 2018 Farm Bill.
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