Plot showing Total CBD vs THC levels in #cannabis flower in the US for 1000s of samples. Most are THC-dominant (5:1 THC:CBD or higher). Some are CBD-dominant (high CBD + low THC) and some are Balanced (some THC + some CBD).

Inset on right zooms in on CBD-dominant samples.

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All hemp is CBD-dominant #cannabis. Dashed line below is 0.3% THC, which marks the arbitrary, legal definition of hemp in the US. As you can see, most CBD-dominant samples are above this threshold, and so are not legally considered hemp even though they are CBD-dominant.

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A hemp farmer could grow a high-CBD #cannabis plant that falls below the dashed line in one harvest, then grow the same plant next harvest and see it fall above the line due to natural variation.

This is why policy should be based on science and data, not arbitrary rules.

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