Atlas Score
The Hemp Index (the Atlas Score) is Hemp'in's 0–100 measure of how developed a country's hemp framework is — a single, comparable read across 197 countries.
How it's built. It combines each country's legal and market signals across the Atlas's fact categories — cultivation, processing, trade, consumer access, CBD, cannabis status and more — weighted and rolled into one score. The headline overall status (legal, restricted or prohibited) anchors it.
Why it's trustworthy. Every input fact carries its own sources and a provenance grade, and the score is bitemporal — it remembers what was true and when, so you see a country's trajectory, not just a snapshot. It is computed from sourced, community-verified facts, not an editor's opinion.
How to read it. A high score means a clear, permissive, well-documented framework; a low score means prohibition or thin data. Tap the provenance wheel to see how much of the picture is verified versus still to source.
Common misconception. A low score can mean prohibitive law or missing data — the provenance grade tells you which, and you can help close the gap.
A country with permissive, well-sourced laws scores high; one that is prohibitive — or simply under-documented — scores low.
