Law

Field THC limit

The maximum THC a standing crop may contain to count as hemp — an agronomic cap on the plant in the field.

Import

Bringing hemp goods into a country — its own regulatory posture, separate from export.

Prohibited

The activity is forbidden outright with no legal pathway — the most restrictive status the Atlas records.

Export

Sending hemp goods out of a country — a posture that can differ sharply from import rules.

Extract / product THC threshold

The maximum THC a finished extract or product may contain before it is a controlled cannabis product.

Restricted

Allowed only under tight conditions, narrow exceptions, or pending/uncertain rules.

HS code

The international tariff classification number under which a hemp product is declared at customs.

Licensed

Permitted for holders of a government licence or permit — lawful, but gated by approval.

The 0.2 / 0.3 / 1.0% lineages

The three dominant legal THC ceilings worldwide and the regions that adopted each.

"Hot" hemp

A hemp crop that tests above the field THC limit at harvest and must usually be destroyed.

Legal

Broadly permitted without a special licence — an open, positive posture.

Phytosanitary certificate

An official document certifying that exported plant material is pest- and disease-free.

Regulated

Legal but governed by a defined rule-set (standards, registration, oversight) rather than a personal licence.

Decriminalised

Criminal penalties removed or reduced (often for possession) while the activity stays formally unlawful.

Delisted

Removed from the national narcotics schedule — a structural change distinct from mere decriminalisation.

Legalised

The act of moving an activity from prohibition into a lawful, usually regulated, regime.