Law 2204 of 2022: Legal framework for the industrial and scientific use of hemp in Colombia

Law 2204 of 2022 establishes Colombia's legal framework for the industrial and scientific use of hemp fiber and grain with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), including isomers, salts and acid forms, equal to or below 0.3%, or the percentage determined by the National Government. It regulates planting and cultivation for the production of grain, seeds for planting, vegetative plants and plant material, as well as their commercialization, import, export, acquisition, storage, transport and final disposal. The law establishes an authorization, evaluation, monitoring, inspection and control regime; sanitary and phytosanitary provisions; cultivar registration; access to financial services and special agricultural credit lines; the use of hemp in voluntary illicit-crop substitution programs; and research and technology transfer for industrial uses.