Public policy observationFederal hemp definition changes in 39 daysOct 4, 2026

Terracotta

Hemp + Cannabis Policy, With Sources and Gaps

What changed, where, and how certain?

Terracotta organizes public reporting, government records, legal milestones, and structured observations across U.S. hemp and state-licensed cannabis. It is built for anyone monitoring policy—not for a single company. Start with a jurisdiction, inspect the source, and treat derived classifications as starting points to verify.

39days until the federal hemp-definition change (Nov 12)
51state + DC posture records · snapshot dates shown per record
2,076public bill and rule records after relevance screening
371sourced enforcement events · scheduled actions labeled separately
Latest

Central Kentucky industrial hemp company files for bankruptcy

Litigation  ·  Kentucky  ·  Lexington Herald Leader  ·  Mar 13, 2020

Hemp processor bankruptcy leaves farmers hanging

Supply Chain  ·  Farm Progress  ·  Feb 23, 2020

Over-Hyped Hemp? Amid Price Drop and a Big Bankruptcy, Some Farmers Feel Burned

Consumer Demand  ·  WKU Public Radio  ·  Feb 10, 2020

Kentucky hemp company, with more than $100 million in debts, files for bankruptcy

Litigation  ·  Kentucky  ·  Lexington Herald Leader  ·  Feb 6, 2020

Jurisdiction snapshot

analyst posture; review dates and uncertainty shown in records
Alaska — Capped / restrictedAKMaine — OpenMEVermont — Intoxicating products bannedVTNew Hampshire — Capped / restrictedNHWashington — Intoxicating products bannedWAIdaho — Intoxicating products bannedIDMontana — Intoxicating products bannedMTNorth Dakota — Intoxicating products bannedNDMinnesota — Intoxicating products bannedMNIllinois — OpenILWisconsin — OpenWIMichigan — Capped / restrictedMINew York — Intoxicating products bannedNYRhode Island — Intoxicating products bannedRIMassachusetts — MixedMAOregon — Intoxicating products bannedORNevada — Intoxicating products bannedNVWyoming — Intoxicating products bannedWYSouth Dakota — Intoxicating products bannedSDIowa — Intoxicating products bannedIAIndiana — Intoxicating products bannedINOhio — Intoxicating products bannedOHPennsylvania — OpenPANew Jersey — Intoxicating products bannedNJConnecticut — Capped / restrictedCTCalifornia — Intoxicating products bannedCAUtah — Intoxicating products bannedUTColorado — Capped / restrictedCONebraska — OpenNEMissouri — OpenMOKentucky — MixedKYWest Virginia — MixedWVVirginia — Intoxicating products bannedVAMaryland — Intoxicating products bannedMDDelaware — Intoxicating products bannedDEArizona — Intoxicating products bannedAZNew Mexico — Capped / restrictedNMKansas — Intoxicating products bannedKSArkansas — Intoxicating products bannedARTennessee — MixedTNNorth Carolina — OpenNCSouth Carolina — OpenSCDistrict of Columbia — Intoxicating products bannedDCOklahoma — OpenOKLouisiana — Intoxicating products bannedLAMississippi — Intoxicating products bannedMSAlabama — Intoxicating products bannedALGeorgia — Intoxicating products bannedGAHawaii — Intoxicating products bannedHITexas — Intoxicating products bannedTXFlorida — OpenFL
Intoxicating-product banCapped / restrictedContestedOpenMixed
Published bills — analytical effect classification2076 total
Pro-hemp 485Pro-cannabis 876Both win 82Both lose 76Neutral 556Unscored 1

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