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Hemp in food

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Hemp oil, lotion, hemp in coffee, capsules
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Hemp approved source list | Registration process | Resources | Frequently asked questions | Contact

Hemp manufacturing is allowed in Colorado. Operators who manufacture foods, dietary supplements, or cosmetic products containing hemp must be able to demonstrate that the hemp ingredient comes from an approved source, conforms to the standard of identity established in statute, and meets the thresholds for THC. The State Health Department’s Hemp Program regulates and inspects all hemp manufacturing operations in Colorado. Hemp farms are licensed and regulated by the Colorado Department of Agriculture, once the crop leaves the farm it is this department’s responsibility to oversee the manufacturing, packaging, warehousing, and distribution of hemp products. This includes extractions, any additional processing, and the relabeling or repackaging of all hemp containing food, supplement, and cosmetic products.

Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.) §35-61-101(7) defines industrial hemp as: "... a plant of the genus cannabis and any part of the plant, whether growing or not, containing a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of no more than three-tenths of one percent on a dry weight basis.”

  Colorado Hemp Products and Safe Harbor Hemp Products Regulations

6 CCR 1010-24, Adopted by the Board of Health on November 15, 2023; effective, January 14, 2024.

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Hemp approved source list

Monthly updated list of approved sources for hemp manufacturing and storage facilities that are active. ​

  Hemp approved source list

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Registration process

  • All applications require a non-refundable $100.00 application fee, payable by check or money order. We cannot accept cash.
     
  • Please send the application fee only when submitting an application.
     
  • Applications will be processed by the department. Then we will provide you with an invoice for the remaining registration fee, payable by check or money order. We cannot accept cash.
     
  • Once you pay the remaining registration fee, we will issue your registration for your facility.

  Hemp registration application guidance

  Hemp Product Registration (Not Safe Harbor)

  Safe Harbor Hemp Registration

  Safe Harbor Attestation Form

  Commissary Agreement

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Hemp resources

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Frequently asked questions

Registration is specific to the owner and location. It is not transferable or prorated. If you started a new business, there is a change of owner or if the physical address of the facility changes, please submit a new application and fee. CDPHE does not register operations that are producing marijuana infused products. You need to contact the Department of Revenue, Marijuana Enforcement Division.

How to update your contact information

If the physical address of the facility and the owner did not change and you need to update your contact information (mailing address, email, phone number, trade name), please fill out the contact information change form.

  Manufactured Food contact information change form

Suggestions to make your operation more compliant:

Hemp "do's and don'ts."

Questions, answers and guidance provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Hemp products that are in compliance and manufactured by CDPHE-registered facilities can now be sold at retail marijuana facilities. For more information, please see the 2020 Department of Revenue compliance tip "Hemp Product," dated May 20, 2020.

MED compliance tips and guidance documents

For all questions and information about hemp farming and testing of hemp crops, please visit Colorado Department of Agriculture Hemp Program web page.

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Contact
303-692-3645, option 2
cdphe.hemp.dehs@state.co.us

For invoicing questions
303-692-3645, option 4