Can I get a land loan for hemp or cannabis-related property?
Hemp, yes — it has been federally legal since the 2018 Farm Bill, and land growing licensed hemp finances like any specialty crop. Cannabis, no: marijuana remains federally scheduled, and nearly every lender tied to the banking system — including most private lenders — cannot touch it.
The distinction is legal, not botanical. Hemp under 0.3% THC with a state license is an ordinary agricultural use; expect normal underwriting plus a copy of the grower's license. Cannabis cultivation, processing, or even leasing land to a cannabis tenant puts the collateral inside a federally illegal enterprise, which most loan documents prohibit outright.
This is worth being blunt about: private lenders are not exempt. Anyone who banks, insures, or sells loans through federally regulated channels inherits the restriction. A parcel currently leased to a cannabis operator is generally unfinanceable until the lease ends, whatever the state license says.
If you are buying land near legal cannabis operations — but not used for them — you are fine, though appraisers may note the tenant mix in the area. Disclose any current or planned cannabis connection up front; discovering it in title or inspection kills deals late, which is the expensive way.
The Turnrow angle
Turnrow finances federally legal crops only. Licensed hemp ground qualifies; cannabis cultivation or cannabis-tenant land is a hard no, disclosed up front so nobody wastes a month finding out.
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