Every state’s current legal posture on hemp and intoxicating THC — banned, capped, contested, or open — with the next trigger and active litigation.
| State | Status | Risk | Where it stands | Next trigger |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Banned | HIGH | HB445: smokable/THCA flower a Class C felony since 7/1/25; non-smokable only via ABC-licensed retailer (10mg/serv,40mg/pkg), no online/ship.… | Federal 0.4mg cap tightens surviving edible/bev market; AL… |
| Alaska | Capped | HIGH | All intoxicating hemp (d8/9/10, THCA) restricted to AMCO-licensed marijuana retailers; THCA treated as controlled substance, no hemp exemption. | Federal 0.4mg cap incremental atop AK dispensary-only rule. |
| Arizona | Banned | HIGH | Hemp intoxicants (d8/10,HHC,THCP,THCA) treated as Schedule I outside licensed marijuana program per AG Opinion I24-005 (2024); total-THC… | Federal cap reinforces existing AZ posture. |
| Arkansas | Banned | HIGH | Act 629 (2023) Schedule-VI's d8/10 & synthetics; SB533 (2025) adds 1mg total-THC/container cap eliminating THCA flower/carts. Banned outside medical… | Federal 0.4mg cap tightens even AR's 1mg cap; already fully… |
| California | Banned | HIGH | AB8 (signed 10/2/25)+2024 DPH emergency regs BAN all inhalable hemp (THCA flower/prerolls/vapes) at retail since 1/1/26; hemp in food must be >99%… | 7/1/26: ABC+DCC consolidate; SB378 forces marketplaces to… |
| Colorado | Capped | HIGH | Intoxicating cannabinoids (d8/9/10,HHC,THCP,THCA) barred from general retail (SB23-271 + 2013 total-THC def); only ~1.75mg/serv 15:1 non-intox hemp… | Federal cap layers on existing CO ban; no distinct CO flip.… |
| Connecticut | Capped | HIGH | High-THC hemp (edibles >1mg/serv or >5mg/container) & d8/10/HHC barred from general retail, routed into adult-use market (PA24-76/24-115, eff… | Federal cap 11/12. HB5350 (2026, redefines cannabis to… |
| Delaware | Banned | HIGH | Intoxicating hemp (d8/10, high-THCA flower) already prohibited in general retail, lawful only via licensed dispensaries. Comprehensive hemp bills NOT… | Federal cap 11/12. Could be pre-empted if Gov signs HB373… |
| District of Columbia | Banned | HIGH | Delta-8 explicitly Schedule I (DC Code §48-902.04); no statutory hemp definition so intoxicating cannabinoids default to controlled-substance status.… | Federal cap reinforces existing DC treatment. Council July… |
| Florida | Banned | MEDIUM | Intoxicating hemp (d8, hemp d9, THCA flower, beverages) STILL LEGAL at state level — every ban bill failed (DeSantis vetoed SB1698 6/7/24; 2025 &… | Federal 0.4mg cap 11/12 is the operative flip for FL — no… |
| Georgia | Banned | HIGH | SB494 (eff 10/1/24) BANS smokable/raw hemp flower incl THCA regardless of content; hemp d8/d9/d10 edibles & beverages REMAIN LEGAL 21+ (10mg… | Federal 0.4mg cap 11/12 renders most GA edibles/beverages… |
| Hawaii | Banned | HIGH | Act 62 (2024)+DOH interim rules ban synthetic cannabinoids (most d8/10,HHC); intoxicating products = marijuana, dispensary-only. Compliant hemp… | Federal 0.4mg cap tightens below HI's 1mg/serv. Ongoing DOH… |
| Idaho | Banned | HIGH | Strictest in nation: ZERO THC required (0.0%); any detectable THC/intoxicating cannabinoid is Schedule I (Idaho Code §37-2701).… | Federal cap does not change ID's stricter 0.0% rule;… |
| Illinois | Banned | HIGH | As of 7/26 hemp d8 & THCA flower still legal at general retail, but Gov Pritzker SIGNED SB3222 (~7/2/26): under-21 sales banned IMMEDIATELY,… | SB3222 reclass into cannabis system reported effective ~Nov… |
| Indiana | Banned | HIGH | Smokable hemp incl THCA flower/prerolls BANNED (IC 35-48-1-26.6, Class A misdemeanor). Non-smokable d8/THCA (edibles/vapes) remain legal at 0.3% d9… | Federal 0.4mg cap 11/12 sweeps in non-smokable d8/THCA.… |
| Iowa | Banned | HIGH | HF2605 (eff 7/1/24): smokable/inhalable hemp incl THCA flower banned; synthetics (d8/10,HHC,THCP/O) prohibited; total-THC formula. Only non-inhalable… | Federal 0.4mg cap 11/12; IA's 10mg/container becomes ~25x… |
| Kansas | Banned | HIGH | No dedicated d8 ban but strict total-THC standard incl THCA (≤0.3%) + bans smokable/loose flower/vapes/teas formats — THCA flower cannot be legally… | Federal cap 11/12; SB292 (age-21/caps) stuck in committee,… |
| Kentucky | Banned | HIGH | Retail hemp-flower incl THCA/smokable BANNED (302 KAR 50:070); only licensed growers may possess flower. Processed d8 (gummies/tinctures/vapes) legal… | SB202 ABC beverage regs finalized by 7/1/26 ending interim… |
| Louisiana | Banned | HIGH | Act 752 (HB952, eff 1/1/25) bans ALL inhalable consumable hemp at retail (d8/9/THCA vapes, carts, smokable flower). Only non-inhalable… | 5th Cir appeal (No.26-30203) oral argument targeted wk of… |
| Maine | Open | MEDIUM | Intoxicating hemp legal but regulated (PL2025 c.416, eff 6/25/25): d8 = 'potentially intoxicating cannabinoids' 21+, child-resistant packaging. THCA… | Federal 0.4mg cap 11/12 reclassifies most THCA/intoxicating… |
| Maryland | Capped | HIGH | Intoxicating hemp (THCA flower,d8/9/10) illegal outside MCA-licensed dispensaries (Cannabis Reform Act 2023); non-dispensary hemp capped… | Federal 0.4mg cap 11/12 layers on active MD ban; no further… |
| Massachusetts | Banned | MEDIUM | No standalone THCA ban — genuine gray area. MDAR 12/22 memo prohibits synthetically-converted cannabinoids (d8) but naturally-occurring THCA flower… | Federal 0.4mg cap 11/12 is the primary event closing MA's… |
| Michigan | Banned | HIGH | Intoxicating hemp already treated as marijuana (PA56 2021): THC def incl THCA & all isomers; THCA/d8/9/10 dispensary-only via CRA, METRC-tracked.… | Federal cap 11/12. Pending SB599-602/HB5040-43 would add AG… |
| Minnesota | Capped | HIGH | THCA flower illegal at hemp retail (OCM post-decarb total-THC test); flower >0.3% total = cannabis, licensed channel only. Low-dose edibles/beverages… | SF4401 (signed 5/26/26) opens dual hemp+cannabis licensure… |
| Mississippi | Banned | HIGH | Intoxicating hemp effectively banned at general retail: HB1547 restricts d8/10/THC-O; AG Opinion 2025-00219 (6/25) says consumable hemp must be… | Federal cap 11/12. 2026 bills (SB2572/2540 ref 11/12/26… |
| Missouri | Banned | HIGH | Intoxicating hemp (THCA flower,d8/9/10,beverages) STILL LEGAL at retail NOW. HB2641 (signed 4/23/26), 'Intoxicating Cannabinoid Control Act' (RSMo… | HB2641 statewide ban takes effect 11/12, aligned to… |
| Montana | Banned | HIGH | Intoxicating hemp effectively BANNED from general retail: SB375 (signed 5/25) prohibits retail sale of consumable hemp w/ detectable d9 unless… | Federal 0.4mg cap 11/12 closes residual gaps; MT retail ban… |
| Nebraska | Banned | MEDIUM | No enacted statutory ban — THCA & d8/9/10 remain legal NOW (LB316 ban withdrawn 5/30/25). BUT AG Hilgers treats synthetic d8 as controlled substance… | Federal cap 11/12 is hard line. Before then: escalating AG… |
| Nevada | Banned | HIGH | Intoxicating hemp already effectively BANNED from general retail: SB356 (signed, eff 10/1/25) limits consumable hemp outside dispensaries to CBD/CBG… | Federal cap 11/12 harmonizes with existing NV law; SB356… |
| New Hampshire | Capped | HIGH | D8 already effectively restricted; SB624 (passed legislature 7/9/26; 0.3% total-THC + 0.4mg/container caps, criminalizes over-limit, 21+) sent to… | SB624 core restrictions take effect 1/1/27 — AFTER federal… |
| New Jersey | Banned | HIGH | Intoxicating hemp effectively banned at general retail: S4509 (P.L.2025 c.215, signed 1/12/26) redefines hemp by total-THC; THCA/d8/9/10/HHC… | 11/13/26: hemp-beverage carve-out sunsets — no longer… |
| New Mexico | Banned | MEDIUM | Total-THC 0.3% standard so high-THCA flower not lawful at hemp retail (dispensary-only 21+). Synthetics (d8/10,THC-O,HHC) banned by HB346 (2025)+NMED… | Federal 0.4mg cap 11/12 tightens what qualifies as hemp; NM… |
| New York | Banned | HIGH | D8/10 & other synthetic intoxicating cannabinoids & intoxicating hemp flower (incl high-THCA) prohibited (OCM/DOH Cannabinoid Hemp Program);… | Federal cap 11/12; NY already bans most intoxicating hemp,… |
| North Carolina | Open | HIGH | As of 7/22 intoxicating hemp (THCA flower,d8/9/10,beverages) still broadly LEGAL at retail, no statewide age gate — HB328 NOT yet law. Passed Senate… | NC House expected to vote HB328 conference report ~wk of… |
| North Dakota | Banned | LOW | Prohibits hemp-derived intoxicating cannabinoids: THCA,d8/10,HHC,THCP/B not lawful at hemp retail, medical-program only. Hemp capped 0.3% total-THC… | Federal cap 11/12; ND already bans intoxicating hemp, rides… |
| Ohio | Banned | HIGH | SB56 (signed 3/26, eff ~3/20/26) reclassified d8/9/10/THCA as marijuana, barred sale outside licensed dispensaries. As of 7/22 a federal PI blocks… | Litigation to full merits; injunction could… |
| Oklahoma | Banned | MEDIUM | Intoxicating hemp legal under 2018 Farm Bill def: d8 removed from marijuana def by SB1033 (2021); THCA flower legal if total-THC ≤0.3% dry weight.… | Federal 0.4mg cap 11/12 makes most THCA/hemp-THC SKUs… |
| Oregon | Banned | HIGH | Intoxicating hemp effectively banned at general retail: HB3000 (2021)/ORS475C prohibits artificially-derived cannabinoids (~all d8), high-THCA flower… | Federal cap 11/12 largely confirmatory; OR already bans at… |
| Pennsylvania | Banned | LOW | Intoxicating hemp (THCA flower,d8/10) remains LEGAL & essentially UNREGULATED at retail (3 Pa.C.S.A. §701, aligned to 2018 Farm Bill <0.3% d9). Ban… | Federal 0.4mg cap 11/12; no enacted PA ban precedes it —… |
| Rhode Island | Banned | HIGH | Intoxicating hemp BANNED at retail: total-THC standard (counts THCA), prohibits d8/10 for consumption (Hemp Growth Act 2019). Consumable hemp capped… | Federal cap 11/12 aligns w/ RI's existing total-THC… |
| South Carolina | Contested | LOW | THCA flower & d8/9/10 remain LEGAL on shelves (SC Hemp Farming Act, 0.3% d9 dry-weight standard — THCA loophole open). 2021 AG opinion argues… | Federal 0.4mg cap 11/12 closes THCA/d8 loophole. No SC bill… |
| South Dakota | Banned | HIGH | D8/10 & all chemically-converted/semi-synthetic cannabinoids BANNED (HB1125, eff 7/1/24; enforcement sweeps began 7/14/25). Post-decarb total-THC… | Federal cap 11/12 aligns federal law w/ SD's total-THC… |
| Tennessee | Mixed | HIGH | Regulatory authority for HDCPs moved TDA→TABC on 1/1/26 (three-tier license). Legacy TDA licensees could sell existing products incl high-THCA flower… | Legacy TDA window closed 6/30/26 (already lapsed); all… |
| Texas | Banned | HIGH | DSHS 'total-d9 incl THCA' rule is IN EFFECT & enforceable NOW: the temporary injunction protecting smokable products was DISSOLVED by 15th Court of… | 7/27/26 Travis Cty merits trial (Texas Hemp Business… |
| Utah | Banned | HIGH | Smokable hemp incl THCA flower BANNED; synthetics (d8/10,HHC) excluded from lawful hemp (HB54 2025, eff 5/7/25). Only natural <0.3% d9… | Federal cap 11/12; UT smokable/THCA ban & d8 exclusion… |
| Vermont | Banned | HIGH | Intoxicating hemp already banned from retail: total-THC standard (0.877 formula, 0.3% ceiling); any product marketed for intoxication = cannabis.… | Federal cap 11/12 mainly harmonizes definition; VT already… |
| Virginia | Banned | HIGH | Intoxicating hemp effectively banned NOW: SB903 (eff 7/1/23) uses total-THC formula (0.877) ≤0.3% + 2mg total-THC/package cap + synthetic… | 25:1 CBD:THC carve-out eliminated 8/15/26; hemp enforcement… |
| Washington | Banned | HIGH | Intoxicating hemp already banned from general retail: SB5367 (eff 7/23/23) redefines THC concentration to include ALL THC; any detectable-THC product… | Federal cap 11/12 mainly aligns federal definition; WA… |
| West Virginia | Banned | MEDIUM | Mixed/partially open: SB546 (eff 6/8/23) Schedule-I's d8/10 & synthetics, BUT compliant hemp d9 (≤0.3% d9 dry weight) openly sold 21+ and THCA NOT… | Federal 0.4mg cap 11/12 is what actually kills WV's… |
| Wisconsin | Capped | LOW | OPEN — most permissive: hemp cannabinoids incl THCA flower,d8/9/10 lawful w/ delta-9-only ≤0.3% test; NO cap on beverages/edibles, no… | Federal 0.4mg cap 11/12 is the only operative clock for WI… |
| Wyoming | Banned | HIGH | Intoxicating hemp BANNED now: SF32/Enrolled Act 24 (eff 7/1/24) expands THC to all psychoactive isomers, post-decarb total-THC test, closes THCA… | Federal cap 11/12 mainly harmonizes; WY ban in force since… |