Hemp, CBD and mushroom laws
Federal and state rules in plain language, with every fact linked to the law or agency that states it.
Federal law
Federal hemp law
- In force today
- Hemp is cannabis with no more than 0.3% delta-9 THC on a dry weight basis (7 U.S.C. 1639o)
- From November 12, 2026
- Cannabinoids the plant cannot produce naturally are no longer hemp
- From December 11, 2026
- Total THC including THCA counts, and a finished product may hold no more than 0.4 mg per container
- For shoppers
What's changing on December 11
The federal hemp change in plain terms: what it says, which products it reaches, what stays on sale, and how state rules differ.
State guides
Texas
- Minimum age
- 21, with a government ID check (DSHS and TABC rules)
- THC standard
- Total delta-9 THC, counting THCA, at 0.3% or less by dry weight (DSHS rules from March 31, 2026)
- Delta-8
- Only naturally occurring trace amounts, after a Texas Supreme Court ruling of May 1, 2026
Florida
- Minimum age
- 21 for hemp extract products that are eaten or inhaled (Fla. Stat. 581.217)
- THC limit
- 0.3% total delta-9 THC; hemp extract measured on a wet weight basis
- Packaging
- Child-resistant, not attractive to children, with a QR code to the lab report
Georgia
- Minimum age
- 21 to buy or possess consumable hemp products (O.C.G.A. 16-12-240 to 243)
- THC standard
- Total delta-9 THC, counting THCA, at the lesser of 0.3% or the federal limit
- Food and drinks
- No consumable hemp in food products or alcoholic drinks; gummies and base oils allowed
North Carolina
- Hemp definition
- No more than 0.3% delta-9 THC by dry weight (G.S. 90-87), not a total THC test
- Minimum age
- No statewide age limit in law as of November 5, 2026
- Retail license
- None required for hemp consumables as of November 5, 2026
Tennessee
- Minimum age
- 21, with an ID check; under 21 buying or possessing is a Class A misdemeanor
- THCA
- Products over 0.3% total THC, counting THCA, are banned (Tenn. Code Ann. 57-7-114)
- Shipping
- No shipping or delivery of hemp-derived cannabinoid products to Tennessee consumers
More states are added as their rules are read from the statute and the agency that enforces them.
By product
THCA
THCA under federal hemp law: the delta-9 test for products, the total THC test for farms, and the total THC rule for products from December 11, 2026.
Reviewed November 5, 2026Delta-9 and delta-8
Why the 0.3% dry weight rule allowed hemp delta-9 gummies, what a federal court said about delta-8, and the 0.4 mg per container limit from December 11, 2026.
Reviewed November 5, 2026Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria and muscimol under federal law, what the FDA has said about amanita in food and supplements, and the Louisiana laws that restrict it.
Reviewed November 5, 2026Mushroom spores by state
Psilocybin mushroom spores under federal law, and the California, Idaho and Florida statutes that restrict selling or holding them.
Reviewed November 5, 2026Psilocybin
Psilocybin's federal Schedule I status, how Oregon's licensed psilocybin services work, and what Colorado's Natural Medicine Health Act allows.
Reviewed November 5, 2026Kratom by state
Kratom and 7-OH under federal law as of November 2026, the states that ban kratom, and the age limits and 7-OH caps in state consumer protection laws.
Reviewed November 5, 2026Kava
Kava under federal law as of November 2026, the FDA's advisory and food position, and what Hawaii, Arizona, California and Michigan agencies say.
Reviewed November 5, 2026
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