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Hemp law tracker: recent and upcoming state and federal changes

What changed, and what takes effect next, across the federal rule and every state guide on this site.

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  1. AlabamaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  2. AlaskaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  3. ArizonaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  4. ArkansasThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  5. CaliforniaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  6. ColoradoThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  7. ConnecticutThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  8. DelawareThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  9. FloridaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  10. GeorgiaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  11. HawaiiThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  12. IdahoThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  13. IllinoisThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  14. IndianaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  15. IowaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  16. KansasThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  17. KentuckyThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  18. LouisianaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  19. MaineThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  20. MarylandThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  21. MassachusettsThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  22. MichiganThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  23. MinnesotaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  24. MississippiThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  25. MissouriThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  26. MontanaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  27. NebraskaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  28. NevadaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  29. New HampshireThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  30. New JerseyThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  31. New MexicoThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  32. New YorkThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  33. North CarolinaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  34. North DakotaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  35. OhioThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  36. OklahomaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  37. OregonThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  38. PennsylvaniaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  39. Rhode IslandThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  40. South CarolinaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  41. South DakotaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  42. TennesseeThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  43. TexasThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  44. UtahThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  45. VermontThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  46. VirginiaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  47. WashingtonThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  48. Washington DCThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  49. West VirginiaThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  50. WisconsinThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  51. WyomingThe federal limit of 0.4 mg total THC per container begins.
  52. KentuckyThe kratom sales ban takes effect.
  53. VirginiaHemp retail rules move to the Cannabis Control Act, Title 4.1, Chapter 17.

What this means for products

  • From December 11, 2026, products over the federal limit on THC per container leave this shop: 164 products today, mostly gummies and tinctures.
  • Still available here, with no THC: tinctures, gummies and chews, capsules, topicals, pet products and mushroom products.

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Changes recorded on our guides

No material change has been recorded since the guides went up. Each guide’s change log shows the day it was published and last read.

In effect in the last six months

  1. New JerseyLicensed sales of intoxicating hemp beverages end; any sale now carries the act's penalties.
  2. IllinoisThe Illinois Hemp Act takes effect and the Industrial Hemp Act is repealed.
  3. MissouriThe Intoxicating Cannabinoid Control Act takes effect.
  4. OklahomaSB 1257 takes effect.
  5. IdahoThe Department of Agriculture publishes a proposed rule with retailer licenses and a no-detectable-THC standard.
  6. PennsylvaniaHB 2657, regulating kratom, passes the House 202 to 0.
  7. IowaThe Board of Pharmacy proposes adding three synthetic kratom-derived compounds to Schedule I.
  8. MissouriAn emergency rule adds mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15 and MGM-16 to Schedule I.
  9. DelawareThe Kratom Consumer Protection Act is signed and takes effect, setting an age of 21.
  10. North DakotaHB 1628 is signed and takes effect; the executive order is rescinded.
  11. MassachusettsKratom and its compounds enter Schedule I under emergency rule 105 CMR 726.000, for one year.
  12. WashingtonThe Department of Health reports a federal temporary ban on three lab-made kratom compounds; 7-hydroxymitragynine stays unscheduled.
  13. VirginiaThe 25 to 1 exception ends: no more than 2 mg total THC per package.
  14. North DakotaAn executive order bars the sale, use and possession of all kratom in the state.
  15. LouisianaAct 392 takes effect, keeping people under 18 out of places that sell consumable hemp.
  16. MinnesotaThe kratom age rises to 21, and most of SF 4401 takes effect.
  17. TexasDSHS THC definitions return: only naturally occurring trace delta-8.
  18. North CarolinaThe House sends HB 328 back to its Rules Committee.
  19. DelawareHB 373 is approved, allowing hemp delta-9 drinks at package stores and marijuana stores.
  20. NevadaUnincorporated Clark County's hemp retail store ordinance, with its age 21 limit, takes effect.
  21. New HampshireThe governor approves SB 624, 2026 chapter 275: total THC, THCA, a ban over 0.3 percent and age 21, from January 1, 2027.
  22. North CarolinaThe Senate adopts the conference report on HB 328 (total THC, age 21, licensing).
  23. TennesseeThe TABC reports 1,301 hemp-derived cannabinoid product licenses approved since applications opened on January 1, 2026.
  24. HawaiiThe Department of Health begins enforcing the registration requirement.
  25. IdahoHouse Bill 879 takes effect, bringing ingestible and inhalable hemp retail under the hemp act.
  26. KansasMitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine become Schedule I substances.
  27. MarylandSB 820 (chapter 355) takes effect, letting the Commission seize noncompliant kratom and products over 1 mg of 7-OH a serving.
  28. NevadaThe Legislative Commission approves R188-24, which measures hemp crops by total THC, THCA included.
  29. South DakotaSB 45 takes effect, adding THCA to the under-21 law for delta-8, THC-O and HHC products.
  30. TennesseePublic Chapter 950 takes effect, banning the possession and sale of kratom.
  31. UtahH.B. 265 takes effect, leaving vapes out of the cannabinoid product definition and making their sale a misdemeanor.
  32. VirginiaKratom rules take effect: age 21, labels and a 7-OH cap.
  33. WyomingThe kratom law takes effect: age 21, a 2% cap on 7-OH and labels.
  34. VirginiaThe 2026 budget act (HB 30) is signed, rewriting the hemp rules.
  35. South CarolinaThe House rejects the conference report on H.3924, the hemp ingestibles bill.
  36. NebraskaThe Department of Agriculture holds its hearing on a rule making food with THC adulterated.
  37. VermontThe Governor signs Act 178, which repeals the hemp chapter in Title 6 and moves hemp oversight to the Cannabis Control Board on passage.
  38. New YorkThe ban on kratom sales to anyone under 21 takes effect, now Public Health Law section 1399-xx.
  39. IllinoisThe Governor signs SB 3222, Public Act 104-0463; sales of intoxicating hemp products to anyone under 21 end at once.
  40. West VirginiaSenate Bill 985 takes effect, limiting kratom products to the natural leaf.
  41. PennsylvaniaSB 49 is defeated on final passage in the Senate, 23 to 27.
  42. TennesseeThe TABC's permanent rules, Chapters 0100-15 and 0100-16, take effect.
  43. MinnesotaThe Governor signs SF 4401, which repeals the old edible cannabinoid law, section 151.72.
  44. New HampshireThe Senate declines to concur with the House version of SB 557, the synthetic kratom bill.
  45. OklahomaSB 1257 is signed, counting THCA in the hemp line and moving THC to Schedule I.
  46. OhioThe permanent kratom compound rule takes effect, leaving natural leaf out.
  47. VirginiaThe Governor vetoes SB 542 and HB 642, the retail marijuana market bills.

How this list is kept

Each entry comes from a laws page on this site and links to it; the page lists the statute, rule, opinion or agency page behind the date. How we research explains how the guides are read and kept current, and the laws hub compares every state.

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