Delta-8-aka-d8
DELTA-8 THC (D8)
Currently, Delta-8 is banned or sales restricted in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia
BUYER BEWARE:
Any purchases of Delta-8 THC products from the above restricted states will not be shipped and the portion spent on such Delta-8 THC items will be refunded.
Hemp Industry Daily’s; Fad or future? Delta-8’s popularity divides cannabis extraction industry
https://hempindustrydaily.com/delta-8-popularity-divides-cannabis-extraction-industry/
2021/09
HighTimes 8 Reasons to Try Delta-8
https://hightimes.com/sponsored/8-reasons-to-try-delta-8-thc-before-its-too-late/
Delta-8 THC is banned and/ or severely restricted in the following states:
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa (all THCs to be under 0.3% for hemp products)
Kansas (all THCs to be under 0.3% for hemp products)
Louisiana (all THCs must be under 8 mg per serving and 1% by dry weight)
Massachusetts
Michigan (all THCs under 0.3% and only marijuana-derived delta-8 allowed)
Minnesota (all THCs under 0.3% and less than 5 mg per serving)
Mississippi
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire (all THCs to be under 0.3% for hemp products)
New York
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
Utah
Vermont
Virginia (2 mg serving limit or >25:1 CBD:THC ratio)
Washington
West Virginia
*updated January 2024
STATE LAW SOURCES:
Alaska ~
https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/Documents/phan/AKPHAN_20210915_CannabisDelta8CDC.pdf
https://www.muni.org/Departments/Assembly/SiteAssets/Pages/Community%20and%20Economic%20Development%20Committee/Hemp.pdf
https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/29?Hsid=SB0030B
https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/32?Hsid=SB0027Z
https://businessofcannabis.com/hemp-growers-sue-alaska-government-over-hemp-regulations/
Arizona ~
https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/bills/sb1715p.htm
https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2r/bills/sb1715s.htm
https://agriculture.az.gov/industrial-hemp-faq-page
Colorado ~
https://cannabis.colorado.gov/industrial-hemp
Connecticut ~
https://portal.ct.gov/cannabis/knowledge-base/articles/buying-or-selling-products-with-delta-8-thc-or-delta-10-thc-in-connecticut?language=en_US
Delaware ~
https://agriculture.delaware.gov/plant-industries/hemp-program/
https://delawarestatecannabis.org/hemp
https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/StateofDelawareHempDomesticProductionProgram_USDAPlan.pdf
Hawaii ~
https://health.hawaii.gov/medicalcannabis/statutes-and-rules/
https://health.hawaii.gov/food-drug/files/2021/08/HAR-11-37-official.pdf
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB651_.htm
Idaho ~
https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title67/t67ch29/sect67-2921/
https://idahocannabis.org/thc
Iowa ~
https://hhs.iowa.gov/programs/programs-and-services/consumable-hemp
Kansas ~
https://www.douglascountyks.org/sites/default/files/2023-08/delta8thc.pdf
https://www.kslegislature.org/li_2022/b2021_22/measures/minutes/agenda_item_202202235531235931
Louisiana ~ (all THCs must be under 8 mg per serving and 1% by dry weight)
https://legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1310050
https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?p=y&d=1147992
Massachusetts ~
https://www.mass.gov/guides/hemp-in-massachusetts-faqs
https://www.mass.gov/guides/hemp-in-massachusetts-faqs#-is-it-legal-to-manufacture-delta-8-thc-from-hemp?-
Michigan ~ (all THCs under 0.3% and only marijuana-derived delta-8 allowed)
https://hempindustrydaily.com/michigan-governor-signs-legislation-to-regulate-delta-8-thc-products/
https://www.michigan.gov/cra/resources/consumer-connection/delta-8-information#:~:text=Effective%20October%2011%2C%202021%2C%20it,%2DEnforcement%40michigan.gov
https://www.michigan.gov/cra/-/media/Project/Websites/cra/bulletin/5Technical/Delta-8_-_Technical_Bulletin_20211011_737852_7.pdf?rev=7c2fdd779df149979d43f23c3d2040fb
Minnesota ~ (all THCs under 0.3% and less than 5 mg per serving)
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/151.72
https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/cannabis/edibles/businessinfo.html
https://www.lrl.mn.gov/guides/guides?issue=cannabis
https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/cannabis/edibles/docs/productcompliance.pdf
Mississippi ~
https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/hemp
https://mississippistatecannabis.org/thc/delta-8
https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2725PS.htm
https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1547SG.htm
Montana ~
https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2023/billpdf/HB0948.pdf
https://mtrevenue.gov/cannabis/education/synthetic-marijuana-product-changes/
Nevada ~
https://ccb.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/delta-8-flyer-Oct-2022.pdf
https://ccb.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SB49_EN.pdf
New Hampshire ~
https://www.nh.gov/liquor/enforcement/documents-reports/documents/delta9-delta8-2023-01.pdf
New York ~
https://cannabis.ny.gov/cannabinoid-hemp-consumers
North Dakota ~
https://www.ndda.nd.gov/news/goehring-clarifies-cannabidiol-bill
Oregon ~
https://www.oregon.gov/oda/programs/Hemp/Pages/HempLawsRules.aspx
https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/Docs/commission_minutes/2021/OLCC-Delta-8-THC-Presentation.pdf
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3000/A-Engrossed
Rhode Island ~
https://www.mpp.org/files/states/Rhode%20Island%202019%20ARTICLE%2020.pdf
Utah ~
https://www.utah.gov/pmn/files/790945.pdf
https://ag.utah.gov/industrialhempprogram/
https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title4/Chapter41/4-41-S102.html
Vermont ~
https://agriculture.vermont.gov/hemp-program/delta-8-vermont-revisiting-rule
https://agriculture.vermont.gov/hemp-program/delta-8-vermont-revisiting-rule#:~:text=Because%20the%20Vermont%20Hemp%20Rules,Agency%20of%20Agriculture%2C%20Food%20and
Virginia ~ (2 mg serving limit or >25:1 CBD:THC ratio)
https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/food-hemp-product-enforcement.shtml
Washington ~
https://lcb.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/rules/Statements/Conformed%20THC%20Isomers%20Policy%20Statement%2004282021.pdf
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WALCB/bulletins/2f0582c
West Virginia ~
https://agriculture.wv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/61-30-Hemp-Product-Rule-Legislative-Final3656.pdf
https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb220%20sub1.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=220