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Code 20-2-23 (Schedule I -- Listing of Controlled Substances; 'Tetrahydrocannabinols, except for tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp' at (b)(3)q.; synthetic-analogue class at (5)a.; cannabinol/CBN not named).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"CBN unscheduled; legal but gated by HB 445 consumable-hemp regime (license, 21+, 10% tax, no online/smokable sales). The THC mg caps are on ","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"concentration_cap","schedule_class":null,"limit":{"type":"mg_per_serving","value":10,"unit":"mg total THC per serving (edible/beverage); 40 mg total THC per container (other forms) -- caps THC, not CBN"},"effective_date":"2026-01-01","verified_at":"2026-09-23","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"Ala. Code 20-2-23(b)(3)q. (Schedule I, hallucinogenic substances): 'Tetrahydrocannabinols, except for tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp, as defined in Section 2-8-381.' (CBN is not a tetrahydrocannabinol; 'cannabinol' appears nowhere in 20-2-23.) -- Ala. Code 20-2-23(5)a. (synthetic controlled substance analogue): '...being a material, mixture, or preparation that contains any chemical structure of which is chemically similar to the chemical structure of any other controlled substance in Schedule I or Schedule II or that satisfies any one of the following: ... 3. Has been demonstrated to have binding activity at one or more cannabinoid receptors. 4. Is capable of exhibiting cannabinoid-like activity. 5.-17. [enumerated naphthoylindole/indazole/pyrrole/cyclohexylphenol synthetic-agonist scaffolds]...' -- Ala. Code 2-8-381(4): 'INDUSTRIAL HEMP or HEMP. The plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers... with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis...' -- HB 445 (2025) 28-12-2(5)b.: 'The term excludes both of the following, which are strictly prohibited in the state: 1. Any smokable hemp product... to include any product that contains a cannabinoid, whether psychoactive or not. 2. Any product that contains psychoactive cannabinoids that are created by a chemical synthesis, modification, or chemical conversion from another cannabinoid, utilizing non-cannabis materials...'","excerpt_source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=20-2-23","citations":[{"title":"Ala. 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