{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/cbn/arizona/","compound":{"slug":"cbn","name":"CBN (Cannabinol)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabinol"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"AZ","name":"Arizona"},"as_of":"2026-07-18","answer":"As of July 18, 2026, CBN (Cannabinol) is legal to sell at retail in Arizona. CBN unscheduled and legal as hemp-derived; no named ban, no synthetic-cannabinoid/cannabimimetic reach, light regime (no mg cap, no statutor. Controlling source: A.R.S. 13-3401 (criminal-code controlled-substance definitions; 'cannabis'/'marijuana' resin definitions + 'cannabimimetic substances' twelve structural classes; cannabinol/CBN not named).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"CBN unscheduled and legal as hemp-derived; no named ban, no synthetic-cannabinoid/cannabimimetic reach, light regime (no mg cap, no statutor","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"unscheduled","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":"2018-12-20","verified_at":"2026-07-18","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"A.R.S. 13-3401(4) (definitions): '\"Cannabis\" means... (a) The resin extracted from any part of a plant of the genus cannabis, and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of such plant, its seeds or its resin... (b) Every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of such resin or tetrahydrocannabinol.' (CBN/'cannabinol' is not named.) -- A.R.S. 13-3401(6)(b) (cannabimimetic): '...\"cannabimimetic substances\" means any substances within the following structural classes: (i) 2-(3-hydroxycyclohexyl)phenol with substitution at the 5-position... (ii) 3-(naphthoyl)indole... [through (xii)]' (twelve synthetic-agonist scaffolds; CBN is in none). -- A.R.S. 3-311(7): '\"Industrial hemp\" means the plant cannabis sativa L. and any part of such a plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths percent on a dry-weight basis.' -- A.R.S. 3-312(E): 'If authorized under federal law, the commercial production, processing, manufacturing, distribution and commerce of industrial hemp in this state is allowed outside of the agricultural pilot program.'","excerpt_source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/03401.htm","citations":[{"title":"A.R.S. 13-3401 (criminal-code controlled-substance definitions; 'cannabis'/'marijuana' resin definitions + 'cannabimimetic substances' twelve structural classes; cannabinol/CBN not named)","url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/03401.htm","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"azleg.gov","type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"A.R.S. 36-2501 (Uniform Controlled Substances Act definitions; 'cannabis' resin/all-parts definition) + 36-2512 (Schedule I tracks 21 CFR 1308.11 + 13-3401)","url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/36/02501.htm","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"azleg.gov","type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"A.R.S. 3-311 / 3-312 / 3-314 / 3-316 (Arizona industrial hemp: hemp = delta-9 THC <=0.3% dry weight; commercial commerce authorized outside pilot when federally authorized; cultivation-side licensing only)","url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/3/00311.htm","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"azleg.gov","type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"CA","status":"restricted"},{"code":"CO","status":"restricted"},{"code":"NM","status":"restricted"},{"code":"NV","status":"restricted"},{"code":"UT","status":"restricted"}],"laws":[{"citation":"A.R.S. 3-311","title":"A.R.S. 3-311","official_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/3/00311.htm","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-10-07","text_hash":"3445c685d135b1caadfe6ed8b0df94f7a94f3d6ddbeb59af2f6d5713c25d7987"},{"citation":"A.R.S. Sec. 13-3401(4), (6)(b), (19)","title":"Controlled-substance definitions - Cannabis; Dangerous drug (cannabimimetic substances); Marijuana","official_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/03401.htm","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-02","text_hash":"2256276e64b2b4d86bb5cc9fe117ae738990166e8346beecce168caff4dbff19"},{"citation":"A.R.S. Sec. 3-311(5), (7)","title":"Industrial hemp definitions - hemp products (ingestible exclusion) and industrial hemp (delta-9 basis)","official_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/3/00311.htm","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-02","text_hash":"ca9d6b4018b39ea17c2c870b5deecf467904260c43216ba466941b850032b0c8"},{"citation":"A.R.S. Sec. 3-311(5),(7); Sec. 3-312(A),(B),(E); Sec. 13-3401(4),(19); AG Opinion I24-005","title":"Industrial hemp definitions and Schedule I cannabis/marijuana definitions, as construed in AG Opinion I24-005","official_url":"https://www.azag.gov/opinions/i24-005-r24-001","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-18","text_hash":"e2cebe7d495d36dbbeec3d58657640fbc14408862374714610bc1a5d019ca1fd"},{"citation":"A.R.S. Sec. 3-311(5),(7); Sec. 3-312(A); Sec. 13-3401(4); AG Opinion I24-005","title":"Industrial hemp definitions and Schedule I cannabis definition, as construed to reach HHC in AG Opinion I24-005","official_url":"https://www.azag.gov/opinions/i24-005-r24-001","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-19","text_hash":"c11f38c79007d0189a698bdaf84f3b0ead42e214d6041986221c064e47796b9a"}]}