{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/cbn/illinois/","compound":{"slug":"cbn","name":"CBN (Cannabinol)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabinol"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"IL","name":"Illinois"},"as_of":"2026-10-19","answer":"As of October 19, 2026, CBN (Cannabinol) is legal to sell at retail with restrictions in Illinois. Restricted: hemp-derived product sale conditioned on age 21 and composition limits; plant-derived CBN can comply. Controlling source: 720 ILCS 570/204 (Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Schedule I), Source P.A. 103-245 eff. 1-1-24.","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Restricted: hemp-derived product sale conditioned on age 21 and composition limits; plant-derived CBN can comply","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"unscheduled","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":"2024-01-01","verified_at":"2026-10-19","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"720 ILCS 570/204(i) (Schedule I): '(i) Synthetic cannabinoids or piperazines. Any synthetic cannabinoid or piperazine which is not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration or, if approved, which is not dispensed or possessed in accordance with State and federal law.' (CBN is not named in Section 204 and is not a tetrahydrocannabinol.) -- 505 ILCS 89 (Industrial Hemp Act): 'Hemp' / 'industrial hemp' means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant... 'with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.'","excerpt_source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/072005700K204.htm","citations":[{"title":"720 ILCS 570/204 (Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Schedule I), Source P.A. 103-245 eff. 1-1-24","url":"https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/072005700K204.htm","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"ilga.gov","type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"505 ILCS 89 (Illinois Industrial Hemp Act) -- hemp = delta-9 THC <=0.3% dry weight","url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3910&ChapterID=40","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"ilga.gov","type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"Chicago Sun-Times, 'Gov. JB Pritzker signs hemp regulations into law, settling Illinois' delta-8 debate for now' (June 15, 2026) -- intoxicating products to dispensaries 21+; non-intoxicating preserved outside dispensaries","url":"https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/06/15/illinois-hemp-delta-8-cannabis-regulation-bill","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"chicago.suntimes.com","type":"news","primary":false,"official":false}],"history":[{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"headline","from":"Non-intoxicating CBN unscheduled and legal; intoxicating hemp forms routed to dispensaries","to":"Restricted: hemp-derived product sale conditioned on age 21 and composition limits; plant-derived CBN can comply"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"legal","to":"restricted"}]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"IN","status":"legal"},{"code":"IA","status":"restricted"},{"code":"KY","status":"restricted"},{"code":"MO","status":"legal"},{"code":"WI","status":"legal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"505 ILCS 89/5","title":"Industrial Hemp Act -- Definitions","official_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=050500890K5","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-19","text_hash":"6fad54c24a9e05a556246276434ca7301d893a0f11f0a5b98229f10c5ea70a7f"},{"citation":"Public Act 104-463 (SB 3222), Illinois Hemp Act Secs. 15, 20 (eff. 2026-11-12); 21+ provisions eff. 2026-06-12","title":"Public Act 104-463 (SB 3222), Illinois Hemp Act Secs. 15, 20 (eff. 2026-11-12); 21+ provisions eff. 2026-06-12","official_url":"https://agr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/agr/plants/documents/2026-06-il-hemp-act-overview.pdf","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-10-07","text_hash":"5fae240508118a3981df17d2906f4c22fdbb8a60f1432d2bd7ea858c73f26c5c"}]}