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Controlling source: Indiana Attorney General Official Opinion No. 2023-1, 'Tetrahydrocannabinol Variants and Other Designer Cannabinoid Products' (quotes verbatim IC 35-48-2-4(d)(31), IC 35-48-1-9, IC 15-15-13-6, low THC hemp extract definition).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"CBN unscheduled and legal as hemp-derived; THC-specific schedule does not reach it","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"unscheduled","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":"2025-07-01","verified_at":"2026-07-18","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"IC 35-48-2-4(d)(31) (Schedule I, Hallucinogenic substances): 'Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370), including synthetic equivalents of the substances contained in the plant, or in the resinous extractives of Cannabis, sp. and synthetic substances, derivatives, and their isomers with similar chemical structure and pharmacological activity...' (CBN is not a tetrahydrocannabinol and lacks THC-like pharmacological activity, so it is not within this entry.) -- IC 35-48-1-9 (Controlled substance): 'The term does not include low THC hemp extract.' -- IC 15-15-13-6 (hemp): '...with a delta-9 THC concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis...'","excerpt_source_url":"https://iar.iga.in.gov/register/20240501-IR-010240159AOA","citations":[{"title":"Indiana Attorney General Official Opinion No. 2023-1, 'Tetrahydrocannabinol Variants and Other Designer Cannabinoid Products' (quotes verbatim IC 35-48-2-4(d)(31), IC 35-48-1-9, IC 15-15-13-6, low THC hemp extract definition)","url":"https://iar.iga.in.gov/register/20240501-IR-010240159AOA","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"iar.iga.in.gov","type":"ag_opinion","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"Indiana SB 250 (2026), 'Regulation of hemp' -- bill details/status (FAILED; missed House crossover deadline Feb 24, 2026; conference insertion failed Feb 27, 2026)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/senate/250/details","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"iga.in.gov","type":"bill_text","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"Indiana Code 35-31.5-2-189.9 'Low THC hemp extract' (definition relocated; IC 35-48-1-17.5 repealed by P.L.186-2025 SEC.248 eff. 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