{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/","compound":{"slug":"d8","name":"Delta-8 THC","category":"cannabinoid","framework":"hemp_cannabinoid","description":"Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, typically converted from hemp CBD. State exposure: named delta-8 bans, synthetic/converted-cannabinoid bans, total-THC definitions, and licensed-channel routing; federally rides the hemp definition until the P.L. 119-37 semi-synthetic cliff (Nov 12, 2026).","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol"},"as_of":"2026-10-22","summary":"Delta-8 THC is legal to sell at retail in 3 states, restricted in 14, in a gray area in 2 and illegal in 32. Federal: federal gray area. 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no synthetic or D8-named ban","verified_at":"2026-07-18","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/north-carolina/"},{"code":"ND","name":"North Dakota","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Banned by name","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/north-dakota/"},{"code":"OH","name":"Ohio","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Intoxicating hemp = marijuana (SB 56)","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/ohio/"},{"code":"OK","name":"Oklahoma","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Excluded from 'marijuana' under hemp program","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/oklahoma/"},{"code":"OR","name":"Oregon","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Illegal outside the OLCC marijuana program: named adult use cannabinoid (ORS 475C.009; OAR 845-025-2760)","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/oregon/"},{"code":"PA","name":"Pennsylvania","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"No synthetic or D8-named ban","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/pennsylvania/"},{"code":"RI","name":"Rhode Island","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Controlled THC + synthetic prohibition","verified_at":"2026-07-18","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/rhode-island/"},{"code":"SC","name":"South Carolina","status":"gray","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Restricted - NO SC statute names delta-8 (Hemp Act is delta-9-only), but the AG is criminally enforcing a total-THC reading","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/south-carolina/"},{"code":"SD","name":"South Dakota","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Named in the conversion ban (SDCL 34-20B-118)","verified_at":"2026-07-18","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/south-dakota/"},{"code":"TN","name":"Tennessee","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Regulated HDCP (TABC, 21+, taxed, registered)","verified_at":"2026-10-15","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/tennessee/"},{"code":"TX","name":"Texas","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Not scheduled by name; sold to 21+ under hemp program","verified_at":"2026-07-18","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/texas/"},{"code":"UT","name":"Utah","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Artificially derived = prohibited adulterant (HB 54)","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/utah/"},{"code":"VT","name":"Vermont","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Synthetic ban (Rule 6.3) + CCB-regulated exclusion","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/vermont/"},{"code":"VA","name":"Virginia","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Restricted: delta-8 counted as an isomer in total THC; 0.3% and 2 mg/package caps an intoxicating product cannot meet (Va. Code 3.2-4112)","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/virginia/"},{"code":"WA","name":"Washington","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Artificially derived; barred from hemp market (WSLCB)","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/washington/"},{"code":"WV","name":"West Virginia","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Named in WV Schedule I (SB 546)","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/west-virginia/"},{"code":"WI","name":"Wisconsin","status":"gray","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"No named ban; synthetic-conversion route legally gray","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/wisconsin/"},{"code":"WY","name":"Wyoming","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Schedule I by name (SF0032, 2024)","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/wyoming/"}]}],"deadlines":[{"compound_id":31,"jurisdiction_code":"FED","scope":"federal","deadline_date":"2026-11-12","deadline_type":"enforcement","bill_number":"H.R. 5371 (Pub. L. 119-37, Sec. 781)","bill_url":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5371/all-info","title":"Federal hemp redefinition, Nov 12 piece: products with cannabinoids not naturally produced by the plant leave hemp","status":"superseded","severity":5,"summary":"Pub. L. 119-37 sec. 781 (Nov 12, 2025) amended 7 U.S.C. 1639o. Pub. L. 119-103 (continuing resolution, Sept 2, 2026) moved most of the new definition to Dec 11, 2026, but the exclusion of products containing cannabinoids not capable of being naturally produced by the plant still starts Nov 12, 2026 (CRS IF13136, Sept 28, 2026). Our reading: cannabinoids synthesized or converted outside the plant (converted D8 and D9, THCP, the EPN class, converted THCV) fall in this piece. Naturally extracted D9 and THCA run to Dec 11. HHC is already Schedule I (DEA-1632, May 4, 2026).","notes":"Effective Nov 12 2026: hemp redefined by TOTAL THC. Hemp Roundtable estimates ~95% of hemp-THC products (incl. most Delta-8) become non-compliant. | 2026-09-22: H.R. 6500 (signed 2026-09-02) delayed the total-THC redefinition to 2026-12-11 ONLY for naturally occurring cannabinoids; synthesized / converted cannabinoids (delta-8, HHC, THC-O, THCP) still lose hemp status on 2026-11-12. Secondary-source confirmation; verbatim enrolled text still owed."},{"compound_id":31,"jurisdiction_code":"MO","scope":"state","deadline_date":"2026-11-12","deadline_type":"effective_date","bill_number":"HB 2641 (2026)","bill_url":"https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6366S.11T.pdf","title":"Intoxicating Cannabinoid Control Act, RSMo 195.900","status":"upcoming","severity":5,"summary":"Tier 1 (195.900.11(1)(a)) becomes marijuana-only, no contingency: synthesized or non-natural cannabinoids (HHC, converted D8, THCP, EPN class), THCA smokable flower or bud, solid edibles with hemp D9 above natural plant concentration. Manufacturing, testing, transportation and retail sale reserved to Article XIV licensees statewide; $5,000 per unit sold plus class D felony; AG has primary enforcement. No grandfathering or sell-through. Zero-THC products (0.4 mg or less total THC per container, no synthesized cannabinoids) are outside the mandate per the State's litigation position, ambiguous on the literal text. See law text RSMo 195.900 in the state drawer.","notes":"ported from Shaman Intelligence 2026-10-07"},{"compound_id":31,"jurisdiction_code":"IL","scope":"state","deadline_date":"2026-11-12","deadline_type":"effective_date","bill_number":"SB 3222 (P.A. 104-463)","bill_url":"https://agr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/agr/plants/documents/2026-06-il-hemp-act-overview.pdf","title":"Illinois Hemp Act: 0.4 mg per container cap, total THC, smokable and vape hemp banned","status":"upcoming","severity":5,"summary":"Nov 12, 2026: the Industrial Hemp Act is repealed and replaced. Hemp is measured by total THC including THCA (0.3% dry weight); a final hemp-derived product over 0.4 mg combined THC and similar cannabinoids per container is not hemp and is treated as cannabis; final consumer products cannot be intended for smoking or vaping; cannabinoids made outside the plant are excluded; lab testing, child-resistant packaging and a manufacturer license apply. 21+ has applied since June 12, 2026. This Illinois date does not move with the federal Dec 11 delay.","notes":"Oct 7 upcoming-law sweep"},{"compound_id":31,"jurisdiction_code":"FED","scope":"federal","deadline_date":"2026-12-11","deadline_type":"enforcement","bill_number":"H.R. 6500 (Pub. L. 119-103) / Pub. L. 119-37 Sec. 781","bill_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr6500enr/html/BILLS-119hr6500enr.htm","title":"Federal hemp redefinition, Dec 11 piece: total THC 0.3% and 0.4 mg total THC per container","status":"upcoming","severity":5,"summary":"Pub. L. 119-103 (continuing resolution, Sept 2, 2026) delayed the rest of the Pub. L. 119-37 sec. 781 hemp definition to Dec 11, 2026 (CRS IF13136, Sept 28, 2026): hemp is measured by total tetrahydrocannabinols including THCA (0.3% dry weight), and any final product over 0.4 mg combined total THC and cannabinoids with similar effects per container leaves hemp. A product that leaves hemp is marijuana, Schedule I, in every state.","notes":"ported from Shaman Intelligence 2026-10-07"},{"compound_id":31,"jurisdiction_code":"SC","scope":"state","deadline_date":"2026-12-31","deadline_type":"legislation","bill_number":"H.4759 (2025-2026)","bill_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4759.htm","title":"SC H.4759 Intoxicating Hemp Beverages - caps hemp beverages at 5mg THC/serving and BANS other intoxicating hemp products","status":"failed","severity":5,"summary":null,"notes":"Prefiled 2025-12-16; introduced 2026-01-13; committee report favorable-with-amendment (Judiciary) 2026-01-29; amended and RECOMMITTED to Judiciary 2026-02-04; residing in the House as of 2026-02-05. A conference committee on THC restrictions was active as of June 2026. If enacted as drafted this converts SC delta-8/HHC/THCP from AG-theory exposure into a NAMED statutory ban. deadline_date is a placeholder review date - re-check at session end. 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