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Verified through October 22, 2026.","forms":[{"form":"edible","label":"Edible / ingestible","counts":{"legal":3,"restricted":17,"gray":6,"illegal":25,"unknown":0},"federal":{"status":"restricted","headline":"Contested hemp lane now; excluded as semi-synthetic at the Nov 12, 2026 cliff (P.L. 119-37 Sec. 781)"},"states":[{"code":"AL","name":"Alabama","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN edible illegal in Alabama - semi-synthetic cannabinoid barred by the Act 2025-445 synthesis/modification/conversion prohibition.","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/alabama/"},{"code":"AK","name":"Alaska","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Illegal outside the AMCO marijuana program: not endorsed for the industrial hemp channel (11 AAC 40.400(d)); lawful only as a licensed marij","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/alaska/"},{"code":"AZ","name":"Arizona","status":"gray","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN edible restricted (effectively prohibited) in Arizona - a hemp-synthesized intoxicant is Schedule 1 under AG Op. 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Cent. Code 4.1-18","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/north-dakota/"},{"code":"OH","name":"Ohio","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN vape illegal in Ohio - SB 56 excludes cannabinoids synthesized or manufactured outside the plant from 'hemp' (EPN falls to marihuana); t","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/ohio/"},{"code":"OK","name":"Oklahoma","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN vape restricted in Oklahoma - intoxicating hemp cannabinoids are dispensary-only under 63 O.S. Sec. 420A; general-retail sale of an into","verified_at":"2026-09-23","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/oklahoma/"},{"code":"OR","name":"Oregon","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN vape illegal in Oregon - EPN is an artificially derived cannabinoid, which may not be sold in inhalable form; intoxicating ADCs are proh","verified_at":"2026-07-25","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/oregon/"},{"code":"PA","name":"Pennsylvania","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN vape plausibly legal (slips) in Pennsylvania - delta-9-only hemp definition, no synthetic ban, no intoxicating-hemp overlay enacted; SB ","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/pennsylvania/"},{"code":"RI","name":"Rhode Island","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN vape illegal in Rhode Island - synthetic cannabinoids prohibited outright under the CCC Industrial Hemp Program rule; THC-only mg caps w","verified_at":"2026-07-25","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/rhode-island/"},{"code":"SC","name":"South Carolina","status":"gray","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Legal by statute (delta-9-only hemp definition, no synthetic ban); heavy AG enforcement exposure, see notes","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/south-carolina/"},{"code":"SD","name":"South Dakota","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN vape illegal in South Dakota - semi-synthetic 'chemically derived cannabinoid' barred from sale by SDCL 34-20B-118(2) (both forms).","verified_at":"2026-07-25","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/south-dakota/"},{"code":"TN","name":"Tennessee","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN vape restricted in Tennessee - confined to the licensed TABC HDCP channel (21+, taxed, 500 mg/vape cap); synthetic-cannabinoid ban is a ","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/tennessee/"},{"code":"TX","name":"Texas","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN vape illegal in Texas: e-cigarette products containing any cannabinoid are banned (H&S 161.0876(b)(4), SB 2024, eff. Sept 1, 2025)","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/texas/"},{"code":"UT","name":"Utah","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN vape restricted in Utah - artificially-derived adulterant prohibition (EPN not named like CBN) + 5 mg/serving cap; any artificially-deri","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/utah/"},{"code":"VT","name":"Vermont","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN vape restricted in Vermont - synthetic-cannabinoid ban (Rule 6.3) + CCB carve-out; intoxicating inhalable routed to the licensed cannabi","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/vermont/"},{"code":"VA","name":"Virginia","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN vape restricted in Virginia - total-THC + 2 mg/package cap is a THC-number lever EPN (non-detect) slips; VDACS retail registration + 21+","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/virginia/"},{"code":"WA","name":"Washington","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN vape illegal in Washington - artificially derived cannabinoids prohibited in any form (WSLCB/SB 5367); no legal intoxicating-hemp channe","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/washington/"},{"code":"WV","name":"West Virginia","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN vape restricted in West Virginia (leaning illegal) - permitted consumable is 'non-synthetic' only; SB 546 synthetic sweep; THC vapes rep","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/west-virginia/"},{"code":"WI","name":"Wisconsin","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN vape plausibly legal in Wisconsin - delta-9-only def, no synthetic ban / mg cap / age / vape rule (slips); conversion gray zone + pendin","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/wisconsin/"},{"code":"WY","name":"Wyoming","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"EPN vape illegal in Wyoming - hemp must be made 'with no synthetic substance'; semi-synthetic EPN fails the definition; intoxicating hemp be","verified_at":"2026-07-25","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/wyoming/"}]}],"deadlines":[{"compound_id":17,"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":17,"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 slice: cannabinoids the plant cannot produce leave hemp","status":"upcoming","severity":5,"summary":"Pub. L. 119-103 sec. 2019 (Sept 2, 2026): until Dec 11, 2026 the Pub. L. 119-37 sec. 781 amendments apply only to products with cannabinoids not capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa plant (7 U.S.C. 1639o(1)(C)(ii)(I) and (iv)(I)). Everything else in sec. 781 (converted cannabinoids, total THC including THCA, 0.4 mg per container) starts Dec 11, 2026. EPN is on this row on our reading that it is not a plant-producible cannabinoid; FDA has not published the cannabinoid lists that would settle it.","notes":"ported from Shaman Intelligence 2026-10-07"},{"compound_id":17,"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":17,"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"}],"recent_changes":[{"date":"2026-10-07","field":"status","from":"restricted","to":"illegal","kind":"changed","det_id":820,"compound_id":17,"code":"TX"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"illegal","to":"restricted","kind":"changed","det_id":794,"compound_id":17,"code":"KY"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"illegal","to":"restricted","kind":"changed","det_id":799,"compound_id":17,"code":"MI"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"illegal","to":"restricted","kind":"changed","det_id":728,"compound_id":17,"code":"CA"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"illegal","to":"restricted","kind":"changed","det_id":747,"compound_id":17,"code":"MI"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"illegal","to":"restricted","kind":"changed","det_id":749,"compound_id":17,"code":"MO"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"illegal","to":"restricted","kind":"changed","det_id":754,"compound_id":17,"code":"NE"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"illegal","to":"restricted","kind":"changed","det_id":762,"compound_id":17,"code":"OR"}]}