{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/kansas/","compound":{"slug":"epn","name":"EPN / Euphorinol","same_as":null},"jurisdiction":{"code":"KS","name":"Kansas"},"as_of":"2026-10-07","answer":"As of September 23, 2026, the status of EPN / Euphorinol in Kansas depends on product form: edible / ingestible is restricted; vape / inhalable is illegal.","forms":[{"form":"edible","label":"Edible / ingestible","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Restricted/under-review - delta-9-only basis, no synthetic name-ban; EPN edible slips the THC axis but faces KDA/KBI converted-THC enforceme","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"under_review","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":null,"verified_at":"2026-09-23","confidence":"under_review","verbatim_excerpt":"K.S.A. 2-3901(b) - 'Industrial hemp means all parts and varieties of the plant cannabis sativa L. ... that contain a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis. ... Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration means the combined percentage of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and its optical isomers ... reported as free THC.' [Delta-9-only; no post-decarb, no synthetic name-ban. Converted-THC enforcement is the residual risk.]","excerpt_source_url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch02/002_039_0001.html","citations":[{"title":"K.S.A. 2-3901 (delta-9-only definition; Commercial Industrial Hemp Act)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch02/002_039_0001.html","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"K.S.A. 2-3908 (per se illegal hemp products - vape form ban; edibles not listed)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch02/002_039_0008.html","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes","type":"gov","primary":false,"official":true}],"history":[]},{"form":"vape","label":"Vape / inhalable","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Illegal - hemp-in-vaporizing-devices form ban (K.S.A. 2-3908), per se illegal regardless of THC content","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"schedule_i","schedule_class":null,"limit":{"type":"total_ban","value":null,"unit":null},"effective_date":"2019-04-18","verified_at":"2026-10-07","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"K.S.A. 2-3908 makes per se illegal to manufacture, market, sell, or distribute certain hemp products, including 'liquids, solids or gasses containing industrial hemp for use in vaporizing devices.' K.S.A. 2-3901(b) - 'Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration means the combined percentage of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and its optical isomers ... reported as free THC.' [Delta-9-only axis slips non-detect EPN; the vaporizing-device form ban is the binding lever.]","excerpt_source_url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch02/002_039_0008.html","citations":[{"title":"K.S.A. 2-3908 (per se illegal hemp products - vaporizing-device form ban)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch02/002_039_0008.html","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"Senate Substitute for HOUSE BILL No. 2167 (2019), New Sec. 5 — enrolled","url":"https://kslegislature.gov/li_2020/b2019_20/measures/documents/hb2167_enrolled.pdf","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Kansas Legislature","type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"K.S.A. 2-3901 (delta-9-only definition; Commercial Industrial Hemp Act)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch02/002_039_0001.html","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes","type":"gov","primary":false,"official":true}],"history":[{"date":"2026-07-25","field":"effective_date","from":null,"to":"2019-04-18"}]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"CO","status":"illegal"},{"code":"MO","status":"restricted"},{"code":"NE","status":"gray"},{"code":"OK","status":"illegal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"K.S.A. 2-3901","title":"Commercial industrial hemp act; citation; definitions.","official_url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch02/002_039_0001.html","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-02","text_hash":"b669c9e8258a402e34749e1e76e4d62bfd0429940023074c06be2eeed41be8a6"},{"citation":"K.S.A. 2-3908","title":"Unlawful hemp products; penalties; exceptions","official_url":"https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/statute/002_000_0000_chapter/002_039_0000_article/002_039_0008_section/002_039_0008_k/","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-10-07","text_hash":"884cfa1582cb6320c03b43671b464ac9dd7d16d502d59c59b405277e683728d4"},{"citation":"K.S.A. 2-3908(a)(1)(A)-(E), (c)","title":"K.S.A. 2-3908(a)(1)(A)-(E), (c)","official_url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch02/002_039_0008.html","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-10-07","text_hash":"374566c333941c4484c42f31c7d5d63de9b410cec715cefffa0b1aa6102641a5"}]}