{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/","compound":{"slug":"thcp","name":"THCP","category":"cannabinoid","framework":"hemp_cannabinoid","description":"Tetrahydrocannabiphorol - high-potency THC homolog (heptyl side chain). Trace-natural but commercially semi-synthetic; reached by synthetic/converted bans, THC-homolog/isomer language, and named bans in a growing set of states.","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrocannabiphorol"},"as_of":"2026-10-22","summary":"THCP is legal to sell at retail in 3 states, restricted in 12, in a gray area in 2 and illegal in 34. Federal: federal gray area. Verified through October 22, 2026.","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","counts":{"legal":3,"restricted":12,"gray":2,"illegal":34,"unknown":0},"federal":{"status":"gray","headline":"THCP - federally unnamed; control theory is a definitional stretch of the tetrahydrocannabinols class onto a homolog, untested; excluded by "},"states":[{"code":"AL","name":"Alabama","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"THCP illegal - scheduled / named ban","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/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/thcp/alaska/"},{"code":"AZ","name":"Arizona","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"THCP illegal - scheduled / named ban","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/arizona/"},{"code":"AR","name":"Arkansas","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"THCP illegal - scheduled / named ban","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/arkansas/"},{"code":"CA","name":"California","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"THCP illegal - scheduled / named ban","verified_at":"2026-07-18","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/california/"},{"code":"CO","name":"Colorado","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"THCP illegal - scheduled / named ban","verified_at":"2026-10-19","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/colorado/"},{"code":"CT","name":"Connecticut","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"THCP illegal - scheduled / named ban","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/connecticut/"},{"code":"DE","name":"Delaware","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"THCP illegal - scheduled / named ban","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/delaware/"},{"code":"DC","name":"District of Columbia","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"THCP illegal - scheduled / named ban","verified_at":"2026-07-18","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/district-of-columbia/"},{"code":"FL","name":"Florida","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Hemp-derived THCP not controlled if compliant; 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AG enforces converted THC as marijuana (Sec. 28-401), EO 26-02 targets","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/nebraska/"},{"code":"NV","name":"Nevada","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"THCP illegal: synthetic-cannabinoid ban (Sec. 3.1)","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/nevada/"},{"code":"NH","name":"New Hampshire","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"THCP illegal: 'any other THC isomer variant' >0.3%","verified_at":"2026-07-25","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/new-hampshire/"},{"code":"NJ","name":"New Jersey","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"THCP illegal: non-natural isomer excluded; mg caps far exceeded","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/new-jersey/"},{"code":"NM","name":"New Mexico","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"THCP illegal: synthesized/transformed cannabinoid ban","verified_at":"2026-10-19","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/new-mexico/"},{"code":"NY","name":"New York","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"THCP illegal: synthetic/artificially-derived ban","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/new-york/"},{"code":"NC","name":"North Carolina","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Hemp-legal; 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2 mg/package cap cannot be met (Va. Code 3.2-4112)","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/virginia/"},{"code":"WA","name":"Washington","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Artificially derived; same WSLCB bar","verified_at":"2026-09-23","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/washington/"},{"code":"WV","name":"West Virginia","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Synthetic/non-naturally-occurring sweep","verified_at":"2026-09-23","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/west-virginia/"},{"code":"WI","name":"Wisconsin","status":"gray","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Novel/synthetic; conversion gray zone","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/wisconsin/"},{"code":"WY","name":"Wyoming","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Synthetic/analog cannabinoid","verified_at":"2026-07-25","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/wyoming/"}]}],"deadlines":[{"compound_id":35,"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: THCP is a converted/synthesized cannabinoid -> excluded from hemp, regulated as marijuana under the CSA. | 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":35,"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":35,"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":35,"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":"2026-10-08","field":"status","from":"legal","to":"restricted","kind":"changed","det_id":1709,"compound_id":35,"code":"IL"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"illegal","to":"restricted","kind":"changed","det_id":1724,"compound_id":35,"code":"NE"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"illegal","to":"restricted","kind":"changed","det_id":1732,"compound_id":35,"code":"OR"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"illegal","to":"restricted","kind":"changed","det_id":1695,"compound_id":35,"code":"AK"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"illegal","to":"restricted","kind":"changed","det_id":1717,"compound_id":35,"code":"MI"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"illegal","to":"restricted","kind":"changed","det_id":1735,"compound_id":35,"code":"SC"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"illegal","to":"restricted","kind":"changed","det_id":1740,"compound_id":35,"code":"VA"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"restricted","to":"illegal","kind":"changed","det_id":1695,"compound_id":35,"code":"AK"}]}