{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/","compound":{"slug":"thcv","name":"THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin)","category":"cannabinoid","framework":"hemp_cannabinoid","description":"Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabivarin, a naturally occurring varin homolog of delta-9 THC (propyl side chain). Federally unscheduled inside the hemp definition today; counted toward the 0.4 mg per container total-THC cap from Dec 11, 2026 as a cannabinoid with similar effects, and converted THCV is excluded at any amount from Nov 12, 2026. State exposure runs through inhalable-hemp bans, THC definitions that name THCV (OH, TN), per-package caps (MD) and flavor or additive rules for vapes. Seeded Oct 7, 2026 from the Botanical Terpene Vape state brief; vape form only.","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahydrocannabivarin"},"as_of":"2026-10-22","summary":"THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin) is legal to sell at retail in 2 states, restricted in 17, in a gray area in 5 and illegal in 8 (19 not yet verified). Federal: not federally scheduled. Verified through October 22, 2026.","forms":[{"form":"vape","label":"Vape / inhalable","counts":{"legal":2,"restricted":17,"gray":5,"illegal":8,"unknown":19},"federal":{"status":"legal","headline":"THCV (vape) - not federally scheduled inside the hemp definition today; a cartridge over 0.4 mg THCV leaves hemp on Dec 11, 2026"},"states":[{"code":"AL","name":"Alabama","status":"gray","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Gray: smokable-hemp ban (any product that contains a cannabinoid) arguably reaches a vape; online sales banned; ABC license for stores","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/alabama/"},{"code":"AK","name":"Alaska","status":"gray","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Endorsement required for any consumable hemp product; Division treats THCV as a banned cannabinoid","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/alaska/"},{"code":"AZ","name":"Arizona","status":"unknown","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/arizona/"},{"code":"AR","name":"Arkansas","status":"gray","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Gray: Schedule VI reaches an intoxicating hemp product (total THC above 0%); whether THCV counts is not settled","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/arkansas/"},{"code":"CA","name":"California","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Inhalable hemp products prohibited: H&S 111921.6(a)","verified_at":"2026-10-19","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/california/"},{"code":"CO","name":"Colorado","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Statute lists THCV as nonintoxicating; no hemp rule reaches an out-of-state vape; marijuana PEG ban not hemp","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/colorado/"},{"code":"CT","name":"Connecticut","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Plant-extracted THCV not reached: CT bans synthetic cannabinoids, THC definition lists delta-7 to delta-10 isomers, not THCV","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/connecticut/"},{"code":"DE","name":"Delaware","status":"unknown","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/delaware/"},{"code":"DC","name":"District of Columbia","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Non-nicotine vape is an electronic smoking device: no sale within 1/4 mile of a middle or high school","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/district-of-columbia/"},{"code":"FL","name":"Florida","status":"unknown","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/florida/"},{"code":"GA","name":"Georgia","status":"unknown","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/georgia/"},{"code":"HI","name":"Hawaii","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Hemp vapes prohibited: HAR 11-37-3","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/hawaii/"},{"code":"ID","name":"Idaho","status":"gray","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Gray: Schedule I tetrahydrocannabinols except the permitted amount in hemp (Idaho Code 37-2705(d)(29)); THCV not named","verified_at":"2026-10-19","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/idaho/"},{"code":"IL","name":"Illinois","status":"unknown","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/illinois/"},{"code":"IN","name":"Indiana","status":"unknown","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/indiana/"},{"code":"IA","name":"Iowa","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Hemp for inhalation banned: Iowa Code 204.14A","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/iowa/"},{"code":"KS","name":"Kansas","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Hemp vape liquids banned: K.S.A. 2-3908(a)(1)(E), any THC level","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/kansas/"},{"code":"KY","name":"Kentucky","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Inhalable hemp may not contain PEG or propylene glycol (902 KAR 45:021 s.2(21)); this cart has both","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/kentucky/"},{"code":"LA","name":"Louisiana","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Hemp for inhalation banned: La. R.S. 3:1482(A)(1) (plus permit and LDH product approval)","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/louisiana/"},{"code":"ME","name":"Maine","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Web only: no delivery to Maine consumers from an unlicensed seller (22 MRSA 1555-D)","verified_at":"2026-10-19","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/maine/"},{"code":"MD","name":"Maryland","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"2.5 mg THC per package / 0.5 mg per serving cap (36-1102(b)(1)); cartridge at about 2.0 to 2.4 mg passes","verified_at":"2026-10-19","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/maryland/"},{"code":"MA","name":"Massachusetts","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Flavored vapor products banned regardless of nicotine: G.L. c.270 s.28(b)","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/massachusetts/"},{"code":"MI","name":"Michigan","status":"unknown","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/michigan/"},{"code":"MN","name":"Minnesota","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Vaped hemp concentrate is a licensed product (Minn. 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Sept 1, 2025)","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/texas/"},{"code":"UT","name":"Utah","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Sale of a cannabinoid e-cigarette product banned: Utah Code 76-9-1120 (eff. July 1, 2026)","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/utah/"},{"code":"VT","name":"Vermont","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Web only: tobacco substitutes ship only to licensed dealers (7 V.S.A. 1010(b))","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/vermont/"},{"code":"VA","name":"Virginia","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"2 mg total THC per package cap, no ratio escape since Aug 15, 2026; THCV counts as a tetrahydrocannabinol","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/virginia/"},{"code":"WA","name":"Washington","status":"gray","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Gray: an inhalable with any detectable THC is a cannabis product (RCW 69.50.101(8)(a)); THCV not named","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/washington/"},{"code":"WV","name":"West Virginia","status":"restricted","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"THCV is a named hemp-derived cannabinoid: Ag Commissioner permit for every seller, 21+, labels, 11% tax","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/west-virginia/"},{"code":"WI","name":"Wisconsin","status":"unknown","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/wisconsin/"},{"code":"WY","name":"Wyoming","status":"unknown","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/wyoming/"}]}],"deadlines":[{"compound_id":134,"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":134,"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":"ported from Shaman Intelligence 2026-10-07"},{"compound_id":134,"jurisdiction_code":"MO","scope":"state","deadline_date":"2026-12-11","deadline_type":"effective_date","bill_number":"HB 2641 (2026) tier 2 / H.R. 6500","bill_url":"https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/6366S.11T.pdf","title":"HB 2641 tier 2 products keyed to federal 7 U.S.C. 1639o timing","status":"upcoming","severity":4,"summary":"Tier 2 (195.900.11(2)): all other hemp-derived cannabinoid products above 0.4 mg total THC per container (full-spectrum tinctures, most gummies, D9 drinks). Missouri applies to these only while the federal restriction under 7 U.S.C. 1639o prohibits them. Congress delayed the federal date for naturally occurring cannabinoid products to Dec 11, 2026 (H.R. 6500, Pub. L. 119-103, signed Sept 2, 2026; CRS IF13136), so effective coverage for this tier is expected Dec 11, 2026. 21+ only in the gap. Reading is ours; no DHSS or AG guidance issued.","notes":"ported from Shaman Intelligence 2026-10-07"},{"compound_id":134,"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":[]}