District of Columbia THC Ban (2026): 5 of 9 Banned, Full List

Partial ban

As of November 12, 2026, District of Columbia bans 5 of 9 tracked THC compounds at retail. Banned: Delta-9 THC (vape / inhalable), THCa, HHC (capsule / tablet), THC-O Acetate and HHC-P. Restricted or gray: Delta-8 THC, THCP, THCV and Delta-10 THC.

Each row below links to the determination with the controlling law verbatim.

When does the District of Columbia THC ban take effect?

No THC ban effective date is pending in District of Columbia as of November 13, 2026. Most of the federal hemp redefinition takes effect December 11, 2026. A narrower piece, covering cannabinoids the plant cannot naturally produce, started November 12, 2026.

Watchenforcement date in 28 days (H.R. 6500 (Pub. L. 119-103) / Pub. L. 119-37 Sec. 781); recent bill or agency activity

in 28 days December 11, 2026
Delta-8 THC: Federal hemp redefinition, Dec 11 piece: total THC 0.3% and 0.4 mg total THC per container
Federal · Enforcement date · H.R. 6500 (Pub. L. 119-103) / Pub. L. 119-37 Sec. 781
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.
October 21, 2026
Delta-9 THC: HR 4963: Marijuana 1-to-3 Act of 2025
Federal · Bill activity
Introduced in House (2025-08-12)
took effect November 12, 2026
THC-O Acetate: Federal hemp redefinition, Nov 12 slice: THC-O acetate, which the plant cannot produce, leaves hemp
Federal · Enforcement date · H.R. 5371 (Pub. L. 119-37, Sec. 781)
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)). THC-O acetate is made only by acetylating THC outside the plant, so products containing it leave the federal hemp definition on Nov 12, 2026 and fall in the Schedule I tetrahydrocannabinols listing.
took effect November 12, 2026
HHC-P: Federal hemp redefinition, Nov 12 slice: cannabinoids the plant cannot produce, including HHC-P, leave hemp
Federal · Enforcement date · H.R. 5371 (Pub. L. 119-37, Sec. 781)
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)). HHC-P is not reported as produced by the plant, so on that reading products containing it leave the federal hemp definition on Nov 12, 2026. FDA's list of plant-producible cannabinoids, due Feb 10, 2026, is still unpublished.

Every tracked THC compound in District of Columbia

Compound	Status	Headline	Effective
Delta-8 THC	Restricted	Delta-8 restricted - scheduled / named ban	2024-07-15
Delta-9 THC (vape / inhalable)	Illegal	Hemp Delta-9 vape - illegal	2023-03-22
THCa	Illegal	THCa flower illegal - scheduled / named ban	2023-03-22
THCP	Restricted	THCP restricted - scheduled / named ban	2024-07-15
THCV	Restricted	Non-nicotine vape is an electronic smoking device: no sale within 1/4 mile of a middle or high school	2022-10-01
HHC (capsule / tablet)	Illegal	Federally scheduled (schedule_i eff. 2026-05-04) · state law: illegal	2019-03-13
Delta-10 THC	Gray area	Delta-10 THC restricted: may fall in D.C.'s Schedule I tetrahydrodibenzopyran class; no hemp retail path outside licensed cannabis
THC-O Acetate	Illegal	Federally scheduled (schedule_i eff. 2026-11-12) · state law: illegal	2019-03-13
HHC-P	Illegal	HHC-P illegal: Schedule I in D.C. as a compound structurally derived from hexahydrodibenzopyrans (48-902.04(6)(A)(viii))	2019-03-13

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Maryland THC ban partial ban
Virginia THC ban partial ban

THC ban in every state · All compounds in District of Columbia · Federal hemp ban: what changes Nov 12 and Dec 11

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