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THC-O Acetate Ban 2026: Federal Change Dec 11, Every State

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As of November 12, 2026, THC-O Acetate is banned from retail sale in 51 of 51 US jurisdictions, and it is federally scheduled. Banned: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Ban here means retail sale is prohibited by statute, rule, order or scheduling. Restrictions and gray areas are listed on the compound page.

When does the next THC-O Acetate ban take effect?

Illinois: Hemp Act not enforced against the businesses suing over it until Nov 19, November 19, 2026 (in 6 days) and Federal: Federal hemp redefinition, Dec 11 piece: total THC 0.3% and 0.4 mg total THC per container, December 11, 2026 (in 28 days).

Federal hemp ban: what changes Nov 12 and Dec 11

Elevatedenforcement paused for named businesses only in 6 days (ILHAA v. Raoul, N.D. Ill. No. 1:26-cv-13799); enforcement date in 28 days (H.R. 6500 (Pub. L. 119-103) / Pub. L. 119-37 Sec. 781); enforcement action by the local authority (Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele), binds named parties only
  • in 6 days
    Hemp Act not enforced against the businesses suing over it until Nov 19
    Illinois · Enforcement paused for named businesses only · ILHAA v. Raoul, N.D. Ill. No. 1:26-cv-13799
    Applies only to the six plaintiffs in ILHAA v. Raoul (N.D. Ill. No. 1:26-cv-13799), among them the Illinois Healthy Alternatives Association and its roughly 250 member companies. The state agreed not to take any enforcement action under the Hemp Act against them until Nov 19, when a federal judge hears their request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. The law itself still takes effect Nov 12, and it applies to every other business from that date.
  • in 28 days
    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.
  • active
    Montgomery County DA charges 46 smoke shops, convenience stores and gas stations across 26 townships with possession with intent to deliver for selling THC gummies, beverages and vapes
    Pennsylvania · Enforcement action · Local authority (Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele) · binds named parties only
    Each business is charged with Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance; some seized gummies allegedly contained over 1,000 mg THC each; preliminary hearings set for November 9, 2026.
  • took effect
    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
    Illinois Hemp Act: 0.4 mg per container cap, total THC, smokable and vape hemp banned
    Illinois · Effective date · SB 3222 (P.A. 104-463)
    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.
  • took effect
    Intoxicating Cannabinoid Control Act, RSMo 195.900
    Missouri · Effective date · HB 2641 (2026)
    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. The separate federal-timing provision can apply to beverages with naturally produced cannabinoids that do not meet a tier 1 criterion; beverages containing synthesized cannabinoids can be tier 1. Under the current federal extension, products outside tier 1 are generally deferred to December 11, 2026, subject to the statute's federal-contingency condition.
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Federal

Federally scheduled or prohibited. THC-O acetate federally illegal from Nov 12, 2026: it leaves hemp as a cannabinoid the plant cannot make and falls in Schedule I Federal detail

States where THC-O Acetate is illegal (51)

JurisdictionInstrumentEffectiveBasis
AlabamaAct 2025- (HB445, enrolled), adding Title 28, Chapter 12, Code of Alabama 19752025-07-01federal precedence
Alaska11 AAC 40.400 (endorsement; no delta-9-THC or non-naturally occurring cannabinoid), 11 AAC 40.520(b), 11 AAC 40.910 definitions2023-11-03federal precedence
ArizonaA.R.S. Sec. 3-311 (Industrial hemp definitions) and Sec. 13-3401 (Definitions; Schedule I controlled substances)federal precedence
ArkansasAct 934 of 2025 (SB533), adding/amending the Consumable Hemp Products subchapter (Ark. Code Sec. 20-56-501 et seq.) and Schedule VI (Sec. 5-64-215)2026-04-22federal precedence
CaliforniaAssembly Bill 8 (Aguiar-Curry), Chapter 248, Statutes of 2025 -- amending Bus. & Prof. Code Sec. 26070.2, 26080, 26003 and Health & Safety Code Sec. 111920 et seq.2026-01-01federal precedence
ColoradoC.R.S. 25-5-427(4)(c)(I), (4)(d), added by SB 23-271, Sec. 22023-06-07federal precedence
ConnecticutSubstitute House Bill No. 5150 -- Public Act No. 24–76, Sec. amending Conn. Gen. Stat. 21a-240(62) (definition of 'synthetic cannabinoid'; names HHC) and 21a-420k(v)2024-06-04federal precedence
Delaware16 Del. C. Sec. 4714 - Schedule I (subsec. (d)(19) tetrahydrocannabinols; subsec. (g) synthetic cannabinoid classes)federal precedence
District of ColumbiaD.C. Code Sec. 48-902.04, Schedule I enumerated, para. (6) synthetic cannabimimetic agents2019-03-13federal precedence
FloridaFla. Stat. Sec. 581.217 - State hemp programfederal precedence
GeorgiaGa. Comp. R. & Regs. Subject 40-32-5, Consumable Hemp Products (Rules .01-.06)2024-10-01federal precedence
HawaiiHRS 328G-3(g), (h); HRS 328G-1 (definition of artificially derived cannabinoid)2023-07-11federal precedence
IdahoIdaho Code 37-2705 -- Schedule I (subsection (d)(29): tetrahydrocannabinols and synthetic substances/derivatives/isomers with similar chemical structure)2021-04-16federal precedence
IllinoisPublic Act 104-0463 (SB 3222), Illinois Hemp Act, Secs. 5, 10(a), 15(a), 30(c), 35(a); effective November 12, 20262026-11-12federal precedence
IndianaIC 35-48-1.1-27 (low THC hemp extract), IC 35-48-1.1-38 (smokable hemp), IC 35-48-4-10.1 (dealing in smokable hemp)federal precedence
Iowa641 Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 156 -- Consumable Hemp Products (156.1 definition of 'Synthetic consumable hemp products'; 156.3(1)(b)(5) no-synthetic COA requirement)2024-07-17federal precedence
KansasK.S.A. 65-4105(h)(1), Schedule I tetrahydrocannabinols (synthetic equivalents, derivatives, isomers; hemp and hemp product exceptions)federal precedence
Kentucky902 KAR 45:190 - Hemp-derived cannabinoid products; packaging and labeling requirements (HHC = regulated intoxicating cannabinoid)2023-10-13federal precedence
LouisianaR.S. 3:1482 - Consumable hemp products; prohibitions (naturally-occurring-only rule at C(2); inhalable and floral bans)2025-01-01federal precedence
Maine7 M.R.S. SS2231 - Hemp (Title 7, Part 5, Chapter 406-A) -- HHC named among 'potentially intoxicating cannabinoids'2025-06-24federal precedence
MarylandAlcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article SS36-1102 - Tetrahydrocannabinol product thresholds; non-naturally-occurring cannabinoid prohibition; licensing2023-05-03federal precedence
MassachusettsMDAR Hemp Processor Policy No. 2024-1, Section C, Prohibited Hemp Products in Massachusettsfederal precedence
MichiganMCL 333.27953 - Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, Definitions (Industrial hemp; Marihuana; THC)federal precedence
MinnesotaMinn. Stat. 342.01, Definitions (artificially derived cannabinoid, subd. 7; lower-potency hemp edible, subd. 50)2026-05-27federal precedence
MississippiSB2725 (As Sent to Governor) - 2020 Regular Session, Mississippi Hemp Cultivation Act2020-06-29federal precedence
MissouriRSMo 195.900 (L. 2026 H.B. 2641), subsections 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 and 112026-11-12federal precedence
MontanaMont. Code Ann. 16-12-117, Synthetic cannabinoid products prohibited2023-05-22federal precedence
NebraskaNeb. Rev. Stat. Section 28-401 -- Terms, defined (Uniform Controlled Substances Act: hemp; marijuana)federal precedence
NevadaNRS 557.255 - Prohibition against synthetic cannabinoid2025-06-10federal precedence
New HampshireRSA 439-A:4 - Hemp-Derived Products Containing THC Prohibitedfederal precedence
New JerseyP.L.2025, c.215, Sec. 1 (N.J.S.A. 4:28-8, definition of hemp) and Sec. 8 (C.2C:35-10f), as amended by P.L.2026, c.7 and c.132026-04-13federal precedence
New Mexico20.10.2 NMAC (Hemp Post-Harvest Processing), final rule effective January 28, 2026 - 20.10.2.7 and 20.10.2.11(K), (L) NMAC2025-08-01federal precedence
New York9 NYCRR Part 114.8(a)(11) - Cannabinoid hemp product requirements (no synthetic/artificially derived cannabinoids)2023-12-13federal precedence
North CarolinaN.C. Gen. Stat. 90-89(7), Schedule I synthetic cannabinoidsfederal precedence
North DakotaNorth Dakota Century Code Chapter 4.1-18.1 (Hemp) -- section 4.1-18.1-01 (Definitions; naming Hexahydrocannabinol/HHC as an excluded chemically derived cannabinoid); 4.1-18.1-04.3/-04.42023-08-01federal precedence
OhioOhio Revised Code Section 928.01 (Definitions), as amended by 2025-2026 Senate Bill 56, effective 3/20/20262026-03-20federal precedence
OklahomaOklahoma SB 1257 (2026), enrolled: 63 O.S. 2-101(31), (49) and 2-204 Schedule I amended; approved by the Governor May 20, 2026; effective November 1, 20262026-11-01federal precedence
OregonOAR 845-026-0410 (general-market hemp; restrictions on adulterated / artificially derived cannabinoid products)2022-07-01federal precedence
PennsylvaniaThe Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, Section 4, Schedule I -- codified at 35 P.S. Section 780-104 (Tetrahydrocannabinols; Synthetic cannabinoids)federal precedence
Rhode Island560-RICR-10-20-1, Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program -- Section 1.6(I) (prohibition on conversion/synthetic cannabinoids) and Section 1.5(A)(2) (Acceptable Hemp THC Level)2024-08-14federal precedence
South CarolinaS.C. Code Ann. Sec. 46-55-10, Hemp Farming Act -- Definitionsfederal precedence
South Dakota2024 House Bill 1125 (Enrolled Act) -- Prohibit the chemical modification or conversion of industrial hemp and the sale or distribution of chemically modified or converted industrial hemp; amends SDCL 34-20B-1 and 38-35-1 and adds a new section to SDCL Ch. 34-20B2024-07-01federal precedence
Tennessee2025 Public Chapter 526 (HB1376): creates Tenn. Code Ann. Title 57, Ch. 7 (HDCP regulation under TABC), including definitions naming hexahydrocannabinol (Sec. 57-7-102(3)(B)(iii)) and excluding synthetic cannabinoids (Sec. 57-7-102(10)), Sec. 57-7-110 caps, and the Sec. 57-7-114 offense; deletes Title 43, Ch. 27, Part 22026-01-01federal precedence
Texas51 TexReg 4597 (July 10, 2026), reinstatement of Schedule I Hallucinogenic Substances items (31) and (58)2026-07-31federal precedence
UtahH.B. 54 (2025) 3rd Substitute -- Cannabinoid/Hemp Amendments; amends Utah Code 4-41-102 (definitions, incl. 'non-compliant material' naming both HHC isomers) and 4-41-105 (unlawful acts)2025-05-07federal precedence
VermontUnderstanding Hemp in Vermont2023-10-21federal precedence
VirginiaVa. Code 59.1-200(A)(69)-(74) -- Prohibited practices (Virginia Consumer Protection Act): synthetic THC derivative consumables, THC age/labeling/COA, topical labeling2023-07-01federal precedence
WashingtonRCW 69.50.3251, Cannabis manufacture, sale, distribution prohibited without a license; synthetic cannabinoids prohibited2023-07-23federal precedence
West VirginiaW. Va. Code 60A-2-204, Schedule I (tetrahydrocannabinols; delta-10; delta-8-THC-O and delta-9-THC-O; synthetic and non-naturally occurring cannabinoids)2023-06-08federal precedence
WisconsinWis. Stat. 961.14(4)(t), Schedule I tetrahydrocannabinolsfederal precedence
Wyoming2024 Wyoming Senate Enrolled Act No. 24 (SF0032) -- hemp production and controlled substances; total-THC redefinition (incl. psychoactive analogs/isomers); 'synthetic substance' ban; Schedule I THC amendments (amending W.S. 11-51-101 through -104, 35-7-1014(d)(xxi), 35-7-1063)2024-07-01federal precedence

THC-O Acetate ban status by state

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