The most recent CBD status change on file is November 3, 2026: Vermont, status changed from legal to restricted. 2 changes recorded in total.
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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); effective date in 28 days (HB 2641 (2026) tier 2 / H.R. 6500)
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 From Dec 11, 2026 a final hemp product with more than 0.4 mg combined total THC (THCA included) per container is not hemp; full-spectrum CBD oils, gummies, topicals and pet products over 0.4 mg, and CBD flower and pre-rolls (0.3% total THC can exceed 0.4 mg per package) become marijuana federally. THC-free and broad-spectrum products at 0.4 mg or less stay hemp. Cannabinoids synthesized outside the plant are excluded.
in 28 days HB 2641 tier 2 products keyed to federal 7 U.S.C. 1639o timing Missouri · Effective date · HB 2641 (2026) tier 2 / H.R. 6500 Dec 11, 2026: CBD or CBG products over 0.4 mg total THC per container become marijuana under RSMo 195.900 and may be sold only by licensed dispensaries (class D felony, $5,000 per transaction). THC-free and broad-spectrum products at 0.4 mg or less stay general retail, 21+.
in 49 days hemp measured by total THC; 21+ for any hemp product with THC New Hampshire · Effective date · SB 624 (2026), Laws 2026 ch. 275 Jan 1, 2027: SB 624 redefines hemp by total THC including THCA at 0.3%, bars products over 0.3%, and makes hemp-derived products with any THC 21+. Read through the official site via a fetch tool on Oct 8, 2026 (direct download blocked); treat as likely until re-read.
in 230 days regulated hemp product rules move under the Cannabis Control Authority Virginia · Effective date · Va. Code 3.2-4122 to -4126 (repeal); 3.2-5145.2:1 July 1, 2027: Va. Code 3.2-4122 to -4126 (retail registration, packaging, the 2 mg per package oral THC cap) are repealed as regulation moves to the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority; the food permit duty in 3.2-5145.2:1 extends to anyone who sells or offers for sale industrial hemp extract, which may reach bulk CBG sellers. Watch for the replacement rules.
in 414 days AB 8 staged provisions; hemp extraction licensing moves to DCC California · Effective date · AB 8 (Stats. 2025, ch. 248) Jan 1, 2028: AB 8 staged provisions move hemp extraction licensing to the Department of Cannabis Control, narrow CDPH IHEO authorizations to foods, beverages, supplements, pet food and cosmetics, and move inhalable hemp manufacturing into the licensed cannabis framework.
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 Illinois Hemp Act replaces the Industrial Hemp Act. Final hemp products over 0.4 mg combined total THC per container are not hemp; final consumer products cannot be intended for smoking or vaping (CBD and CBG pre-rolls and flower); cannabinoids made outside the plant are excluded; processing or handling bulk hemp extract needs an IDOA license. 21+ for products with THC since June 12, 2026. This 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) Nov 12, 2026: hemp-derived cannabinoid products, CBD and CBG included (topicals and pet products too), may be sold only to 21+; tier 1 products (synthetic or converted cannabinoids, THCA smokables, delta-9 edibles) go dispensary-only. Bulk CBG fits the new hemp definition, but whether extracted versus heat-converted CBG is reached by the manufactured-outside-the-plant clause is untested (see the CBG raw material row).
final Fifteenth Court denies rehearing of temporary-relief denial Texas · Injunction denied · 15-26-00099-CV · State court (Texas Fifteenth Court of Appeals) · applies to every seller Rehearing denied; Justice Field would grant. This is not a merits disposition.
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