CBG / CBDA / CBGA (hemp-derived): is it legal in your state?

Hemp-derived cannabigerol and the acid forms CBDA and CBGA. Smokable CBG pre-rolls follow each state's smokable-hemp law and the federal 0.4 mg total THC per container cap from Dec 11, 2026. Oils follow the CBD ingestible rules, with extra limits where a state lists allowed cannabinoids or restricts CBG (CA, CT from Dec 1, 2026). Seeded Oct 7, 2026; gummies/water-soluble and bulk isolate/distillate added Oct 8, 2026.

Framework: Hemp cannabinoid · Reference article

Map shows flower / raw plant. Forms tracked: Flower / raw plant, Tincture / sublingual, Edible / ingestible, Raw material / RUO. Each state page lists every form.

Federal posture

Federally restricted. Hemp today; from Dec 11, 2026 a pre-roll or cigarette over 0.4 mg total THC per container leaves hemp (Schedule I) Federal detail and instruments

Pending deadlines

• 2026-11-12 · MO · Intoxicating Cannabinoid Control Act, RSMo 195.900 (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).
• 2026-11-12 · IL · Illinois Hemp Act: 0.4 mg per container cap, total THC, smokable and vape hemp banned (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.
• 2026-12-01 · CT · Connecticut: CBG, CBN and hemp-derivative inputs sold only to cannabis and THC-drink licensees (Sub. HB 5350 (P.A. 26-8))
  From Dec 1, 2026 a Connecticut manufacturer may make CBG (or CBN) only to sell to cannabis establishments and THC-beverage licensees (P.A. 26-8 sec. 100(b)). On its face this limits Connecticut-made CBG, not retail sale of out-of-state finished CBG products; selling bulk CBG to Connecticut makers is affected.
• 2026-12-11 · Federal · Federal hemp redefinition, Dec 11 piece: total THC 0.3% and 0.4 mg total THC per container (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; CBG flower and pre-rolls (0.3% total THC can exceed 0.4 mg per package) and CBG oils or gummies with THC over 0.4 mg become marijuana federally. Bulk CBG isolate and distillate stay hemp only if plant-derived, at or under 0.3% combined total THC, and sold to businesses rather than consumers (1639o(1)(C)(ii)-(iii)).
• 2026-12-11 · MO · HB 2641 tier 2 products keyed to federal 7 U.S.C. 1639o timing (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+.
• 2027-01-01 · NH · New Hampshire: hemp measured by total THC; 21+ for any hemp product with THC (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.
• 2027-07-01 · VA · Virginia: regulated hemp product rules move under the Cannabis Control Authority (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.
• 2028-01-01 · CA · California: AB 8 staged provisions; hemp extraction licensing moves to DCC (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.

Status by state

Related compounds (Hemp cannabinoid)

• Delta-8 THC
• Delta-9 THC (hemp-derived)
• THCa
• CBN (Cannabinol)
• HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol)
• CBD (Cannabidiol, hemp-derived)
• THCP
• THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin)
• EPN / Euphorinol

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