As of October 8, 2026, CBG / CBDA / CBGA (hemp-derived) is legal to sell at retail in Arizona as flower / raw plant. Arizona: hemp defined by 0.3% delta-9; no smokable hemp ban, retail license or age limit verified in force. Controlling source: A.R.S. 3-311.
Verified October 8, 2026 · confidence: confirmedA.R.S. 3-311 defines industrial hemp as the plant and any part with a delta-9 THC concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry-weight basis; 'hemp products' exclude products made to be ingested (other than seed foods), which does not reach smoking. No Arizona statute naming smokable hemp, requiring a retail license, or setting an age limit was found in force. SB 1702 (2025) would regulate hemp-derived products for inhalation (21+, licensing, 2-gram inhalable container cap) but only the introduced text was verified. Penalty: none specific; product over 0.3% delta-9 is marijuana. Federal Dec. 11 change is the main watch item. Applies to CBG pre-rolls and flower. Flags: sale ban False, manufacture-only ban False, shipping ban False, 21+ False, license False, total-THC flower test False. Pending: SB 1702 (2025) would add 21+, seller licensing (by 2026-07-01) and a 2-gram container cap for inhalable products; introduced version only, not verified as enacted. Federal: hemp redefinition limiting hemp-derived products to 0.4 mg total THC per container now takes effect 2026-12-11 (moved from 2026-11-12 by H.R. 6500, signed 2026-09-02, per Foley Hoag Sept 2026); a 0.3% total-THC pre-roll can exceed 0.4 mg per container.
with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths percent on a dry-weight basis
As of October 8, 2026, CBG / CBDA / CBGA (hemp-derived) is in a legal gray area (sold in practice, exposed to an interpretive ban theory) in Arizona as tincture / sublingual. Exposure: Gray: no Arizona statute regulates CBG or CBD oils, but Arizona's food code tracks federal adulteration rules and the state has written about CBD in food; food-law exposure, not a ban. Controlling source: A.R.S. 3-311.
Verified October 8, 2026 · confidence: confirmedA.R.S. 3-311(5) excludes from 'hemp products' any product made to be ingested (other than hemp seed foods), so the AZDA hemp program does not license CBD ingestibles, and AZDA says no license is needed to sell CBD. No Arizona statute bans or licenses CBD foods or supplements. The AG's March 2025 letters target THC-infused edibles and drinks; an ADHS Feb. 17, 2026 letter on CBD and kava in food (noted in the Oct 2 Arizona brief, not re-read here) adds interpretive food-code exposure. Per the status rule, letters do not set status. Applies to CBG, CBDA and CBGA oils. Limit noted: 0.3% delta-9 THC. Pending: Federal: from 2026-12-11 the federal hemp definition excludes final hemp-derived cannabinoid products (ingested, topical or animal use) with more than 0.4 mg combined total THC per container (Pub. L. 119-37 div. B sec. 781, as delayed by Pub. L. 119-103 sec. 2019); full-spectrum CBD above 0.4 mg per container becomes marijuana federally in every state.
Hemp products excludes any product made to be ingested except food made from sterile hemp seed or hemp seed oil.
As of October 8, 2026, CBG / CBDA / CBGA (hemp-derived) is in a legal gray area (sold in practice, exposed to an interpretive ban theory) in Arizona as edible / ingestible. Exposure: Gray: no Arizona statute regulates CBG or CBD edibles, but Arizona's food code tracks federal adulteration rules and the state has written about CBD in food; food-law exposure, not a ban. Controlling source: A.R.S. 3-311.
Verified October 8, 2026 · confidence: confirmedA.R.S. 3-311(5) excludes from 'hemp products' any product made to be ingested (other than hemp seed foods), so the AZDA hemp program does not license CBD ingestibles, and AZDA says no license is needed to sell CBD. No Arizona statute bans or licenses CBD foods or supplements. The AG's March 2025 letters target THC-infused edibles and drinks; an ADHS Feb. 17, 2026 letter on CBD and kava in food (noted in the Oct 2 Arizona brief, not re-read here) adds interpretive food-code exposure. Per the status rule, letters do not set status. Applies to CBG gummies, CBG drinks and water-soluble CBG (CBGo). Limit noted: 0.3% delta-9 THC. Pending: Federal: from 2026-12-11 the federal hemp definition excludes final hemp-derived cannabinoid products (ingested, topical or animal use) with more than 0.4 mg combined total THC per container (Pub. L. 119-37 div. B sec. 781, as delayed by Pub. L. 119-103 sec. 2019); full-spectrum CBD above 0.4 mg per container becomes marijuana federally in every state.
Hemp products excludes any product made to be ingested except food made from sterile hemp seed or hemp seed oil.
As of October 8, 2026, CBG / CBDA / CBGA (hemp-derived) is in a legal gray area (sold in practice, exposed to an interpretive ban theory) in Arizona as raw material / ruo. Exposure: Arizona's hemp chapter defines hemp as the plant and its parts without naming extracts, and the criminal code lists cannabis resin and every derivative as a narcotic drug with no hemp exception, so whether purified CBG isolate is protected hemp rests on 3-312(E) and federal law rather than an express state carve-out. Controlling source: A.R.S. 3-314 Industrial hemp licenses.
Verified October 8, 2026 · confidence: under_reviewA. A grower, harvester, transporter or processor shall obtain an industrial hemp license from the department.
| Form | Status | Headline | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower / raw plant | Legal | Arizona: hemp defined by 0.3% delta-9; no smokable hemp ban, retail license or age limit verified in force. | 2026-10-08 |
| Tincture / sublingual | Gray area | Arizona: CBG/CBDA oils treated like CBD ingestibles; no specific rule. | 2026-10-08 |
| Edible / ingestible | Gray area | Arizona: CBG gummies and drinks treated like CBD ingestibles; no specific rule. | 2026-10-08 |
| Raw material / RUO | Gray area | Arizona: no rule names CBG; in-state hemp processors need an AZDA license; criminal code has no hemp carve-out. | 2026-10-08 |
Among Arizona's 5 neighbors, California and Utah are illegal; Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada are restricted.
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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
5 instruments on file for this compound's framework in Arizona; 11 of 12 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.
3445c685d135b1ca3-311 ["Industrial hemp" means] "the plant cannabis sativa L. and any part of such a plant, whether growing or not," "with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths percent on a dry-weight basis." ["Hemp products" means] "all products made from industrial hemp, including cloth, cordage, fiber, fuel, grain, paint, paper" [...] "Hemp products excludes any product made to be ingested except food made from sterile hemp seed or hemp seed oil." [Bracketed spans summarized.]
2256276e64b2b4d813-3401. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 4. "Cannabis" means the following substances under whatever names they may be designated: (a) The resin extracted from any part of a plant of the genus cannabis, and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of such plant, its seeds or its resin. Cannabis does not include oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any fiber, compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the mature stalks of such plant except the resin extracted from the stalks or any fiber, oil or cake or the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination. (b) Every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of such resin or tetrahydrocannabinol. 6. "Dangerous drug" means the following by whatever official, common, usual, chemical or trade name designated: (b) Any material, compound, mixture or preparation that contains any quantity of cannabimimetic substances and their salts, isomers, whether optical, positional or geometric, and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted, whenever the existence of such salts, isomers and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. For the purposes of this subdivision, "cannabimimetic substances" means any substances within the following structural classes: (i) 2-(3-hydroxycyclohexyl)phenol with substitution at the 5-position of the phenolic ring by alkyl or alkenyl, whether or not substituted on the cyclohexyl ring to any extent. Substances in the 2-(3-hydroxycyclohexyl)phenol generic definition include CP-47,497, CP-47,497 C8-Homolog, CP-55,940 and CP-56,667. (ii) 3-(naphthoyl)indole or 3-(naphthylmethane)indole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring, whether or not further substituted on the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the naphthoyl or naphthyl ring to any extent. Substances in the 3-(naphthoyl)indole generic definition include AM-678, AM-2201, JWH-004, JWH-007, JWH-009, JWH-015, JWH-016, JWH-018, JWH-019, JWH-020, JWH-046, JWH-047, JWH-048, JWH-049, JWH-050, JWH-070, JWH-071, JWH-072, JWH-073, JWH-076, JWH-079, JWH-080, JWH-081, JWH-082, JWH-094, JWH-096, JWH-098, JWH-116, JWH-120, JWH-122, JWH-148, JWH-149, JWH-175, JWH-180, JWH-181, JWH-182, JWH-184, JWH-185, JWH-189, JWH-192, JWH-193, JWH-194, JWH-195, JWH-196, JWH-197, JWH-199, JWH-200, JWH-210, JWH-211, JWH-212, JWH-213, JWH-234, JWH-235, JWH-236, JWH-239, JWH-240, JWH-241, JWH-242, JWH-262, JWH-386, JWH-387, JWH-394, JWH-395, JWH-397, JWH-398, JWH-399, JWH-400, JWH-412, JWH-413, JWH-414 and JWH-415. (iii) 3-naphthoyl-indazole or 3-(naphthylmethane)-indazole by substitution at one or both of the nitrogen atoms of the indazole ring, whether or not further substituted on the indazole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the naphthoyl ring to any extent. Substances in the 3-naphthoyl-indazole or 3-(naphthylmethane)-indazole generic definition include THJ2201 and THJ-018. (iv) 3-(naphthoyl)pyrrole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the pyrrole ring, whether or not further substituted in the pyrrole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the naphthoyl ring to any extent. Substances in the 3-(naphthoyl)pyrrole generic definition include JWH-030, JWH-145, JWH-146, JWH-147, JWH-150, JWH-156, JWH-243, JWH-244, JWH-245, JWH-246, JWH-292, JWH-293, JWH-307, JWH-308, JWH-346, JWH-348, JWH-363, JWH-364, JWH-365, JWH-367, JWH-368, JWH-369, JWH-370, JWH-371, JWH-373 and JWH-392. (v) 1-(naphthylmethylene)indene by substitution of the 3-position of the indene ring, whether or not further substituted in the indene ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the naphthyl ring to any extent. Substances in the 1-(naphthylmethylene)indene generic definition include JWH-176. (vi) 3-(phenylacetyl)indole or 3-(benzoyl)indole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring, whether or not further substituted in the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the phenyl ring to any extent. Substances in the 3-(phenylacetyl)indole generic definition include AM-694, AM-2233, JWH-167, JWH-201, JWH-202, JWH-203, JWH-204, JWH-205, JWH-206, JWH-207, JWH-208, JWH-209, JWH-237, JWH-248, JWH-250, JWH-251, JWH-253, JWH-302, JWH-303, JWH-304, JWH-305, JWH-306, JWH-311, JWH-312, JWH-313, JWH-314, JWH-315, JWH-316, RCS-4, RCS-8, SR-18 and SR-19. (vii) 3-(cyclopropylmethanone) indole or 3-(cyclobutylmethanone) indole or 3-(cyclopentylmethanone) indole by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring, whether or not further substituted in the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl or cyclopentyl rings to any extent. Substances in the 3-(cyclopropylmethanone) indole generic definition include UR-144, fluoro-UR-144 and XLR-11. (viii) 3-adamantoylindole with substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring, whether or not further substituted on the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the adamantyl ring to any extent. Substances in the 3-adamantoylindole generic definition include AB-001. (ix) N-(adamantyl)-indole-3-carboxamide with substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring, whether or not further substituted on the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the adamantyl ring to any extent. Substances in the N-(adamantyl)-indole-3-carboxamide generic definition include SDB-001. (x) Indole-3-carboxamide or indazole-3-carboxamide with substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring or by substitution at one or both of the nitrogen atoms of the indazole ring, whether or not further substituted on the indole ring or the indazole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the nitrogen of the carboxamide to any extent. Substances in the indole-3-carboxamide or indazole-3-carboxamide generic definition include AKB-48, fluoro-AKB-48, APINACA, AB-PINACA, AB-FUBINACA, ABICA and ADBICA. (xi) 8-Quinolinyl-indole-3-carboxylate or 8-quinolinyl-indazole-3-carboxylate by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring or by substitution at one or both of the nitrogen atoms of the indazole ring, whether or not further substituted in the indole ring or indazole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the quinoline ring to any extent. Substances in the 8-quinolinyl-indole-3-carboxylate or the 8-quinolinyl-indazole-3-carboxylate generic definition include PB-22, fluoro-PB-22, NPB-22 and fluoro-NPB-22. (xii) Naphthalenyl-indole-3-carboxylate or naphthalenyl-indazole-3-carboxylate by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring or by substitution at one or both of the nitrogen atoms of the indazole ring, whether or not further substituted in the indole or indazole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the naphthalenyl ring to any extent. Substances in the naphthalenyl-indole-3-carboxylate or naphthalenyl-indazole-3-carboxylate generic definition include NM2201, FDU-PB-22, SDB-005 and fluoro SDB-005. 19. "Marijuana" means all parts of any plant of the genus cannabis, from which the resin has not been extracted, whether growing or not, and the seeds of such plant. Marijuana does not include the mature stalks of such plant or the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination.
ca9d6b4018b39ea13-311. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 5. "Hemp products" means all products made from industrial hemp, including cloth, cordage, fiber, fuel, grain, paint, paper, construction materials, plastics and by-products derived from sterile hemp seed or hemp seed oil. Hemp products excludes any product made to be ingested except food made from sterile hemp seed or hemp seed oil. 7. "Industrial hemp" means the plant cannabis sativa L. and any part of such a plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths percent on a dry-weight basis.
e2cebe7d495d36dbA.R.S. Sec. 3-311(7): 'Industrial hemp' means the plant cannabis sativa L. and any part of such a plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths percent on a dry-weight basis. A.R.S. Sec. 3-311(5): 'Hemp products' means all products made from industrial hemp, including cloth, cordage, fiber, fuel, grain, paint, paper, construction materials, plastics and by-products derived from sterile hemp seed or hemp seed oil. Hemp products excludes any product made to be ingested except food made from sterile hemp seed or hemp seed oil. A.R.S. Sec. 3-312(A): The legislature finds and determines that developing and using industrial hemp can improve the economy and agricultural vitality of this state and that the production of industrial hemp can be regulated so as not to interfere with strict regulation of marijuana in this state. Sec. 3-312(B): The purposes of this article are: 1. To promote the economy and agriculture in this state by allowing institutions of higher learning and the department to develop and regulate industrial hemp as part of an agricultural pilot program for the purpose of research into the growth, cultivation and marketing of industrial hemp as authorized by the agricultural act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79; 128 Stat. 649; 7 United States Code section 5940). 2. To allow the commercial growth, cultivation and marketing of industrial hemp if the commercial growth, cultivation and marketing of industrial hemp is authorized by federal law, while maintaining strict control of marijuana. A.R.S. Sec. 13-3401(4)(a)-(b): 'Cannabis' means: (a) The resin extracted from any part of a plant of the genus cannabis, and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of such plant, its seeds or its resin. Cannabis does not include oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any fiber, compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the mature stalks of such plant except the resin extracted from the stalks or any fiber, oil or cake or the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination. (b) Every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of such resin or tetrahydrocannabinol. AG Opinion I24-005 Conclusion: 'Delta-8 and other hemp-synthesized intoxicants cannot legally be sold by entities that are not licensed cannabis sellers. Delta-8 is an intoxicating hemp-synthesized cannabinoid with a chemical profile and psychoactive effect materially similar to that of marijuana. Intoxicating cannabis products are Schedule 1 controlled substances that may be sold only by licensed cannabis sellers in Arizona. Arizona's 2018 industrial hemp law did not create an exception to these laws. Rather, in contrast to the federal Farm Bill, the industrial hemp law omitted hemp extracts and derivatives from the definition of industrial hemp and expressly provided that the State wished to maintain strict control of marijuana. Delta-8's sale by unlicensed entities like convenience stores and smoke shops is therefore unlawful.'
c11f38c79007d018A.R.S. Sec. 3-311(7): 'Industrial hemp' means the plant cannabis sativa L. and any part of such a plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths percent on a dry-weight basis. A.R.S. Sec. 3-311(5): 'Hemp products' means all products made from industrial hemp, including cloth, cordage, fiber, fuel, grain, paint, paper, construction materials, plastics and by-products derived from sterile hemp seed or hemp seed oil. Hemp products excludes any product made to be ingested except food made from sterile hemp seed or hemp seed oil. A.R.S. Sec. 3-312(A): The legislature finds and determines that developing and using industrial hemp can improve the economy and agricultural vitality of this state and that the production of industrial hemp can be regulated so as not to interfere with strict regulation of marijuana in this state. A.R.S. Sec. 13-3401(4)(a)-(b): 'Cannabis' means: (a) The resin extracted from any part of a plant of the genus cannabis, and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of such plant, its seeds or its resin. Cannabis does not include oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any fiber, compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the mature stalks of such plant except the resin extracted from the stalks or any fiber, oil or cake or the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination. (b) Every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of such resin or tetrahydrocannabinol. AG Opinion I24-005 Conclusion: 'Delta-8 and other hemp-synthesized intoxicants cannot legally be sold by entities that are not licensed cannabis sellers. Delta-8 is an intoxicating hemp-synthesized cannabinoid with a chemical profile and psychoactive effect materially similar to that of marijuana. Intoxicating cannabis products are Schedule 1 controlled substances that may be sold only by licensed cannabis sellers in Arizona. Arizona's 2018 industrial hemp law did not create an exception to these laws. Rather, in contrast to the federal Farm Bill, the industrial hemp law omitted hemp extracts and derivatives from the definition of industrial hemp and expressly provided that the State wished to maintain strict control of marijuana. Delta-8's sale by unlicensed entities like convenience stores and smoke shops is therefore unlawful.'
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