As of October 8, 2026, CBG / CBDA / CBGA (hemp-derived) is legal to sell at retail with restrictions in Arkansas as flower / raw plant. Arkansas: hemp flower products capped at 1 mg total THC per container; above that is a felony intoxicating product. Controlling source: Hemp Statutes (Ark. Code 20-56-501 et seq.) compilation.
Verified October 8, 2026 · confidence: confirmedArk. Code 20-56-502 lists hemp floral material among consumable hemp products, limits CBD-type consumable products to 1 mg total THC per container with a CBD:THC ratio above 15:1, and defines an intoxicating hemp product as one with total THC above 0%; 20-56-513(a)(5) bars manufacturing, marketing or selling intoxicating hemp products (felony under 513(c)). Act 629 (2023) placed hemp-derived THC isomers and THCa in Schedule VI, and the Eighth Circuit lifted the injunction on 2025-06-24 (Bio Gen v. Sanders). Sales to minors are barred and products must be in the Tobacco Control Board directory (civil penalty up to $500 per product). General violations: misdemeanor up to $5,000 and one year. Effective date field is approximate (Act 934 of 2025 trigger-based); confidence reduced. Applies to CBG pre-rolls and flower. Flags: sale ban False, manufacture-only ban False, shipping ban False, 21+ True, license True, total-THC flower test True. Pending: Consumable hemp directory and licensing under 20-56-514 began 2025-12-01; Act 934 effectiveness depends on triggers (8th Cir. upheld Act 629 on 2025-06-24); confirm certification. 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.
contains a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that exceeds zero percent (0%)
As of October 8, 2026, CBG / CBDA / CBGA (hemp-derived) is legal to sell at retail with restrictions in Arkansas as tincture / sublingual. Arkansas: CBG/CBDA oils fit category (C) only at 1 mg THC or less per container. The limit is null (mg per container). Controlling source: Arkansas hemp statutes compilation (Ark. Code 20-56-501 et seq.).
Verified October 8, 2026 · confidence: confirmedArk. Code 20-56-502(6) limits 'consumable hemp product' to (A) FDA-defined cosmetics meeting the federal THC level, (B) GRAS products, or (C) products with no more than 1 mg total THC per container and a CBD:THC ratio above 15:1 that are full-spectrum extracts or products primarily containing and marketed as named minor cannabinoids. Any product for human consumption with total THC above 0% that is not a consumable hemp product is an 'intoxicating hemp product' (502(17)), and making or selling one is a felony (513(a), (c)). Manufacturers must certify products for the Tobacco Control Board directory; unlisted products are seizable and sellers face $500 per product (514). The list in (C) was read only in part (CBD, CBC, CBN visible). Applies to CBG, CBDA and CBGA oils. Limit noted: 1 mg total THC per container; must be marketed as a listed minor cannabinoid or full-spectrum extract. Pending: Act 934 (2025) operative provisions keyed to triggers; directory enforcement began 90 days after Dec. 1, 2025. 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.
A product that has no more than one milligram (1 mg) of total tetrahydrocannabinol per container
As of October 8, 2026, CBG / CBDA / CBGA (hemp-derived) is legal to sell at retail with restrictions in Arkansas as edible / ingestible. Arkansas: CBG gummies and drinks fit category (C) only at 1 mg THC or less per container. The limit is null (mg per container). Controlling source: Arkansas hemp statutes compilation (Ark. Code 20-56-501 et seq.).
Verified October 8, 2026 · confidence: confirmedArk. Code 20-56-502(6) limits 'consumable hemp product' to (A) FDA-defined cosmetics meeting the federal THC level, (B) GRAS products, or (C) products with no more than 1 mg total THC per container and a CBD:THC ratio above 15:1 that are full-spectrum extracts or products primarily containing and marketed as named minor cannabinoids. Any product for human consumption with total THC above 0% that is not a consumable hemp product is an 'intoxicating hemp product' (502(17)), and making or selling one is a felony (513(a), (c)). Manufacturers must certify products for the Tobacco Control Board directory; unlisted products are seizable and sellers face $500 per product (514). The list in (C) was read only in part (CBD, CBC, CBN visible). Applies to CBG gummies, CBG drinks and water-soluble CBG (CBGo). Limit noted: 1 mg total THC per container; must be marketed as a listed minor cannabinoid or full-spectrum extract. Pending: Act 934 (2025) operative provisions keyed to triggers; directory enforcement began 90 days after Dec. 1, 2025. 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.
A product that has no more than one milligram (1 mg) of total tetrahydrocannabinol per container
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 Arkansas as raw material / ruo. Exposure: Arkansas permits attach to finished consumable hemp products, but 20-56-513(a)(3) bars selling any cannabis-derived product in the state except as the subchapter authorizes, and the subchapter never says whether an out-of-state seller of bulk CBG isolate to a permitted manufacturer needs its own manufacturer permit. Controlling source: Relevant Hemp Statutes, A.C.A. 20-56-501 et seq. (DFA compilation).
Verified October 8, 2026 · confidence: under_reviewA.C.A. 20-56-503(b) and 20-56-504 require a $5,000 Arkansas Tobacco Control permit to manufacture, process, distribute or sell consumable hemp products, and a consumable hemp manufacturer, defined in 20-56-502(5) to include anyone who extracts cannabinoids from hemp biomass, whose products are sold in Arkansas must also register with DFA. Consumable hemp products are finished products, but 20-56-513(a)(3) separately makes it unlawful to sell or distribute any product derived from cannabis in Arkansas except as the subchapter authorizes, and "cannabis" in 20-56-502(3) has no hemp carve-out. CBG is named: 20-56-502(6)(C)(ii) lets a consumable hemp product primarily contain and be marketed as cannabigerol (at most 1 mg total THC per container and a CBD:THC ratio above 15:1), and the definition of consumable hemp distributor expressly covers receiving isolates and distillates for manufacturing. Finished products must carry an approved-lab COA showing 0.3% or less delta-9 THC (20-56-510); intoxicating hemp products (finished goods above 0% total THC that are not consumable hemp products) are a felony to sell, which matters for trace-THC distillate in the buyer's end product, not for the bulk sale itself. Federal: from 2026-12-11 bulk CBG stays hemp only if it is plant-derived, at or under 0.3% combined total THC, and sold to businesses rather than consumers (7 U.S.C. 1639o(1)(C)(ii)-(iii)).
Sell or distribute any product derived from cannabis within this state or to consumers of this state, except as authorized under this subchapter and the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98;
| Form | Status | Headline | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower / raw plant | Restricted | Arkansas: hemp flower products capped at 1 mg total THC per container; above that is a felony intoxicating product. | 2026-10-08 |
| Tincture / sublingual | Restricted | Arkansas: CBG/CBDA oils fit category (C) only at 1 mg THC or less per container. | 2026-10-08 |
| Edible / ingestible | Restricted | Arkansas: CBG gummies and drinks fit category (C) only at 1 mg THC or less per container. | 2026-10-08 |
| Raw material / RUO | Gray area | Arkansas: CBG is a listed consumable hemp cannabinoid; buyer needs ATC manufacturer permit, seller status unclear. | 2026-10-08 |
Among Arkansas's 6 neighbors, Louisiana is illegal; Tennessee and Texas are restricted; Mississippi and Oklahoma are gray area; Missouri is legal.
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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
6 instruments on file for this compound's framework in Arkansas; 8 of 10 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.
756b8eaac1d534dbAs used in this subchapter: (10) "Consumption" means any method of ingestion of or application to the body, including eating, drinking, inhaling, absorbing, or injecting, through which a product is metabolized or is otherwise subject to a biotransformative process when introduced into the human body; (16) "Hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa and any part of the plant, including the seeds of the plant, that contains a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) or less on a dry-weight basis, and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not; (17)(A) "Intoxicating hemp product" means a finished product intended for human consumption that is derived from or contains hemp or hemp extract and contains a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that exceeds zero percent (0%) when tested in its finished form. (B) "Intoxicating hemp product" may contain derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, esters, ethers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation including without limitation: (i) Delta-10 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol and its optical isomers; (ii) Delta-9 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol and its optical isomers; (iii) Delta-8 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol and its optical isomers; (iv) Delta-7 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol and its optical isomers; (v) Delta-6a, 10a cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol and its optical isomers; (vi) Exo-tetrahydrocannabinol; (vii) Metabolites of tetrahydrocannabinol, including 11-hydroxy-tetrahydrocannabinol, 3-27 hydroxy-tetrahydrocannabinol, and 7-12 hydroxy-tetrahydrocannabinol; (viii) Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid; (ix) Hydrogenated forms of tetrahydrocannabinol, including hexahydrocannabinol, hexahydrocannabiphorol, and hexahydrocannabihexol; (x) Synthetic forms of tetrahydrocannabinol, including dronabinol; (xi) Ester forms of tetrahydrocannabinol, including delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabinol-O-acetate, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol-O-acetate, delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol-O-acetate, delta-6a,10a tetrahydrocannabinol-O-acetate and hexahydrocannabinol-O-6 acetate; (xii) Ether forms of tetrahydrocannabinol and hexahydrocannabinol, including delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol methyl ether and delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol methyl ether; (xiii) Tetrahydrocannabivarins, including delta-8 tetrahydrocannabivarin but excluding delta-9 tetrahydrocannabivarin; (xiv) Analogues or tetrahydrocannabinols with an alkyl chain of four (4) or more carbon atoms, including tetrahydrocannabiphorols, tetrahydrocannabioctyls, tetrahydrocannabihexols,, or tetrahydrocannabutols; (xv) Delta-8 isotetrahydrocannabinol, delta4(8)-isotetrahydrocannabinol, and isohexahydrocannabinol; (xvi) Any combination of the compounds, including hexahydrocannabiphorol-o-ester and delta-8 tetrahydorcannabiphorol acetate, delta-9 tetrahydorcannabiphorol acetate; and (xvii)(a) Any other cannabinoid classified as an intoxicant by rule of the Arkansas Tobacco Control Board. (b) The Arkansas Tobacco Control Board shall notify the Department of Health when and if additional cannabinoids are classified as an intoxicant by the Arkansas Tobacco Control Board. (C) "Intoxicating hemp product" does not include a consumable hemp product or medical marijuana regulated under the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98; (23) "Tetrahydrocannabinol" means a compound that is the natural, primary active cannabinoid substance or its equivalent contained in the plant of the genus Cannabis or in the resinous extracts of the plant, including derivatives or isomers derived from such cannabinoids; (24) "Total tetrahydrocannabinol" means the total concentration of all tetrahydrocannabinols, including delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabinolic acid or its decarboxylated equivalent, and any other chemically similar compound, substance, derivative, or isomer of tetrahydrocannabinol, and any other cannabinoid identified by the Arkansas Tobacco Control Board; and
ae4f6dc6f37406ad(a) A consumable hemp product shall not be delivered, sold, bought, or used in this state except in conformity with applicable laws and rules, including this subchapter and rules promulgated under this subchapter. (b) A person shall not manufacture, process, distribute, or sell a consumable hemp product without being permitted by the Arkansas Tobacco Control Board. (c) A product intended for human consumption or inhalation that is derived from hemp and contains tetrahydrocannabinol shall not be permitted or allowed under the laws of this state, other than consumable hemp products if otherwise legal under state law. (d)(1) A consumable hemp product shall not be combined with or contain any of the following: (A) Ethanol; (B) Nicotine or tobacco; (C) Intoxicating hemp product; or (D) Any amount of tetrahydrocannabinol as to create a danger of misuse, overdose, accidental overconsumption, inaccurate dosage, or other risk to the public. (2) A medical device, prescription drug, or drug otherwise approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration is not a consumable hemp product. (e) The business of handling, receiving, possessing, storing, distributing, taking orders for, soliciting orders of, selling, offering for sale, and dealing in, through sale, barter, or exchange, consumable hemp products is declared to be a privilege under the laws of this state.
50abd9636fd8f605(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to: (1) Violate this subchapter or any rules promulgated under this subchapter; (2) Manufacture, produce, or market any product derived from cannabis for sale within this state, except as authorized under this subchapter and the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98; (3) Sell or distribute any product derived from cannabis within this state or to consumers of this state, except as authorized under this subchapter and the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98; (4) Manufacture, distribute, sell, or market a consumable hemp product that is not reported to the Arkansas Tobacco Control Board as required by this subchapter; (5) Manufacture, produce, market, or sell any intoxicating hemp product; (6) Sell any consumable hemp product to a minor; or (7) Market or promote a consumable hemp product or other hemp product: (A) For an intoxicating effect; (B) As containing tetrahydrocannabinol; or (C) With unlawful drug or health claims. (b) Any person that purposely, knowingly, or recklessly violates this subchapter relating to hemp production, manufacture, sale, distribution, marketing, or processing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction of the violation, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both. (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, any person that purposefully, recklessly, or knowingly manufactures, markets, or sells an intoxicating hemp product shall be guilty of a felony. (d) Any violation of this subchapter is a deceptive and unconscionable trade practice under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Sec. 4-88-101 et seq., and all remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Sec. 4-88-101 et seq., shall be available to the Attorney General for the enforcement of this subchapter. (e) The prosecuting attorney in the county where the alleged crime was committed shall also have full authority to enforce this subchapter. (f) This subchapter does not prohibit the bringing of a civil action against a violator of this subchapter by an individual harmed by the violator's acts or omissions.
3c349ce5a21c9ca220-56-502(16) ["Hemp" means plant with] "a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) or less." (4) [consumable hemp product examples include hemp floral material]. (6)(C)(ii) [A product] "primarily containing and marketed as cannabidiol" [may contain no more than] "one milligram (1 mg) of total tetrahydrocannabinol per container" [with a CBD:THC ratio] "greater than fifteen to one (15:1)". (17)(A) ["Intoxicating hemp product" means a finished hemp product for human consumption that] "contains a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that exceeds zero percent (0%)"; (17)(C) [It] "does not include a consumable hemp product or medical marijuana." 20-56-513(a) [A person shall not] (5) "Manufacture, produce, market, or sell any intoxicating hemp product"; (b) [misdemeanor, fine] "not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000)"; (c) [felony for intoxicating hemp products]. [Bracketed spans summarized from DFA statutes compilation.]
3a006c993171d7fbSec. 20-56-502(4): 'Consumable hemp product' means a finished product that includes part of the hemp plant, including naturally derived cannabinoids, compounds, concentrates, extracts, isolates, or derivatives that is intended for human consumption and not marketed for intoxicating effect and is: (A) a cosmetic; (B) generally recognized as safe by the FDA; or (C) a product that has no more than one milligram (1 mg) of total tetrahydrocannabinol per container and minimum ratio of cannabidiol to tetrahydrocannabinol of greater than fifteen to one (15:1). Sec. 20-56-502(17)(A): 'Intoxicating hemp product' means a finished product intended for human consumption that is derived from or contains hemp or hemp extract and contains a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that exceeds zero percent (0%) when tested in its finished form. (B) 'Intoxicating hemp product' may contain derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, esters, ethers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation including without limitation: (i) Delta-10 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol and its optical isomers; (ii) Delta-9 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol and its optical isomers; (iii) Delta-8 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol and its optical isomers; (iv) Delta-7 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol and its optical isomers; (v) Delta-6a, 10a cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol and its optical isomers; (vi) Exo-tetrahydrocannabinol; (vii) Metabolites of tetrahydrocannabinol, including 11-hydroxy-tetrahydrocannabinol, 3-hydroxy-tetrahydrocannabinol, and 7-hydroxy-tetrahydrocannabinol; (viii) Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid; (ix) Hydrogenated forms of tetrahydrocannabinol, including hexahydrocannabinol, hexaydrocannabiphrol, and hexahydrocannabihexol; (x) Synthetic forms of tetrahydrocannabinol, including dronabinol; (xi) Ester forms of tetrahydrocannabinol, including delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol-O-acetate, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol-O-acetate, delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol-O-acetate, delta-6a,10a tetrahydrocannabinol-O-acetate and hexahydrocannabinol-O-acetate; (xii) Ether forms of tetrahydrocannabinol and hexahydrocannabinol including delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol methyl ether and delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol methyl ether; (xiii) Tetrahydrocannabivarins, including delta-8 tetrahydrocannabivarin but excluding delta-9 tetrahydrocannabivarin; (xiv) Analogues or tetrahydrocannabinols with an alkyl chain of four (4) or more carbon atoms, including tetrahydrocannabiphorols, tetrahydrocannabioctyls, tetrahydrocannabihexols, or tetrahydrocannabutols; (xv) Delta-8 isotetrahydrocannabinol, delta4(8)-isotetrahydrocannabinol and isohexahydrocannabinol; (xvi) Any combination of the compounds, including hexahydrocannabiphorol-o-ester and delta-8 tetrahydrocannabiphorol acetate, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabiphorol acetate; and (xvii)(a) Any other cannabinoid classified as an intoxicant by rule of the Arkansas Tobacco Control Board. (C) 'Intoxicating hemp product' does not include a consumable hemp product or medical marijuana regulated under the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016. Sec. 20-56-503(c): A product intended for human consumption or inhalation that is derived from hemp and contains tetrahydrocannabinol shall not be permitted or allowed under the laws of this state, other than consumable hemp products if otherwise legal under state law. Sec. 5-64-215(a)(5)(k): substances in Schedule VI include an intoxicating hemp product as defined under Sec. 20-56-501 et seq.
d122d44d38a500b0Sec. 5-64-215(a)(2): Tetrahydrocannabinols, unless the tetrahydrocannabinol is: (A) Contained in hemp-derived cannabidiol; (B) Not more than the lesser of three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol in the hemp-derived cannabidiol concentration of more than three tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis for hemp or as otherwise defined by 7 U.S.C. Sec. 1639o, as existing on January 1, 2025, as verified by a nationally accredited laboratory for quality, purity, and accuracy standards; and (C) Not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for marketing as a medication. Sec. 5-64-215(a)(5)(A)(i): substances in Schedule VI include a product derived from industrial hemp that was produced as a result of a synthetic chemical process that converted the industrial hemp or a substance contained in the industrial hemp into delta-8, delta-9, delta-6a,10a, or delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol including their respective acetate esters and other intoxicating hemp products as defined in Sec. 20-56-501 et seq.; and (k) An intoxicating hemp product as defined under Sec. 20-56-501 et seq. Sec. 20-56-502(17)(A): 'Intoxicating hemp product' means a finished product intended for human consumption that is derived from or contains hemp or hemp extract and contains a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that exceeds zero percent (0%) when tested in its finished form. (C) 'Intoxicating hemp product' does not include a consumable hemp product or medical marijuana regulated under the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016. Sec. 20-56-502(4): 'Consumable hemp product' means a finished product that includes part of the hemp plant, including naturally derived cannabinoids, compounds, concentrates, extracts, isolates, or derivatives that is intended for human consumption and not marketed for intoxicating effect and is: (A) a cosmetic; (B) generally recognized as safe by the FDA; or (C) a product that has no more than one milligram (1 mg) of total tetrahydrocannabinol per container and minimum ratio of cannabidiol to tetrahydrocannabinol of greater than fifteen to one (15:1). Sec. 20-56-503(c): A product intended for human consumption or inhalation that is derived from hemp and contains tetrahydrocannabinol shall not be permitted or allowed under the laws of this state, other than consumable hemp products if otherwise legal under state law. Sec. 5-64-101(16)(B)(vii) (marijuana exclusion): excludes 'Consumable hemp product as defined under Sec. 20-56-501 et seq.' from the definition of marijuana -- meaning everything else derived from hemp with detectable THC remains within the marijuana/Schedule VI framework.
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