Is Delta-8 THC Legal in Iowa? (2026)

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Criminal offense - inhalation

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204.14A Criminal offense — inhalation. 1. A person shall not possess, use, manufacture, market, transport, deliver, or distribute harvested hemp or a hemp product if the intended use of the harvested hemp or hemp product is introduction into the body of a human by any method of inhalation, including any of the following: a. Smoke produced from combustion. b. A type of article that uses a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or mechanical process. c. A device, including but not limited to a cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, or pipe, regardless of whether such device produces smoke or vapor. 2. A person shall not use, market, or distribute a raw or dried flower form of hemp for the purposes of inhalation as described in subsection 1, paragraph “b” or “c”. Any raw or dried flower form of hemp marketed or distributed within this state shall contain the following notice on the raw or dried product container: This is a raw or dried agricultural commodity not suitable or intended for human consumption in conjunction with Iowa Code section 204.14A, subsection 1, paragraph “b” or “c”. 3. A person required to be registered to manufacture or sell a consumable hemp product under section 204.7 shall not manufacture, produce, distribute, market, or sell a synthetic consumable hemp product, as defined by rules adopted by the department of health and human services. 4. A person who violates this section is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 5. This section does not apply to the extent that federal law, including the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, authorizes as its intended use the introduction of harvested hemp or a hemp product into the body of a human by a method of inhalation. 2020 Acts, ch 1065, §17, 19; 2020 Acts, ch 1121, §107 – 109; 2024 Acts, ch 1154, §15; 2024 Acts, ch 1176, §8, 9; 2025 Acts, ch 30, §105 Referred to in §204.2 Code editor directive applied Thu Dec 11 18:54:49 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 204.14A (13, 2)

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Iowa Code 204.14A (2026)

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204.14A Criminal offense: inhalation. 1. [A person shall not possess, use, manufacture, market, transport, deliver, or distribute harvested hemp or a hemp product if the intended use is inhalation, including] a. [smoke produced from combustion;] b. [an article using a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or similar process;] c. [a device such as a cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, or pipe,] "regardless of whether such device produces smoke or vapor." 2. [Raw or dried flower hemp shall not be used, marketed or distributed for inhalation under paragraph b or c; such products sold in Iowa must carry a notice that the product is a raw or dried agricultural commodity] "not suitable or intended for human consumption." 3. [Registered consumable hemp manufacturers and sellers may not handle synthetic consumable hemp products.] 4. [A violation is a serious misdemeanor.] 5. [Exception where federal law, including the FD&C Act, authorizes inhalation.] [Bracketed spans summarized from the official PDF; the fetch tool limits verbatim quotes.]

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Prohibition on synthetic consumable hemp products (HHC named)

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Iowa Code 204.14A(3): A person required to be registered to manufacture or sell a consumable hemp product under section 204.7 shall not manufacture, produce, distribute, market, or sell a synthetic consumable hemp product, as defined by rules adopted by the department of health and human services. 204.14A(4): A person who violates this section is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 641 IAC 156.1(204), Definitions: 'Synthetic consumable hemp products' means products containing synthetic or semisynthetic cannabinoids. Synthetic and semisynthetic cannabinoids refer to a class of cannabinoids that are created through a chemical process and are structurally similar to naturally occurring cannabinoids or cannabinoids that may occur in very small amounts naturally. Examples of synthetic consumable hemp products include but may not be limited to delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol, hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), tetrahydrocannabiphorol (THC-P), and tetrahydrocannabinol-O-acetate (THC-O). 641 IAC 156.3(1)(b): The consumable hemp product has a certificate of analysis issued within the last year by an independent accredited laboratory that verifies and states: (1) The consumable hemp product is from a batch that has been tested by the independent accredited laboratory consistent with generally accepted industry standards for herbal and botanical substances; (2) The presence and concentration of cannabinoids, including delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, cannabidiol, and any other cannabinoids for which the product is being marketed; (3) The consumable hemp product is from a batch that contained a total delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that did not exceed 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis as calculated pursuant to an official postdecarboxylation analysis, as provided in Iowa Code section 204.8; (4) The consumable hemp product is from a batch that has been tested for, and does not contain more than trace amounts of, pesticides, residual solvents, metals, harmful pathogens, and toxicants; and (5) The batch does not contain synthetic or semisynthetic cannabinoids as described in these rules. 641 IAC 156.6(5): A consumable hemp product that does not conform to this chapter is considered adulterated or misbranded and cannot enter commerce.

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Definitions (Hemp and Hemp Products) -- consumable hemp product, hemp product, inhalation exclusion

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204.2 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

2. "Consumable hemp product" means a hemp product that includes a substance that is metabolized or is otherwise subject to a biotransformative process when introduced into the human body.
a. A consumable hemp product may be introduced into the human body by ingestion or absorption by any device including but not limited to an electronic device.
b. A consumable hemp product may exist in a solid or liquid state.
c. A hemp product is deemed to be a consumable hemp product if all of the following apply:
(1) It is any of the following:
(a) Designed by the processor, including the manufacturer, to be introduced into the human body.
(b) Advertised as an item to be introduced into the human body.
(c) Distributed, exported, imported, offered for sale, or sold to be introduced into the human body.
(2) Its maximum total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration is less than or equal to the lesser of the following:
(a) Three-tenths of one percent on a dry weight basis.
(b) Four milligrams per serving and ten milligrams per container on a dry weight basis.
d. "Consumable hemp product" includes but is not limited to any of the following:
(1) A noncombustible form of hemp that may be digested, such as food; internally absorbed, such as chew or snuff; or absorbed through the skin, such as a topical application.
(2) Hemp processed or otherwise manufactured, marketed, sold, or distributed as food, a food additive, a dietary supplement, or a drug.
e. "Consumable hemp product" does not include a hemp product if the intended use of the hemp product is introduction into the human body by any method of inhalation, as prohibited under section 204.14A.

8. "Hemp" means the same as defined in section 204A.2.

9. a. "Hemp product" means an item derived from or made by processing hemp or parts of hemp, including but not limited to any item manufactured from hemp, including but not limited to cloth, cordage, fiber, food, fuel, paint, paper, particle board, plastic, hemp seed, seed meal, or seed oil.
b. "Hemp product" does not include any of the following:
(1) (a) An item or part of an item that exceeds the maximum total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration allowed for a hemp product under section 124.204, subsection 7.
(b) An item or part of an item that is metabolized or is otherwise subject to a biotransformative process when introduced into the human body and that exceeds the maximum total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration allowed for a consumable hemp product.
(2) Hemp seed that is capable of germination.

2019 Acts, ch 130, section 2, 18, 19; 2020 Acts, ch 1065, section 2, 3, 19; 2020 Acts, ch 1121, section 107 - 109; 2021 Acts, ch 93, section 37, 38; 2022 Acts, ch 1030, section 1, 3; 2024 Acts, ch 1176, section 1 - 3; 2024 Acts, ch 1177, section 28 - 30, 55

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Definitions (Iowa Hemp Act) -- Hemp, Delta-9 THC, Total THC

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204A.2 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Acceptable hemp THC level" means the same as defined in 7 C.F.R. section 990.1.
2. "Cannabis" means the same as defined in 7 C.F.R. section 990.1.
3. "Controlled substance" means the same as defined in section 124.101.
4. "Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol" or "THC" means the same as defined in 7 C.F.R. section 990.1.
5. "Department" means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
6. "Federal hemp law" means 7 U.S.C. section 1639o, 1639q, and 1639r, together with the domestic hemp production program as provided in 7 C.F.R. pt. 990.
7. "Hemp" means the same as defined in 7 C.F.R. section 990.1.
8. "Local law enforcement agency" means an office of county sheriff or a municipal police department.
9. "Lot" means the same as defined in 7 C.F.R. section 990.1.
10. "Total THC" means the same as defined in 7 C.F.R. section 990.1.
11. "USDA licensee" means the same as defined in 7 C.F.R. section 990.1.

2024 Acts, ch 1177, section 38, 55
Referred to in section 124.201A, 124.204, 204.2, 453B.17, 716.14