As of October 22, 2026, HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol) is illegal to sell (federally scheduled; state law on file reads gray area) in Nebraska as capsule / tablet. HHC capsule -- federally Schedule I (DEA drug code 7220). Controlling source: Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 28-401 -- Terms, defined (Uniform Controlled Substances Act: hemp; marijuana).
Verified October 22, 2026 (hash check) · confidence: under_reviewHemp means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, including the viable seeds of such plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
As of October 19, 2026, HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol) is illegal to sell (federally scheduled; state law on file reads gray area) in Nebraska as beverage. HHC drink -- federally Schedule I (DEA drug code 7220). Controlling source: Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 28-401 -- Terms, defined (Uniform Controlled Substances Act: hemp; marijuana).
Verified October 19, 2026 (hash check) · confidence: under_reviewHemp means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, including the viable seeds of such plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
As of October 22, 2026, HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol) is illegal to sell (federally scheduled; state law on file reads gray area) in Nebraska as edible / ingestible. HHC edible -- federally Schedule I (DEA drug code 7220). Controlling source: Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 28-401 -- Terms, defined (Uniform Controlled Substances Act: hemp; marijuana).
Verified October 22, 2026 (hash check) · confidence: under_reviewHemp means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, including the viable seeds of such plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
As of October 22, 2026, HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol) is illegal to sell (federally scheduled; state law on file reads gray area) in Nebraska as flower / raw plant. HHC flower -- federally Schedule I (DEA drug code 7220). Controlling source: Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 28-401 -- Terms, defined (Uniform Controlled Substances Act: hemp; marijuana).
Verified October 22, 2026 (hash check) · confidence: under_reviewHemp means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, including the viable seeds of such plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
As of October 22, 2026, HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol) is illegal to sell (federally scheduled; state law on file reads gray area) in Nebraska as other. HHC other -- federally Schedule I (DEA drug code 7220). Controlling source: Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 28-401 -- Terms, defined (Uniform Controlled Substances Act: hemp; marijuana).
Verified October 22, 2026 (hash check) · confidence: under_reviewHemp means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, including the viable seeds of such plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
As of October 22, 2026, HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol) is illegal to sell (federally scheduled; state law on file reads gray area) in Nebraska as powder / bulk. HHC powder -- federally Schedule I (DEA drug code 7220). Controlling source: Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 28-401 -- Terms, defined (Uniform Controlled Substances Act: hemp; marijuana).
Verified October 22, 2026 (hash check) · confidence: under_reviewHemp means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, including the viable seeds of such plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
As of October 22, 2026, HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol) is illegal to sell (federally scheduled; state law on file reads legal) in Nebraska as raw material / ruo. HHC raw material -- federally Schedule I (DEA drug code 7220). Controlling source: Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 28-401 -- Terms, defined (Uniform Controlled Substances Act: hemp; marijuana).
Verified October 22, 2026 (hash check) · confidence: under_reviewBulk hemp biomass/extract handled under the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 2-501 to 2-519) is the core lawful activity the Act protects and carries the least exposure to the AG's finished-product enforcement theory; note that chemically converting that extract into HHC is what draws the AG's synthetic-conversion scrutiny. Nebraska is a textbook AG-interpretive-reach state for HHC: the statute (Section 28-401 / 2-503) draws a clean 0.3% delta-9 line and explicitly excludes compliant hemp from the marijuana/controlled-substance definitions, with no scheduling or named ban of HHC and no enacted synthetic-cannabinoid statute. The restriction comes entirely from Attorney General Hilgers' active, well-funded enforcement campaign built on the theory that synthetically converted cannabinoids are marijuana in fact -- a theory that reaches HHC squarely given its semi-synthetic origin. Exposure should be read as high and interpretive, not as a hard prohibition; raw hemp material is the least-exposed form, while the act of converting hemp CBD into HHC is precisely what draws the AG's scrutiny.
Hemp means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, including the viable seeds of such plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
As of October 22, 2026, HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol) is illegal to sell (federally scheduled; state law on file reads gray area) in Nebraska as tincture / sublingual. HHC tincture -- federally Schedule I (DEA drug code 7220). Controlling source: Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 28-401 -- Terms, defined (Uniform Controlled Substances Act: hemp; marijuana).
Verified October 22, 2026 (hash check) · confidence: under_reviewHemp means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, including the viable seeds of such plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
As of October 22, 2026, HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol) is illegal to sell (federally scheduled; state law on file reads gray area) in Nebraska as topical. HHC topical -- federally Schedule I (DEA drug code 7220). Controlling source: Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 28-401 -- Terms, defined (Uniform Controlled Substances Act: hemp; marijuana).
Verified October 22, 2026 (hash check) · confidence: under_reviewHemp means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, including the viable seeds of such plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
As of October 22, 2026, HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol) is illegal to sell (federally scheduled; state law on file reads gray area) in Nebraska as vape / inhalable. HHC vape -- federally Schedule I (DEA drug code 7220). Controlling source: Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 28-401 -- Terms, defined (Uniform Controlled Substances Act: hemp; marijuana).
Verified October 22, 2026 (hash check) · confidence: under_reviewHemp means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, including the viable seeds of such plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
| Form | Status | Headline | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capsule / tablet | Illegal | Federally scheduled (schedule_i eff. 2026-05-04) · state law: gray | 2026-10-22 |
| Beverage | Illegal | Federally scheduled (schedule_i eff. 2026-05-04) · state law: gray | 2026-10-19 |
| Edible / ingestible | Illegal | Federally scheduled (schedule_i eff. 2026-05-04) · state law: gray | 2026-10-22 |
| Flower / raw plant | Illegal | Federally scheduled (schedule_i eff. 2026-05-04) · state law: gray | 2026-10-22 |
| Other | Illegal | Federally scheduled (schedule_i eff. 2026-05-04) · state law: gray | 2026-10-22 |
| Powder / bulk | Illegal | Federally scheduled (schedule_i eff. 2026-05-04) · state law: gray | 2026-10-22 |
| Raw material / RUO | Illegal | Federally scheduled (schedule_i eff. 2026-05-04) · state law: legal | 2026-10-22 |
| Tincture / sublingual | Illegal | Federally scheduled (schedule_i eff. 2026-05-04) · state law: gray | 2026-10-22 |
| Topical | Illegal | Federally scheduled (schedule_i eff. 2026-05-04) · state law: gray | 2026-10-22 |
| Vape / inhalable | Illegal | Federally scheduled (schedule_i eff. 2026-05-04) · state law: gray | 2026-10-22 |
Among Nebraska's 6 neighbors, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota and Wyoming are illegal, the same posture as Nebraska.
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Federally scheduled or prohibited. HHC capsule -- federally Schedule I (DEA drug code 7220) Federal detail
5 instruments on file for this compound's framework in Nebraska; 49 of 49 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.
adbf2ea8136d33e8[LB 262 (2024), Sec. 2 amending 2-503:] (13) ["Hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant with a] "delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis." [28-401(13) cross-references 2-503; 28-401(4) and (14)(c) exclude hemp from controlled substance and marijuana.] [Bracketed spans summarized.]
9a544120e3e4ec5a2-503. Terms, defined. For purposes of the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act: (1) Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 means section 10113 of the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 115-334, and any regulations adopted and promulgated under such section, as such section, act, and regulations existed on January 1, 2024; (2) Cultivate or cultivating means planting, watering, growing, and harvesting a hemp plant or crop. The presence of plants of the plant Cannabis sativa L. growing as uncultivated, naturalized plants in the environment is not cultivating hemp for purposes of the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act; (3) Hemp means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, including the viable seeds of such plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. Hemp shall be considered an agricultural commodity. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, hemp shall not be considered a controlled substance under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act; (4) Person means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, postsecondary institution, or other legal entity; (5) State-program-licensed hemp producer means a person licensed under a USDA-approved state or tribal program as authorized under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and includes the authorized employees or agents of such person; (6) USDA means the United States Department of Agriculture; and (7) USDA-licensed hemp producer means a person licensed by the USDA to produce hemp as provided in 7 C.F.R. part 990, subpart C, as such regulations existed on January 1, 2024, and includes the authorized employees or agents of such person. Source: Laws 2019, LB657, Sec. 3; Laws 2020, LB1152, Sec. 1; Laws 2024, LB262, Sec. 2. Cross References: Uniform Controlled Substances Act, see section 28-401.01.
631f72a28798487d28-401. Terms, defined. As used in the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (4) Controlled substance means a drug, biological, substance, or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of section 28-405. Controlled substance does not include distilled spirits, wine, malt beverages, tobacco, hemp, or any nonnarcotic substance if such substance may, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq., as such act existed on January 1, 2014, and the law of this state, be lawfully sold over the counter without a prescription; (13) Hemp has the same meaning as in section 2-503; (14)(a) Marijuana means all parts of the plant of the genus cannabis, whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant or its seeds. (b) Marijuana does not include the mature stalks of such plant, hashish, tetrahydrocannabinols extracted or isolated from the plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks, the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination, or cannabidiol contained in a drug product approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. (c) Marijuana does not include hemp. (d) When the weight of marijuana is referred to in the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, it means its weight at or about the time it is seized or otherwise comes into the possession of law enforcement authorities, whether cured or uncured at that time; (30) Imitation controlled substance means a substance which is not a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue but which, by way of express or implied representations and consideration of other relevant factors including those specified in section 28-445, would lead a reasonable person to believe the substance is a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue. A placebo or registered investigational drug manufactured, distributed, possessed, or delivered in the ordinary course of practice or research by a health care professional shall not be deemed to be an imitation controlled substance; (31)(a) Controlled substance analogue means a substance (i) the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance as provided in section 28-405 or (ii) which has a stimulant, depressant, analgesic, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system that is substantially similar to or greater than the stimulant, depressant, analgesic, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance as provided in section 28-405. A controlled substance analogue shall, to the extent intended for human consumption, be treated as a controlled substance under Schedule I of section 28-405 for purposes of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act; and (b) Controlled substance analogue does not include (i) a controlled substance, (ii) any substance generally recognized as safe and effective within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq., as such act existed on January 1, 2014, (iii) any substance for which there is an approved new drug application, or (iv) with respect to a particular person, any substance if an exemption is in effect for investigational use for that person, under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 355, as such section existed on January 1, 2014, to the extent conduct with respect to such substance is pursuant to such exemption; (44) Cannabinoid receptor agonist means any chemical compound or substance that, according to scientific or medical research, study, testing, or analysis, demonstrates the presence of binding activity at one or more of the CB1 or CB2 cell membrane receptors located within the human body. Cannabinoid receptor agonist does not include cannabidiol contained in a drug product approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration; and Cross References: Nebraska Hemp Farming Act, see section 2-501.
1bcd490e01404e28(4) Controlled substance means a drug, biological, substance, or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of section 28-405. Controlled substance does not include distilled spirits, wine, malt beverages, tobacco, hemp, or any nonnarcotic substance if such substance may, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq., as such act existed on January 1, 2014, and the law of this state, be lawfully sold over the counter without a prescription; (13) Hemp has the same meaning as in section 2-503; (14)(a) Marijuana means all parts of the plant of the genus cannabis, whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant or its seeds. (b) Marijuana does not include the mature stalks of such plant, hashish, tetrahydrocannabinols extracted or isolated from the plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks, the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination, or cannabidiol contained in a drug product approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. (c) Marijuana does not include hemp. Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 2-503 (Nebraska Hemp Farming Act): Hemp means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, including the viable seeds of such plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
1bcd490e01404e28(4) Controlled substance means a drug, biological, substance, or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of section 28-405. Controlled substance does not include distilled spirits, wine, malt beverages, tobacco, hemp, or any nonnarcotic substance if such substance may, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq., as such act existed on January 1, 2014, and the law of this state, be lawfully sold over the counter without a prescription; (13) Hemp has the same meaning as in section 2-503; (14)(a) Marijuana means all parts of the plant of the genus cannabis, whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant or its seeds. (b) Marijuana does not include the mature stalks of such plant, hashish, tetrahydrocannabinols extracted or isolated from the plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks, the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination, or cannabidiol contained in a drug product approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. (c) Marijuana does not include hemp. Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 2-503 (Nebraska Hemp Farming Act): Hemp means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, including the viable seeds of such plant and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
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