As of November 12, 2026, HHC-P (Hexahydrocannabiphorol) is illegal to sell at retail in Ohio. HHC-P illegal in Ohio: SB 56 removes non-natural and outside-the-plant cannabinoids from the hemp definition. Effective 2026-03-20. Controlling source: Ohio Revised Code Section 928.01 (Definitions), as amended by 2025-2026 Senate Bill 56, effective 3/20/2026.
Verified November 12, 2026 (hash check) · confidence: confirmedIs HHC-P Legal? Every state and federal law
Ohio HHC-P ban status: ban in force
Ohio Rev. Code 928.01(C)(4), as amended by SB 56 (effective March 20, 2026), excludes from the definition of hemp any final hemp-derived cannabinoid product containing cannabinoids the plant cannot produce (subdivision (a)) or cannabinoids synthesized or manufactured outside the plant (subdivision (b)). HHC-P (hexahydrocannabiphorol) is produced by hydrogenating THCP that was itself made by conversion, and it is not reported in the plant. The exclusion turns on how the cannabinoid is made, not on a named list, so HHC-P is caught without being named, the same way HHC is.
(4) Any final hemp-derived cannabinoid product containing any of the following: (a) Cannabinoids that are not capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant; (b) Cannabinoids that are capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant and were synthesized or manufactured outside the plant;
Among Ohio’s 5 neighbors, Kentucky and West Virginia are illegal; Indiana, Michigan and Pennsylvania are gray area.
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Federal gray area. HHC-P: not named federally; DEA treats hydrogenated cannabinoids as Schedule I THC, and from Nov 12, 2026 non-plant cannabinoids leave hemp Federal detail
7 instruments on file for this compound’s framework in Ohio; 3 of 3 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.
4a389869c56fb05d(3) An entity residing in a foreign jurisdiction where the hemp material has been tested in accordance with rule 901:14-1-10 of the Administrative Code. (B) All hemp processors using extracted cannabinoids in their hemp products shall obtain the extracted material from: (1) A licensed hemp processor in the state of Ohio; or (2) An entity residing in a jurisdiction where the extracted cannabinoids have been extracted and tested in accordance with rule 901:14-2-12 to rule 901:14-2-15 of the Administrative Code.
6c140edf84af933dAs used in this chapter: (A) “Container” means the innermost wrapping, packaging, or vessel in direct contact with a final hemp-derived cannabinoid product in which the final hemp-derived cannabinoid product is enclosed for retail sale to consumers, such as a jar, bottle, bag, box, packet, can, carton, or cartridge. “Container” does not include bulk shipping containers or outer wrappings that are not essential for the final retail delivery or sale to an end consumer for personal or household use. (C) "Hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a total tetrahydrocannabinols concentration, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, of not more than three-tenths per cent on a dry weight basis. "Hemp" includes industrial hemp. "Hemp" does not include any of the following: (1) Any viable seeds from a Cannabis sativa L. plant that exceeds a total tetrahydrocannabinols concentration, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, of three-tenths per cent in the plant on a dry weight basis; (2) Any intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid product containing any of the following: (a) Cannabinoids that are not capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant; (b) Cannabinoids that are capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant and were synthesized or manufactured outside the plant; (c) More than three-tenths per cent combined total of total tetrahydrocannabinols, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, and any other cannabinoids that have similar effects or are marketed to have similar effects on humans or animals as a tetrahydrocannabinol as established by the superintendent of cannabis control in lists adopted under section 928.031 of the Revised Code. (3) Any intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid product that is marketed or sold as a final product or directly to an end consumer for personal or household use; (4) Any final hemp-derived cannabinoid product containing any of the following: (a) Cannabinoids that are not capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant; (b) Cannabinoids that are capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant and were synthesized or manufactured outside the plant; (c) Greater than four-tenths of a milligram combined total per container of total tetrahydrocannabinols, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, and any other cannabinoids that have similar effects, or are marketed to have similar effects, on humans or animals as a tetrahydrocannabinol as established by the superintendent of cannabis control in lists adopted under section 928.031 of the Revised Code. (E) "Hemp-derived cannabinoid product" means any intermediate or final product derived from hemp, other than industrial hemp, that contains cannabinoids in any form and is intended for human or animal use through any means of application or administration, such as inhalation, ingestion, or topical application. "Hemp-derived cannabinoid product" does not include a drug that is the subject of an application approved under subsection (c) or (j) of 21 U.S.C. 355. (H) "Intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid product" means a hemp-derived cannabinoid product that is either of the following: (1) Not yet in the final form or preparation marketed or intended to be used or consumed by a human or animal; (2) A powder, liquid, tablet, oil, or other product form that is intended or marketed to be mixed, dissolved, formulated, or otherwise added to or prepared with or into any other substance prior to administration or consumption.
2a6a6190f143a023(C) "Hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers with a total tetrahydrocannabinols concentration, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, of not more than three-tenths per cent on a dry weight basis. "Hemp" includes industrial hemp. "Hemp" does not include any of the following:
2b9642e45b1669ed(C) "Hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L with a total tetrahydrocannabinols concentration, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, of not more than three-tenths per cent on a dry weight basis. "Hemp" includes industrial hemp. "Hemp" does not include any of the following:
eda464f28d51571e(C) "Hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a total tetrahydrocannabinols concentration, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, of not more than three-tenths per cent on a dry weight basis. "Hemp" includes industrial hemp. "Hemp" does not include any of the following: (1) Any viable seeds from a Cannabis sativa L. plant that exceeds a total tetrahydrocannabinols concentration, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, of three-tenths per cent in the plant on a dry weight basis; (2) Any intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid product containing any of the following: (a) Cannabinoids that are not capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant; (b) Cannabinoids that are capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant and were synthesized or manufactured outside the plant; (c) More than three-tenths per cent combined total of total tetrahydrocannabinols, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, and any other cannabinoids that have similar effects or are marketed to have similar effects on humans or animals as a tetrahydrocannabinol as established by the superintendent of cannabis control in lists adopted under section 928.031 of the Revised Code. (3) Any intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid product that is marketed or sold as a final product or directly to an end consumer for personal or household use; (4) Any final hemp-derived cannabinoid product containing any of the following: (a) Cannabinoids that are not capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant; (b) Cannabinoids that are capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant and were synthesized or manufactured outside the plant; (c) Greater than four-tenths of a milligram combined total per container of total tetrahydrocannabinols, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, and any other cannabinoids that have similar effects, or are marketed to have similar effects, on humans or animals as a tetrahydrocannabinol as established by the superintendent of cannabis control in lists adopted under section 928.031 of the Revised Code.
265eb34224803d67(c) Greater than four-tenths of a milligram combined total per container of total tetrahydrocannabinols, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, and any other cannabinoids that have
5ca11dce0915c0e2928.01 (C) “'Hemp' means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant” [...] [with a total THC concentration] “of not more than three-tenths per cent on a dry weight basis” [where total THC means] "total tetrahydrocannabinols, including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid". (C)(4) [Hemp does not include final hemp-derived cannabinoid products containing:] (a) “Cannabinoids that are not capable of being naturally produced by a Cannabis sativa L. plant” [...] (c) “Greater than four-tenths of a milligram combined total per container of total tetrahydrocannabinols” [...]. (E) ["Hemp-derived cannabinoid product" means] “any intermediate or final product derived from hemp, other than industrial hemp” [intended for human or animal use by means] “such as inhalation, ingestion, or topical application”. [Bracketed spans summarized; authenticated PDF dated 3-20-2026.]
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