As of July 25, 2026, THCa is illegal to sell at retail in Indiana. THCa flower illegal - scheduled / named ban. Effective 2019-07-01. Controlling source: 2019 Indiana Acts — P.L.190-2019 [S.516. Approved May 2, 2019.], SEC.28, 30, 31.
Verified July 25, 2026 · confidence: confirmedThe term does not include: (1) the harvested reproductive organ ... of the female hemp plant; or (2) smokable hemp (IC 35-48-1-17.5(b))
Among Indiana's 4 neighbors, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio are illegal; Illinois is restricted.
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Federal gray area. THCa - federally contested: hemp on the statute's delta-9-only text, marijuana on DEA's post-decarboxylation reading; resolved against THCa Federal detail
6 instruments on file for this compound's framework in Indiana; 1 of 1 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.
783644de641e5264Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "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 delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis, for any part of the Cannabis sativa L. plant. Sec. 6.5. As used in this chapter, "hemp product" means a product derived from, or made by, processing hemp plants or plant parts including derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers. However, the term does not include: (1) smokable hemp (as defined by IC 35-48-1-26.6); or (2) products that contain a total delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) by weight. Sec. 19. (a) Hemp bud (as defined in IC 35-48-1-17.2) and hemp flower (as defined in IC 35-48-1-17.3) may be sold only to a processor licensed under this chapter. (b) The state seed commissioner may impose a civil penalty under section 13 of this chapter for a violation of subsection (a).
3955df6f7395e5eaSec. 17.5. (a) "Low THC hemp extract" means a substance or compound that: (1) is derived from or contains any part of the plant Cannabis sativa L. that meets the definition of hemp under IC 15-15-13-6; (2) contains not more than three-tenths percent (0.3%) total delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), including precursors, by weight; and (3) contains no other controlled substances. (b) The term does not include: (1) the harvested reproductive organ, whether immature or mature, of the female hemp plant; or (2) smokable hemp. As added by P.L.153-2018, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.190-2019, SEC.28.
8e4ef1087bf6fd83Sec. 26.6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "smokable hemp" means a product containing not more than three-tenths percent (0.3%) delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), including precursors and derivatives of THC, in a form that allows THC to be introduced into the human body by inhalation of smoke. The term includes: (1) hemp bud; and (2) hemp flower. (b) The term does not include: (1) a hemp plant that is; or (2) parts of a hemp plant that are; grown or handled by a licensee for processing or manufacturing into a legal hemp product. As added by P.L.190-2019, SEC.30.
779861ef3837f041Sec. 4. (a) The controlled substances listed in this section are included in schedule I. (d) Hallucinogenic substances. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic, psychedelic, or psychogenic substances, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of these salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation (for purposes of this subsection only, the term "isomer" includes the optical, position, and geometric isomers): (32) Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370), including synthetic equivalents of the substances contained in the plant, or in the resinous extractives of Cannabis, sp. and synthetic substances, derivatives, and their isomers with similar chemical structure and pharmacological activity such as: (A) pi1 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, and their optical isomers; (B) pi6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, and their optical isomers; and (C) pi3,4 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, and their optical isomers. Since nomenclature of these substances is not internationally standardized, compounds of these structures, regardless of numerical designation of atomic positions are covered. Other name: THC. (g) Synthetic drugs as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321. As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.7. Amended by Acts 1979, P.L.303, SEC.3; Acts 1981, P.L.170, SEC.2; P.L.333-1983, SEC.1; P.L.327-1985, SEC.1; P.L.156-1986, SEC.4; P.L.200-1987, SEC.7; P.L.163-1994, SEC.3; P.L.2-1996, SEC.286; P.L.288-2001, SEC.15; P.L.22-2008, SEC.1; P.L.138-2011, SEC.12; P.L.182-2011, SEC.12; P.L.6-2012, SEC.233; P.L.78-2012, SEC.12; P.L.114-2012, SEC.144; P.L.196-2013, SEC.20; P.L.283-2013, SEC.1; P.L.168-2016, SEC.11; P.L.8-2017, SEC.2; P.L.89-2018, SEC.2; P.L.119-2019, SEC.4; P.L.61-2020, SEC.6; P.L.10-2021, SEC.1; P.L.48-2023, SEC.4; P.L.84-2024, SEC.3.
9da862831a0189faIC 35-48-4-10.1 Dealing in smokable hemp; exception for transit through state. Sec. 10.1. (a) A person who: (1) knowingly or intentionally: (A) manufactures; (B) finances the manufacture of; (C) delivers; (D) finances the delivery of; or (E) possesses; smokable hemp; or (2) possesses smokable hemp with intent to: (A) manufacture; (B) finance the manufacture of; (C) deliver; or (D) finance the delivery of; smokable hemp; commits dealing in smokable hemp, a Class A misdemeanor. (b) Subsection (a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(D), (a)(2)(B), and (a)(2)(D) do not apply to: (1) a financial institution organized or reorganized under the laws of Indiana, any other state, or the United States; or (2) any agency or instrumentality of the state or the United States. (c) Subsection (a)(1)(C), (a)(1)(D), (a)(1)(E), (a)(2)(C), and (a)(2)(D) do not apply to the shipment of smokable hemp from a licensed producer in another state in continuous transit through Indiana to a licensed handler in any state. As added by P.L.190-2019, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.142-2020, SEC.81.
396d0f08d54947daIC 35-48-4-10.1 Dealing in smokable hemp. (a) "A person who:" [(1) knowingly or intentionally (A) manufactures; (B) finances the manufacture of; (C) delivers; or (D) finances the delivery of; smokable hemp; or (2) possesses, with intent to (A) manufacture; (B) finance the manufacture of; (C) deliver; or (D) finance the delivery of; smokable hemp;] "commits dealing in smokable hemp, a Class A misdemeanor." (b) "Subsection (a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(D), (a)(2)(B), and (a)(2)(D) do not apply to:" [financial institutions and government agencies]. (c) [This section does not apply to] "the shipment of smokable hemp from a licensed producer in another state in continuous transit through Indiana" [...]. IC 35-48-1-26.6: [Smokable hemp means a hemp product] "in a form that allows THC to be introduced into the human body by inhalation of smoke." History: [P.L.190-2019; P.L.142-2020.] [Bracketed spans summarized; Justia 2025 code used as fallback.]
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