Is THC-O Acetate Legal in Nevada? (2026)

Illegal

As of November 6, 2026, THC-O Acetate is illegal to sell (federally scheduled; state law on file reads illegal) in Nevada. THC-O acetate federally illegal from Nov 12, 2026: it leaves hemp as a cannabinoid the plant cannot make and falls in Schedule I. Controlling source: NRS 557.255 - Prohibition against synthetic cannabinoid.

Verified November 6, 2026 · confidence: confirmed

Is THC-O Acetate Legal? Every state and federal law

Nevada THC-O Acetate ban status: ban in force

Watchenforcement date in 28 days (H.R. 6500 (Pub. L. 119-103) / Pub. L. 119-37 Sec. 781)
Federal
THC-O acetate federally illegal from Nov 12, 2026: it leaves hemp as a cannabinoid the plant cannot make and falls in Schedule I (effective 2026-11-12). State-law reading underneath: Illegal.
Rule type
permanent
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Prohibited
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2025-06-10
Effectively prohibitive
THC-O acetate is produced with a chemical reagent and is a synthetic cannabinoid; NRS 453.572 and 557.255 bar its production and sale with no licensed channel.

What the record says

NRS 453.572 and NRS 557.255 bar producing, distributing, selling or offering to sell any synthetic cannabinoid in Nevada. NRS 678A.239, as amended by AB 76 (2025), defines a synthetic cannabinoid as one produced artificially or not obtained directly without the use of a chemical reagent from a Cannabis plant. THC-O acetate is made by reacting hemp-derived THC with acetic anhydride and does not occur in the plant, so it is a synthetic cannabinoid with no lawful hemp or cannabis channel. The date follows the HHC row for this state (AB 76, effective June 10, 2025).

Controlling language, verbatim

1. A grower or producer shall not produce, distribute, sell in or offer to sell in this State any synthetic cannabinoid. 2. As used in this section, 'synthetic cannabinoid' has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.239. NRS 678A.239 'Synthetic cannabinoid' defined. 1. 'Synthetic cannabinoid' means a cannabinoid that is: (a) Produced artificially, whether from chemicals or from recombinant biological agents, including, without limitation, yeast and algae; or (b) Not obtained directly without the use of a chemical reagent from a plant of the genus Cannabis.

Source of excerpt

Citations

  1. NRS 557.255 - Prohibition against synthetic cannabinoid (Nevada Legislature, Legislative Counsel Bureau, 2021-01-01) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
  2. NRS 678A.239 - 'Synthetic cannabinoid' defined (Nevada Legislature, Legislative Counsel Bureau, 2025-01-01) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
  3. Statutes of Nevada 2025, ch. 459 (AB 76) Sec. 10 PRIMARYOFFICIAL
  4. NRS 453.572 - Prohibition on production, distribution, sale or offering to sell synthetic cannabinoid (Nevada Legislature, Legislative Counsel Bureau, 2026-11-06) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
  5. NRS 453.096 - 'Marijuana' defined (over-max hemp reclassification) (Nevada Legislature, Legislative Counsel Bureau, 2023-01-01)OFFICIAL

Where THC-O Acetate stands across the country

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Among Nevada’s 5 neighbors, Arizona, California, Idaho, Oregon and Utah are illegal, the same posture as Nevada.

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Federal posture

Federally scheduled or prohibited. THC-O acetate federally illegal from Nov 12, 2026: it leaves hemp as a cannabinoid the plant cannot make and falls in Schedule I Federal detail

Verbatim law on file for Nevada

9 instruments on file for this compound’s framework in Nevada; 5 of 5 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

2021 Nev. Stat., SB 49 Sec. 3 (Sec. 3.1, codified in ch. 453 of NRS) · Prohibition on synthetic cannabinoids (SB 49 Sec. 3.1, adding a new section to Chapter 453 of NRS; "synthetic cannabinoid" defined at SB 49 Sec. 1)OFFICIAL
Instrument
Prohibition on synthetic cannabinoids (SB 49 Sec. 3.1, adding a new section to Chapter 453 of NRS; "synthetic cannabinoid" defined at SB 49 Sec. 1)
Source
https://archive.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/SB/SB49_EN.pdf
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2026-07-02
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Sec. 3.1. Chapter 453 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:

1. A person shall not produce, distribute, sell or offer to sell in this State any synthetic cannabinoid.

2. As used in this section, "synthetic cannabinoid" has the meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of this act.

[Definition incorporated by reference -- SB 49 Sec. 1:]

Section 1. Chapter 678A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:

"Synthetic cannabinoid" means a cannabinoid that is:

1. Produced artificially, whether from chemicals or from recombinant biological agents, including, without limitation, yeast and algae; and

2. Is not derived from a plant of the genus Cannabis, including, without limitation, biosynthetic cannabinoids.
Nev. Rev. Stat. Sec. 453.096 · "Marijuana" defined.OFFICIAL
Instrument
"Marijuana" defined.
Source
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-453.html
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2026-07-02
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NRS 453.096  "Marijuana" defined.

1. "Marijuana" means:

(a) All parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not;

(b) The resin extracted from any part of the plant, including concentrated cannabis;

(c) Every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the plant, or its resin;

(d) Any commodity or product made using hemp which exceeds the maximum THC concentration established by the State Department of Agriculture for hemp; and

(e) Any product or commodity made from hemp which is manufactured or sold by a cannabis establishment which violates any regulation adopted by the Cannabis Compliance Board pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 678A.450 relating to THC concentration.

2. "Marijuana" does not include:

(a) Hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, which is grown or cultivated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 557 of NRS;

(b) The mature stalks of the plant and root balls which have been fully separated from the stalks of the plant after harvest, fiber produced from the stalks, seeds of the plant, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil or cake; or

(c) Any commodity or product made using hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, which does not exceed the maximum THC concentration established by the State Department of Agriculture for hemp.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 2001; A 1975, 450; 2015, 1974, 3086; 2019, 2355, 2589; 2021, 3155; 2023, 2539, 2576)
Nev. Rev. Stat. Sec. 453.139 · “THC” defined.OFFICIAL
Instrument
“THC” defined.
Source
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-453.html
Retrieved
2026-07-02
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98aa58bf39263b36
NRS 453.139  “THC” defined.  “THC” means delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and any structural, optical or geometric isomer thereof, including, without limitation:

1. Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol;

2. Delta-7-tetrahydrocannabinol; and

3. Delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 3085; A 2021, 3155)
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Nevada SB 356 (2025); NRS ch. 678A-678D, ch. 557 · Nevada SB 356 (2025); NRS ch. 678A-678D, ch. 557MIRROR
Instrument
Nevada SB 356 (2025); NRS ch. 678A-678D, ch. 557
Source
https://www.cannabisregulations.ai/state-legality/nevada-thca
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2026-10-07
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[U.S. Hemp Roundtable summary of SB 356 (2025): bars sales of consumable hemp products with THC above the] "limit of detection" [defined as the lowest THC concentration reliably detected by a Board-established method; products must be sold in a single package with THC not above that limit and no more than five servings.] [cannabisregulations.ai: SB 356] “closed the smoke-shop and gas-station channel for any consumable hemp product with detectable intoxicating THC.” [Statute text not fetched.]
NRS 439.532 · NRS 439.532OFFICIAL
Instrument
NRS 439.532
Source
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-439.html
Retrieved
2026-10-08
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c0ea7fa9cfc6ddef
1919 RL p. 2894; NCL § 5276] NRS 439.532 Testing and labeling of certain products containing cannabidiol; regulations. 1. Unless federal law or regulation otherwise requires, a person shall not sell or offer to sell any commodity or product containing hemp which is intended for human consumption or any other commodity or product that purports to contain cannabidiol with a THC concentration that does not exceed the maximum THC concentration established by federal law for hemp unless such a commodity or product: (a) Has been tested by an independent testing laboratory and meets the standards established by regulation of the Department pursuant to subsection 3; and (b) Is labeled in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to subsection 3. 2. A person who produces or offers for sale a commodity or product described in subsection 1 may submit such a commodity or product to a cannabis independent testing laboratory for testing pursuant to this section and a cannabis independent testing laboratory may perform such testing. 3. The Department shall adopt regulations requiring the testing and labeling of any commodity or product described in subsection 1. Such regulations must: (a) Set forth protocols and procedures for the testing of the commodities and products described in subsection 1; (b) Identify contaminants of the commodities and products described in subsection 1 which are foods that contain an approved hemp component, as defined in NRS 439.532 , and prescribe tolerances for such contaminants; and (c) Require that any commodity or product described in subsection 1 is labeled in a manner that is not false or misleading in accordance with the applicable provisions of chapters 580 and 585 of NRS. 4. As used in this section: (a) "Cannabis independent testing laboratory" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.115 . (b) "Food" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 580.040 . (c) "Hemp" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 557.160 . (d) "Intended for human consumption" means intended for ingestion or inhalation by a human or for topical application to the skin or hair of a human. (e) “THC” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453.139 . (Added to NRS by 2019, 2354 , 3874 ; A 2021, 728 ; 2025, 3544 ) NRS 439.535 Clin
NRS 453.096 · "Marijuana" definedOFFICIAL
Instrument
"Marijuana" defined
Source
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-453.html
Retrieved
2026-07-18
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10fe986ff0bcdcaa
NRS 453.096 'Marijuana' defined. 1. 'Marijuana' means: (a) All parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; (b) The resin extracted from any part of the plant, including concentrated cannabis; (c) Every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the plant, or its resin; (d) Any commodity or product made using hemp which exceeds the maximum THC concentration established by the State Department of Agriculture for hemp; and (e) Any product or commodity made from hemp which is manufactured or sold by a cannabis establishment which violates any regulation adopted by the Cannabis Compliance Board pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 678A.450 relating to THC concentration. 2. 'Marijuana' does not include: (a) Hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, which is grown or cultivated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 557 of NRS; (b) The mature stalks of the plant and root balls which have been fully separated from the stalks of the plant after harvest, fiber produced from the stalks, seeds of the plant, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil or cake; or (c) Any commodity or product made using hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, which does not exceed the maximum THC concentration established by the State Department of Agriculture for hemp. (Added to NRS by 1971, 2001; A 1975, 450; 2015, 1974, 3086; 2019, 2355, 2589; 2021, 3155; 2023, 2539, 2576)
NRS 453.139 · 'THC' definedOFFICIAL
Instrument
'THC' defined
Source
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-453.html
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2026-11-06
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“THC” defined.    “THC”
means delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and any structural, optical or geometric
isomer thereof, including, without limitation:

1.  Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol;

2.  Delta-7-tetrahydrocannabinol; and

3.  Delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol.
NRS 557.255; NRS 678A.239; NRS 453.096 · Prohibition against synthetic cannabinoid; 'Synthetic cannabinoid' defined; 'Marijuana' definedOFFICIAL
Instrument
Prohibition against synthetic cannabinoid; 'Synthetic cannabinoid' defined; 'Marijuana' defined
Source
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-557.html
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2026-07-19
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NRS 557.255 Prohibition against synthetic cannabinoid. 1. A grower or producer shall not produce, distribute, sell in or offer to sell in this State any synthetic cannabinoid. 2. As used in this section, 'synthetic cannabinoid' has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.239. NRS 678A.239 'Synthetic cannabinoid' defined. 1. 'Synthetic cannabinoid' means a cannabinoid that is: (a) Produced artificially, whether from chemicals or from recombinant biological agents, including, without limitation, yeast and algae; or (b) Not obtained directly without the use of a chemical reagent from a plant of the genus Cannabis. 2. The term includes, without limitation, biosynthetic cannabinoids. 3. The term does not include THC produced through the decarboxylation of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid using a process approved by the Board. NRS 453.096 'Marijuana' defined. 1. 'Marijuana' means: (a) All parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; (b) The resin extracted from any part of the plant, including concentrated cannabis; (c) Every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the plant, or its resin; (d) Any commodity or product made using hemp which exceeds the maximum THC concentration established by the State Department of Agriculture for hemp; and (e) Any product or commodity made from hemp which is manufactured or sold by a cannabis establishment which violates any regulation adopted by the Cannabis Compliance Board pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 678A.450 relating to THC concentration. 2. 'Marijuana' does not include: (a) Hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, which is grown or cultivated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 557 of NRS; (b) The mature stalks of the plant and root balls which have been fully separated from the stalks of the plant after harvest, fiber produced from the stalks, seeds of the plant, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil or cake; or (c) Any commodity or product made using hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, which does not exceed the maximum THC concentration established by the State Department of Agriculture for hemp.
NRS chapter 557 (Hemp), including 557.150, 557.160, 557.190, 557.200, 557.255 · Controlling provision (official text)OFFICIAL
Instrument
Controlling provision (official text)
Source
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-557.html
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2026-11-01
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1.  A person shall not grow or handle hemp
or produce agricultural hemp seed unless the person is registered with the
Department as a grower, handler or producer, as applicable.

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