Is THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin) Legal in Illinois? (2026)

Where THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin) stands across the country

Among Illinois's 5 neighbors, Iowa is illegal; Kentucky and Missouri are restricted; Indiana and Wisconsin are not yet verified.

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Federal posture

Not federally scheduled. THCV (vape) - not federally scheduled inside the hemp definition today; a cartridge over 0.4 mg THCV leaves hemp on Dec 11, 2026 Federal detail

Pending deadlines

• 2026-11-12 · IL · Illinois Hemp Act: 0.4 mg per container cap, total THC, smokable and vape hemp banned (SB 3222 (P.A. 104-463))
  Nov 12, 2026: the Industrial Hemp Act is repealed and replaced. Hemp is measured by total THC including THCA (0.3% dry weight); a final hemp-derived product over 0.4 mg combined THC and similar cannabinoids per container is not hemp and is treated as cannabis; final consumer products cannot be intended for smoking or vaping; cannabinoids made outside the plant are excluded; lab testing, child-resistant packaging and a manufacturer license apply. 21+ has applied since June 12, 2026. This Illinois date does not move with the federal Dec 11 delay.
• 2026-11-12 · Federal · Federal hemp redefinition, Nov 12 piece: products with cannabinoids not naturally produced by the plant leave hemp (H.R. 5371 (Pub. L. 119-37, Sec. 781))
• 2026-12-11 · Federal · Federal hemp redefinition, Dec 11 piece: total THC 0.3% and 0.4 mg total THC per container (H.R. 6500 (Pub. L. 119-103) / Pub. L. 119-37 Sec. 781)
  Pub. L. 119-103 (continuing resolution, Sept 2, 2026) delayed the rest of the Pub. L. 119-37 sec. 781 hemp definition to Dec 11, 2026 (CRS IF13136, Sept 28, 2026): hemp is measured by total tetrahydrocannabinols including THCA (0.3% dry weight), and any final product over 0.4 mg combined total THC and cannabinoids with similar effects per container leaves hemp. A product that leaves hemp is marijuana, Schedule I, in every state.

Verbatim law on file for Illinois

2 instruments on file for this compound's framework in Illinois; 0 of 0 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: 'Department' means the Department of Agriculture. 'Director' means the Director of Agriculture. 'Hemp' or 'industrial hemp' means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis and includes any intermediate or finished product made or derived from industrial hemp. 'Hemp production plan' means a plan submitted by the Department to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 115-334, and consistent with the Domestic Hemp Production Program pursuant to 7 CFR Part 990 wherein the Department establishes its desire to have primary regulatory authority over the production of hemp. 'Land area' means a farm as defined in Section 1-60 of the Property Tax Code in this State or land or facilities under the control of an institution of higher education. 'Person' means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, company, society, association, the State or any department, agency, or subdivision thereof, or any other entity. 'Process' means the conversion of raw industrial hemp plant material into a form that is presently legal to import from outside the United States under federal law. 'THC' means delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol. (Source: P.A. 102-690, eff. 12-17-21.)

[IDOA Information Bulletin IB-2026-06:] [Starting Nov. 12, 2026, final consumer hemp cannabinoid products] "cannot be intended for smoking or vaping." [Under the new definition, products with] "Greater than 0.4 milligrams combined total per container" [of THC and similar-effect cannabinoids are not hemp; plant-level hemp must have less than 0.3% total THC including THCa. Effective June 12, 2026, products over 0.4 mg THC may be offered only to persons over 21, with ID check for anyone appearing under 30. The Industrial Hemp Act is repealed and replaced on Nov. 12, 2026.] [Bulletin summarized; statute text not fetched.]

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THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin) in neighboring states

• THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin) in Indiana Not yet verified
• THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin) in Iowa Illegal
• THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin) in Kentucky Restricted
• THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin) in Missouri Restricted
• THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin) in Wisconsin Not yet verified

THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin) in other states

Same framework in Illinois

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• Delta-9 THC (hemp-derived) in Illinois Restricted
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• CBD (Cannabidiol, hemp-derived) in Illinois Restricted
• CBG / CBDA / CBGA (hemp-derived) in Illinois Restricted
• THCP in Illinois Restricted
• EPN / Euphorinol in Illinois Restricted

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