Tennessee Cannabinoid Legality

Per guidance issued by ABC on 6/11/25, THCp is prohibited as of 1/1/26. https://www.tn.gov/abc/public-information-and-forms/newsroom/2025/6/11/information-release–tabc-reminds-hemp-businesses-of-current-regulations-and-addresses-upcoming-changes.html

"Hemp-derived cannabinoid":
(A) Means:
(i) A cannabinoid other than delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, or an isomer derived from such cannabinoid, that is derived from hemp in a concentration of more than one-tenth of one percent (0.1 %); or
(ii) A hemp-derived product containing delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol in a concentration of three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) or less on a dry weight basis;
(iii) A hemp-derived product containing a total THC content or a total theoretical THC content of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis;

(B) Includes, but is not limited to: (i) Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol; (ii) Delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol; (iii) Hexahydrocannabinol; and (iv) Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCv); and

(C) Does not include: (i) Cannabichromene (CBC/CBCa/CBCv); (ii) Cannabicitran (CBT/CBTa);
(iii) Cannabicyclol (CBL/CBLa); (iv) Cannabidiol (CBD/CBDa/CBDv/CBDp); (v) Cannabielsoin (CBE/CBEa); (vi) Cannabigerol (CBG/CBGa/CBGv/CBGm); (vii) Cannabinol (CBN/CBNa);
(viii) Cannabivarin (CBV/CBVa); (ix) Hemp-derived feed products allowed under title 44, chapter 6; (x) Hemp-derived fiber, grain, or topical products; (xi) THCa in a concentration greater than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis; (xii) THCp; (xiii); a synthetic cannabinoid; or (xiv) A substance that is categorized as a Schedule I controlled substance on or after July 1, 2023, including a substance that may be identified in subdivision (2)(8);

"Synthetic cannabinoid" means a substance with an identical or substantially similar chemical structure to or the pharmacological activity of a cannabinoid, but that is not extracted from hemp or hemp plant parts or derived from hemp or hemp plant parts;
(14) "Total THC" means a hemp-derived cannabinoid or a combination of tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, a THC component, or a derivative thereof;

(15) "Total theoretical tetrahydrocannabinol content" or "total theoretical THC content" is the maximum amount of possible delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol if total conversion were to occur, calculated as the sum of the concentration of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol added to the amount of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid after such amount is multiplied by eight hundred seventy-seven thousandths (0.877) on a dry weight basis and reported to two (2) significant figures, and expressed in a mathematical formula as follows: Total theoretical THC = ([delta 9 THC] + ([THCa] x 0.877));

Tenn. Code § 43-27-202 changed to 57-7-102 as of May 2025 – effective 1/1/26)

THCA: pending litigation