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Delta-8 and Hemp THC Laws in Arizona

How Arizona law treats delta-8 and hemp thc products, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: Arizona's Attorney General concluded in Opinion I24-005 (March 11, 2024) that Arizona law does not permit the sale of delta-8, delta-10 or other hemp-synthesized intoxicants by businesses not licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services, so convenience stores and smoke shops may… Ariz. Att'y Gen. Op. I24-005 (R24-001) (Mar. 11, 2024), relying on A.R.S. §§ 3-311, 13-3401(4), 36-2512(A), 36-2850

Delta-8 and hemp THC productsArizona's Attorney General concluded in Opinion I24-005 (March 11, 2024) that Arizona law does not permit the sale of delta-8, delta-10 or other hemp-synthesized intoxicants by businesses not licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services, so convenience stores and smoke shops may not sell them. The opinion reasons that Arizona's industrial hemp law excludes hemp derivatives and extracts and that intoxicating cannabis products are Schedule I controlled substances that only licensed cannabis sellers may sell. An Attorney General opinion is the office's legal interpretation, not a statute or court ruling.
No later Arizona statute on hemp-derived THC was found.
Source: Ariz. Att'y Gen. Op. I24-005 (R24-001) (Mar. 11, 2024), relying on A.R.S. §§ 3-311, 13-3401(4), 36-2512(A), 36-2850

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Is delta-8 legal in Arizona?
Arizona's Attorney General concluded in Opinion I24-005 (March 11, 2024) that Arizona law does not permit the sale of delta-8, delta-10 or other hemp-synthesized intoxicants by businesses not licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services, so convenience stores and smoke shops may not sell them. The opinion reasons that Arizona's industrial hemp law excludes hemp derivatives and extracts and that intoxicating cannabis products are Schedule I controlled substances that only licensed cannabis sellers may sell. An Attorney General opinion is the office's legal interpretation, not a statute or court ruling.

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