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Legality & the Federal Clock
Two questions decide everything here: what does your state test for, and what happens on December 11, 2026. States that measure Δ9 alone have permitted THCA flower; states that measure total THC have not — and the federal ban on intoxicating hemp supersedes all of it when it takes effect. This hub holds the statute-cited state checker, the ban explainer, and the discipline the topic deserves: citations, last-checked dates, and gray called gray. Decision support, not legal advice.
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Glossary terms
- 2018 Farm Bill
- The federal law that defined hemp — and opened the THCA market.
- The 0.3% Threshold
- The line between hemp and marijuana — measured in Δ9, for now.
- Total-THC Testing States
- States that count THCA in the legal math — where THCA flower fails.
- Hemp vs Marijuana (Legal Terms)
- The same plant, split by a number — not by botany.
- Federal Hemp Ban (Dec 11, 2026)
- The law that ends the intoxicating-hemp market — the clock this site tracks.
- Dry-Weight Basis
- Percentages computed after removing water weight — the legal measuring stick.
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