Arkansas Cracks Down on Delta-8, THC Vape Products

Arkansas THC Ban

Arkansas is cracking down on hemp-derived THC products, with state agents ordering vape shops and convenience stores to clear their shelves of now-illegal items. The ban, initiated in 2023 after a rise in child poisonings, targets popular psychoactive cannabinoids like Delta-8 and Delta-9 derived from hemp.

Previously unregulated, these products lacked age minimums or safety standards. The new law reclassifies these THC substances as schedule VI controlled substances, placing them alongside non-medical marijuana. Arkansas Tobacco Control agents are actively warning retailers to remove the products. Possession of these banned THC items can now result in penalties ranging from misdemeanors to felonies.

Matthew Ma
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