Delta-8 THC in Louisiana
Current legal status
Delta-8 THC is legal for adults 21+ in Louisiana but tightly regulated: Act 752 (2024, effective Jan 1, 2025) caps consumable hemp at 5 mg total THC per serving and 40 mg per package, limits beverages to one serving per container, and bars sales at gas stations and similar outlets.
Statute: Act 336 (2021); Act 498 (2022); Act 752 (2024); La. R.S. 3:1481 et seq.
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All Compounds in Louisiana
| Compound | Status |
|---|---|
| Delta-8 THC | ✅Legal |
| Delta-9 THC (Hemp) | ✅Legal |
| CBD | ✅Legal |
| THCA | ❌Banned |
| HHC | 🔶Gray Area |
| Delta-10 THC | ✅Legal |
| THC-O | ❌Banned |
| THCP | 🔶Gray Area |
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Age Requirement
21+
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✅Legal2026 Federal Law Impact on Louisiana
Section 781 of H.R. 5371 (Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, Pub. L. 119-37) — signed November 12, 2025, effective November 12, 2026 — redefines hemp with a 0.4 mg total-THC-per-container cap and excludes artificially derived cannabinoids. Louisiana already runs a capped, registered hemp market (5 mg total THC per serving); the federal 0.4 mg per-container cap is far stricter and removes most compliant edibles and beverages from retail, though the state's existing licensing structure could adapt — a moderate impact.
Full federal ban details →Note: Louisiana regulates hemp-derived cannabinoids under a chain of statutes — Act 336 (2021), Act 498 (2022), and Act 752 (2024, effective Jan 1, 2025). Consumable hemp is capped at 5 mg total THC per serving and 40 mg per package, beverages are limited to one serving per container, products require testing and labeling, sales are restricted to adults 21+, and gas stations and similar outlets are barred. Inhalable and smokable hemp — flower and vapes — has been prohibited since 2021, and there is no retail path for high-THCA hemp. HB 12 and HB 36 (2025) added criminal penalties tied to under-21 sales.