Applied during a session
✓YesCalifornia's hemp law governs how industrial hemp products are "distributed or sold" (HSC 111921) and licenses manufacturers, not practices. No rule or board statement limiting session use of Kannaco was found.
SourceKannaco by State · checked Nov 14, 2026
CBD Topical Laws in California for Practitioners: Using and Selling Kannaco
No practice license found; Kannaco label and testing checks open
Order, use and sell 100% THC-free · CBD + CBG
To sellNothing extra needed
California
Order from Kannaco✓Yes
Kannaco holds California's manufacturer authorization and registration, and no limit on wholesale shipments to your practice was found.
Use in sessions✓Yes
No board statement on CBD topicals was found, and no state rule limits applying Kannaco in sessions.
Sell in your office✓Yes
No retailer license or age limit was found for selling Kannaco's topicals in your office. California label lines are a Kannaco-side check.
Ship to clients✓Yes
No California limit on Kannaco dropship or clients' online orders for home delivery was found.
Session, program, front desk, shipping
Carrying Kannaco CBD topicals in California
What applies depends on how your practice uses Kannaco. Here is each case, with its source.
Bottom line on licensing
California has no retailer license for THC-free hemp topicals. CDPH licenses and registers manufacturers, which Kannaco holds. Session use, care programs and front-desk sales of Kannaco trigger no state hemp license or age rule; the 21+ rule covers hemp food, beverages and supplements only.
Included in a care program or package
✓YesNo retailer license exists for THC-free hemp topicals, so a plan that gives clients Kannaco units needs no hemp license. The units must meet California's COA and sourcing rules, which Kannaco covers.
Source
Sold at the front desk
✓YesNo state hemp retailer license or age rule was found for Kannaco at the front desk. CDPH's 21+ rule covers hemp food, beverages and dietary supplements, not topicals.
Source
Shipped to a client's home
✓YesNo California limit on Kannaco dropship or clients' online orders for home delivery was found.
SourceChecklist
Before you start in California
What is still open
- KannacoCheck that Kannaco labels include California's required statements, including "THE FDA HAS NOT EVALUATED THIS PRODUCT FOR SAFETY OR EFFICACY," alongside the QR code to the batch COA. Source
- KannacoCheck that Kannaco's batch COAs cover the DCC contaminant panels CDPH requires and that proof the hemp came from an approved growing program is on file. Source
Already covered by Kannaco
- ✓ DoneKannaco holds CDPH's IHEO authorization and manufacturing registration (and out-of-state hemp extract licensing where required) for its products sold in California. Source
- ✓ DoneKannaco's batch COAs report THC as not detected with the lab's detection limit, within California's 0.3% total THC limit for topicals. Source
- ✓ DoneKannaco's CBD and CBG are extracted from hemp, not synthesized, which meets California's ban on synthetic cannabinoids in hemp products (AB 45). Source
Why this rating: AB 45/AB 8 require manufacturer authorization, contaminant testing and COA-linked labels for Kannaco; no practice license or age limit was found, leaving Kannaco's testing and label checks.
Licensing boards
What your licensing board says in California
Chiropractic
No board statement foundBoard of Chiropractic Examiners
No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found.
Massage therapy
No board statement foundCalifornia Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC, voluntary state certification)
No CAMTC statement on hemp/CBD topicals found.
Acupuncture
No board statement foundNo board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found.
Physical therapy
No board statement foundPhysical Therapy Board of California
No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found.
Naturopathic medicine
No board statement foundCalifornia Board of Naturopathic Medicine
No board statement specific to hemp/CBD topicals found. The Naturopathic Doctors Act lets NDs dispense, administer and furnish botanicals and their extracts, dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs (B&P §3640(c)); the board's scope statement says licensees must determine whether a procedure is within their license.
Medical and integrative (MD/DO)
No board statement foundMedical Board of California (MD); Osteopathic Medical Board of California (DO)
No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found.
When a board has not addressed CBD topicals, your usual scope of practice applies. Check with your board if you are unsure.
Definitions and clarifications
Key terms and questions in California
Key terms
- Industrial hemp product
- A finished product containing industrial hemp that is a cosmetic, food, food additive or dietary supplement, for consumption, and that "does not include THC" (topicals may hold up to 0.3% total THC) (HSC 111920(g)). Source
- Distribution and sale
- An industrial hemp product "shall not be distributed or sold in the state except in conformity with all applicable state laws," with a COA and approved-source documentation (HSC 111921). Source
- Age rule authority
- CDPH "may adopt regulations imposing an age requirement for the sale of certain industrial hemp products" on a public-health finding (HSC 111921.3). Source
Common questions
Does the 2028 AB 8 change affect Kannaco?
AB 8 moves products with hemp concentrates into the cannabis system from 2028 but excludes CBD-isolate-only products; CDPH continues to authorize topical hemp products after 2028. Kannaco uses CBD and CBG isolates, so the CDPH FAQ is worth watching. Source
Is there an age limit for Kannaco?
CDPH's 21+ rule applies to industrial hemp food, beverages and dietary supplements. No age rule for hemp topicals was found. Source
Still to confirm
- Does a CBD and CBG isolate topical stay under CDPH (not the Department of Cannabis Control) after AB 8 takes full effect in 2028?With: California Department of Public Health, Food and Drug Branch
Kannaco and federal rules
Federal rules, checked against Kannaco
These apply in every state, including yours.
In effect now0.3% THC limitKannaco: 100% THC-free
In effect Nov 12, 2026Non-natural cannabinoids outKannaco: hemp-derived only
Dec 11, 2026Total THC + 0.4 mg capKannaco: no detectable THC
Federal rule In effectHemp definition
Hemp products may hold no more than 0.3% THC; from Dec 11, 2026 the test counts total THC, including THCA.
Source✓ KannacoKannaco is 100% THC-free.
Every formula is made with CBD and CBG isolates, with no THC.
Federal rule Dec 11, 20260.4 mg total THC per container
From Dec 11, 2026, a finished product may contain no more than 0.4 mg of total THC per container, whatever its size.
Source✓ KannacoEvery size qualifies, including 16 oz jars.
Batch lab reports show no detectable THC, with the lab's detection limit stated.
Federal rule Nov 12 · Dec 11, 2026No synthesized cannabinoids
From Nov 12, 2026 cannabinoids the plant cannot make are excluded; from Dec 11, 2026, so are natural ones made by chemical synthesis.
Source✓ KannacoKannaco uses hemp-derived CBD and CBG.
Plant-sourced isolates, not lab-synthesized cannabinoids.
Federal rule In effectFDA: how products are described
FDA treats CBD in topicals like any other ingredient, but a product described as treating or affecting the body is regulated as a drug.
Source✓ KannacoKannaco makes no health or disease claims.
Product names and labels describe feel and use, not outcomes.
Federal rule In effectFDA facility registration and product listing
Under the 2022 federal topical-products law, the brand and its manufacturer register facilities and list products with FDA.
Source✓ KannacoHandled by Kannaco as the brand.
You have nothing to file to stock or sell Kannaco.
Federal rule In effectFTC: advertising claims
The FTC requires solid scientific evidence for any health claim made when advertising CBD products, by any seller.
Source✓ KannacoApplies to how anyone advertises Kannaco.
Describe Kannaco by feel and routine, as Kannaco does; avoid health claims in your own ads.
Federal rule WatchingFDA cannabinoid lists and "container" definition
FDA has not yet published the cannabinoid lists or the definition of "container" the new hemp law calls for.
Source! What it means for KannacoNothing to change today.
We update this page when FDA publishes them.
Federal rule WatchingBills to delay or change the rules
Several bills in Congress would delay, repeal or reshape the Dec 11, 2026 changes.
Source! What it means for KannacoNothing to change today.
A THC-free formula is unaffected by most proposals; we track each one weekly.
Kannaco handles
- THC-free formulas and batch lab testing
- Lab report linked by QR code on each label
- Federal facility registration and product listing
- Claim-free product names and labels
- No shipments to Alabama, per state law
Your practice handles
- Your state's steps for selling (see your state)
- Keeping your own ads free of health claims
- Selling products sealed, as shipped
Informational only, not legal advice.
Sources
Every source for California
Each answer on this page links to one of these public sources.
- AB-8 Cannabis: cannabinoids: industrial hemp (bill text) · California Legislature
- Assembly Bill 8 Frequently Asked Questions · California Department of Public Health
- Tax Guide for Cannabis Businesses (AB 8) · California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
- AB-45 Industrial hemp products (bill text) · California Legislature
- HSC §111926.2 Labeling · California Legislature
- HSC §111925.2 Certificate of analysis · California Legislature
- HSC §11018.5 Industrial hemp definition · California Legislature
- DPH-24-005 Public Notice (serving size and age) · California Department of Public Health
- DPH-24-005 Emergency and Regular Rulemaking · California Department of Public Health
- AB-2250 Cannabis: cannabinoids · California Legislature
- SB-1333 Naturopathic doctors: scope of practice · California Legislature
- Naturopathic Medicine Scope of Practice Statement · California Board of Naturopathic Medicine
- Physical Therapy Board of California · Physical Therapy Board of California
- California Acupuncture Board · CA.gov
Last checked Nov 14, 2026. Something out of date? Report an update
Nearby states
Other states in the West
Practicing near a state line, or in more than one state? Each page covers the same four questions for Kannaco.
- AlaskaAlaska Division of Agriculture retailer registration
- ArizonaNothing extra needed
- ColoradoNothing extra needed
- HawaiiSales to 21+ only
- IdahoNothing extra needed · keep batch COAs
- MontanaNothing extra needed
- NevadaNothing statewide; Clark County: hemp license · sell 21+
- New MexicoNothing extra needed
- OregonNothing extra needed
- UtahUDAF permit ($100/yr), tax license · sell 21+
- WashingtonNothing extra needed
- WyomingNothing extra needed
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This page is for general information about Kannaco topicals and is not legal advice. It summarizes public sources as of the date shown for each state; laws and board positions change. Confirm requirements with your licensing board, the state agency named on your state, or a qualified attorney. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Kannaco products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.