Applied during a session
✓YesNo Massachusetts license covers applying Kannaco during care. Massage board counsel (2019 minutes) said CBD used by practitioners "would be considered an additive or a product incorporated into the service."
SourceKannaco by State · checked Nov 14, 2026
CBD Topical Laws in Massachusetts for Practitioners: Using and Selling Kannaco
No state license found; massage board counsel discouraged CBD retail
Order, use and sell 100% THC-free · CBD + CBG
To sellNo license; massage board counsel discouraged retail
Massachusetts
Order from Kannaco✓Yes
No Massachusetts rule limiting wholesale orders of Kannaco was found.
Use in sessions✓Yes
No board rule bars applying Kannaco in sessions; massage board counsel (2019 minutes) said therapists using CBD should incorporate it into the service.
Sell in your office!With a step
No state retailer license or registration was found for Kannaco. Massage board counsel said in 2019 minutes that therapists 'cannot sell as retail'; this is not a regulation.
Ship to clients✓Yes
No Massachusetts rule limiting Kannaco dropship or clients' online orders for home delivery was found.
Session, program, front desk, shipping
Carrying Kannaco CBD topicals in Massachusetts
What applies depends on how your practice uses Kannaco. Here is each case, with its source.
Bottom line on licensing
Massachusetts has no hemp retail license or registration for CBD topicals; MDAR licenses growers and processors. No license applies to session use, packages or front-desk sales of Kannaco. Massage board counsel's 2019 view favors using CBD within the service over retail; it is not a regulation.
Included in a care program or package
!With a stepNo state license applies, but massage board counsel's 2019 view that practitioners "cannot sell as retail" may reach take-home units in a paid package for massage therapists. No statement was found for other professions; MDAR bars therapeutic claims.
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Sold at the front desk
!With a stepNo state retailer license, registration, fee or age rule was found for Kannaco. MDAR policy bars CBD products making therapeutic or medicinal claims and requires THC and CBD concentrations on labels; massage therapists face the 2019 counsel statement against retail.
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Shipped to a client's home
✓YesNo Massachusetts rule limiting Kannaco dropship or clients' online orders for home delivery was found.
SourceChecklist
Before you start in Massachusetts
What is still open
- Your practiceMassage therapists: board counsel (Aug 12, 2019 minutes) said CBD should be part of the service, not sold at retail; confirm the board's current view before selling Kannaco in the office. Source
- KannacoMDAR policy requires labels to state THC and CBD concentrations; confirm Kannaco labels show both. Source
- BothMDAR policy bars therapeutic or medicinal claims for CBD products; keep Kannaco labels and your in-office materials free of such claims. Source
Already covered by Kannaco
Why this rating: MDAR label and no-claims policy and a 2019 massage board counsel statement against CBD retail drive the rating; no state license or registration was found for Kannaco.
Licensing boards
What your licensing board says in Massachusetts
Chiropractic
No board statement foundBoard of Registration of Chiropractors
No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found. Board regulations (233 CMR 4.01) and a board policy guideline include counseling on nutrition and supplementation and the administration/dispensing of supportive procedures within chiropractic scope.
Massage therapy
Board guidance: with limitsBoard of Registration of Massage Therapy
Board counsel report in the Aug 12, 2019 public-session minutes: 'The board does not regulate CBD or the usage of CBD' and counsel did not recommend the board take a position on CBD.
Acupuncture
No board statement foundCommittee on Acupuncture (Board of Registration in Medicine)
No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found.
Physical therapy
No board statement foundBoard of Allied Health Professions
No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found.
Naturopathic medicine
No board statement foundBoard of Registration in Naturopathy
Naturopathic doctors are licensed under 273 CMR 3.00. No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found; board scope guidance addresses vitamins and supplements by route of administration (oral forms generally within scope; injectables outside scope).
Medical and integrative (MD/DO)
No board statement foundBoard of Registration in Medicine
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 Massachusetts
Key terms
- Products not approved for sale
- MDAR lists "Any product containing CBD derived from hemp that makes therapeutic/medicinal claims," CBD foods and hemp dietary supplements (policy updated Oct 4, 2021). Source
- Label cannabinoid profile
- Finished products for consumption or absorption list a "Cannabinoid profile (must include THC and CBD concentrations)." Source
- Incorporated into the service
- Massage board counsel: practitioners using CBD "should incorporate as part of the service and cannot sell as retail" (Aug 12, 2019 minutes). Source
Common questions
Does the massage board regulate CBD use?
Board counsel said "The board does not regulate CBD or the usage of CBD" and did not recommend the board take a position; the retail comment is counsel's view, not a rule. Source
Does Massachusetts's CBD food ban reach Kannaco?
MDAR's ban covers CBD in food, hemp dietary supplements and animal feed. Kannaco's products are topicals, which the policy does not list as prohibited; the no-claims rule still applies. Source
Still to confirm
- Does the Board of Registration of Massage Therapy still hold that therapists may not retail CBD, and does that reach take-home units in a paid care package?With: Massachusetts Board of Registration of Massage Therapy
State agencyMassachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)617-626-1700
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 Massachusetts
Each answer on this page links to one of these public sources.
- MDAR Policy Statement: Sale of Hemp-Derived Products (updated Oct 4, 2021) · Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
- H.4206 bill history (cannabis reform) · Massachusetts Legislature
- Massachusetts governor signs bill doubling legal marijuana possession limit and revising industry rules (secondary) · Marijuana Moment
- Massachusetts Proposes New Framework for Hemp-Derived Products (secondary) · Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
- Massage Therapy Board public session minutes, Aug 12, 2019 · Board of Registration of Massage Therapy
- 233 CMR 4.00 Standards of practice (chiropractors) · Board of Registration of Chiropractors
- Board Policies and Guidelines (Chiropractor) · Board of Registration of Chiropractors
- 273 CMR 3.00 Licensure of individual naturopathic doctors · Board of Registration in Naturopathy
- Guidance regarding Naturopathy Scope of Practice · Board of Registration in Naturopathy
Last checked Nov 14, 2026. Something out of date? Report an update
Nearby states
Other states in the Northeast
Practicing near a state line, or in more than one state? Each page covers the same four questions for Kannaco.
- ConnecticutNothing extra needed · no health claims
- MaineNothing extra needed
- New HampshireNothing extra needed
- New JerseyUnsettled: CRC names only licensed cannabis retailers
- New YorkOCM hemp retail license ($300/yr per location)
- PennsylvaniaNothing extra needed
- Rhode IslandNothing extra needed
- VermontNothing 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.