Kannaco by State · checked Nov 14, 2026

CBD Topical Laws in New York for Practitioners: Using and Selling Kannaco

Your practice needs an OCM hemp retail license to sell Kannaco

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To sellOCM hemp retail license ($300/yr per location)
New York
Order from KannacoYes

Your practice may order Kannaco wholesale; Kannaco's OCM retail license covers dropship to New York clients under Part 114.

Use in sessionsYes

No board statement was found on using Kannaco in sessions; past chiropractic board agendas mention a hemp oil practice alert that was never published.

Sell in your officeWith a step

OCM requires a Cannabinoid Hemp Retail License ($300 per location yearly, or temporary permit) to sell Kannaco; whether OCM's 21 U.S.C. 321(i) exclusion fits Kannaco is unsettled.

Ship to clientsYes

Kannaco holds the OCM Cannabinoid Hemp Retail License New York requires of online sellers, covering dropship and online orders to New York clients.

Session, program, front desk, shipping

Carrying Kannaco CBD topicals in New York

What applies depends on how your practice uses Kannaco. Here is each case, with its source.

Bottom line on licensing

New York's Cannabinoid Hemp Retail License covers anyone who offers or sells cannabinoid hemp products, including topicals, to New York consumers, in person or online. Front-desk sales and care programs where clients take units home are sales; session-only backbar use is not addressed. OCM guidance excludes products qualifying as cosmetics, which is unsettled for Kannaco.

Calm massage room with a dressed table and a cart of linens

Applied during a session

Yes

Part 114 licenses those who "offer or sell cannabinoid hemp products to consumers." It does not address a practitioner applying a product during care without selling it separately; no license was found for backbar use.

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Chiropractor talking with a client at a clinic front desk

Included in a care program or package

With a step

A paid package in which the client receives Kannaco units to take home is a sale to a consumer, so the Cannabinoid Hemp Retail License applies unless OCM confirms its cosmetics exclusion covers Kannaco.

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Kannaco Cooling Cream pump bottle

Sold at the front desk

With a step

A Cannabinoid Hemp Retail License is required to sell to New York consumers: $300 per retail location, or a temporary retail permit. No age rule applies to 0.0% THC topicals (21+ covers over 0.5 mg THC per serving).

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Kannaco order being packed into a shipping box

Shipped to a client's home

Yes

Online sellers to New York consumers need the retail license; Kannaco holds it, covering dropship and online orders delivered to clients' homes.

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Checklist

Before you start in New York

What is still open

  • Your practiceApply for an OCM Cannabinoid Hemp Retail License (or temporary permit) before selling Kannaco retail units, unless OCM confirms Kannaco falls outside its oversight. Source
  • KannacoCheck Kannaco labels against 9 NYCRR 114.9: tamper-evident packaging that limits oxygen and light exposure, lot number, processor/manufacturer name, state of origin of the hemp, required warnings, 4.5-point minimum font, and that any "isolate" claim meets the Part 114 definition. Source
  • BothAsk OCM whether its exclusion for products meeting the federal definition in 21 U.S.C. 321(i) covers Kannaco's topicals. Source
  • BothWatch S5809, which would rewrite hemp retail scope and labeling for products like Kannaco. Source

Already covered by Kannaco

  • ✓ DoneKannaco holds the OCM Cannabinoid Hemp Retail License New York requires of online sellers, covering dropship to your clients. Source
  • ✓ DoneKannaco batch COAs report THC as not detected with the lab's detection limit, supporting Part 114 testing and label claims. Source

Why this rating: Part 114 retail licensing reaches Kannaco sold in your office; Kannaco covers the online-seller license for dropship.

Licensing boards

What your licensing board says in New York

Chiropractic

Unclear

NYSED State Board for Chiropractic (Office of the Professions)

Past State Board for Chiropractic meeting agendas list a 'Cannabinoid Oil/Hemp Oil Practice Alert' and a state association's draft memorandum on cannabinoid/hemp oils, but no CBD/hemp practice alert appears among the board's published practice alerts or FAQs.

Massage therapy

No board statement found

NYSED State Board for Massage Therapy (Office of the Professions)

November 18, 2022 board minutes record that 'the use of CBD oil' was a topic raised at an educators' meeting; no board position or guidance was stated. No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found.

Acupuncture

No board statement found

NYSED State Board for Acupuncture (Office of the Professions)

No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found.

Physical therapy

No board statement found

NYSED State Board for Physical Therapy (Office of the Professions)

No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found.

Naturopathic medicine

No board statement found

None (not licensed in New York)

New York does not license naturopathic doctors, so there is no board.

Medical and integrative (MD/DO)

No board statement found

NYSED State Board for Medicine / NYS DOH Office of Professional Medical Conduct

No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found. (Medical cannabis certification under the Cannabis Law is separate from hemp products.)

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 New York

Key terms

Cannabinoid hemp retailer
"a person licensed by the office to sell cannabinoid hemp products," including via the internet, to consumers in New York State (9 NYCRR 114.1(f)). Source
Distribute
"to offer or sell cannabinoid hemp products to a cannabinoid hemp retailer" for retail sale to New York consumers (9 NYCRR 114.1(o)). Source
Who needs a license
"No person shall offer or sell cannabinoid hemp products to consumers in New York State" without a cannabinoid hemp retailer license (9 NYCRR 114.3(a)). Source

Common questions

Are topicals covered by the retail license?

Yes. OCM's notice lists "tinctures, oils, topicals, pills, capsules and food or beverages" as covered, and says sellers online and in person need the license or a temporary permit. Source

Is there an exemption for hemp cosmetics?

OCM guidance says products meeting the federal cosmetic definition are outside its oversight, but separately lists "Hemp Topical Product (does not include cosmetics)." Whether Kannaco qualifies is unsettled; ask OCM. Source

Do we need to check ages?

No. New York's 21+ rule covers flower, inhalables and products over 0.5 mg total THC per serving, not 0.0% THC topicals. Source

Still to confirm

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.

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✓ 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.

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✓ 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.

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✓ 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.

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✓ 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.

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✓ 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.

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✓ 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.

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! 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.

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! 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
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Every batch is third-party tested
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Scan the label to see the lab report

Informational only, not legal advice.

Sources

Every source for New York

Each answer on this page links to one of these public sources.

  1. Part 114 Cannabinoid Hemp Regulations (adopted amendments) · NYS Office of Cannabis Management
  2. Part 114 express terms adopted 12/2023 (retail license section 114.3) · NYS Office of Cannabis Management
  3. Part 114 Cannabinoid Hemp Regulations (labeling amendments) · NYS Office of Cannabis Management
  4. Permitted and Prohibited Cannabinoid Hemp Product Forms Guidance · NYS Office of Cannabis Management
  5. Cannabinoid Hemp Regulations Guidance for Licensees · NYS Office of Cannabis Management
  6. Notice to All Entities Selling Cannabinoid Hemp (CBD products) · NYS Office of Cannabis Management
  7. Cannabinoid Hemp program page · NYS Office of Cannabis Management
  8. Senate Bill S5809 · New York State Senate
  9. State Board Meetings for Chiropractic · NYSED Office of the Professions
  10. Chiropractic Practice Alerts · NYSED Office of the Professions
  11. Massage Therapy Board Minutes, November 18, 2022 · NYSED Office of the Professions
  12. Regulated States and Regulatory Authorities (secondary) · American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (secondary)

Last checked Nov 14, 2026. Something out of date? Report an update

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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.