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CBD Topical Laws in North Carolina for Practitioners: Using and Selling Kannaco

No license to sell Kannaco; massage therapists need client acknowledgment

Order, use and sell 100% THC-free · CBD + CBG
To sellNothing extra to sell; massage: client written acknowledgment
North Carolina
Order from KannacoYes

No North Carolina rule was found limiting Kannaco wholesale shipments to your practice or dropship to your clients.

Use in sessionsWith a step

Massage therapists may use Kannaco on clients after informing them and getting written acknowledgment (BMBT); no other board statement was found.

Sell in your officeYes

No state retailer license, registration, testing or age rule was found for your practice selling Kannaco; the BMBT says massage therapists may use or sell legal products.

Ship to clientsYes

No North Carolina rule was found limiting Kannaco dropship to your clients' homes or clients ordering Kannaco online for home delivery.

Session, program, front desk, shipping

Carrying Kannaco CBD topicals in North Carolina

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

Bottom line on licensing

North Carolina has no license or registration for selling hemp topicals. Pending H328 would license hemp-derived consumables (ingestible or inhalable) and exclude topicals. Session use, care programs and front-desk sales of Kannaco trigger no license; massage therapists have a client written-acknowledgment step for session use.

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

Applied during a session

With a step

No state license or age rule applies to applying Kannaco during care. Massage therapists must inform the client of the nature, use and purpose of CBD products and get written acknowledgment first (BMBT); no other board statement was found.

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Chiropractor talking with a client at a clinic front desk

Included in a care program or package

Yes

A paid package with take-home Kannaco is a sale, but North Carolina has no hemp retailer license, registration or age rule that reaches topicals. Hemp products at 0.3% delta-9 THC or less are excluded from "marijuana" (G.S. 90-87).

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Kannaco Cooling Cream pump bottle

Sold at the front desk

Yes

No state retailer license, registration, fee or age rule was found for front-desk Kannaco sales. The BMBT says massage therapists may use or sell legal products.

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Kannaco order being packed into a shipping box

Shipped to a client's home

Yes

No North Carolina rule limiting Kannaco dropship or clients' online orders for home delivery was found.

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Checklist

Before you start in North Carolina

What is still open

  • Your practiceMassage therapists: inform the client of the nature, use and purpose of Kannaco's CBD products and get the client's written acknowledgment before applying them in sessions. Source
  • BothWatch H328: its conference version would set a 0.4 mg total THC per-container limit, and its versions exclude topicals like Kannaco from 'hemp-derived consumable'; the House vote was delayed to November 2026. Source

Already covered by Kannaco

  • ✓ DoneKannaco batch COAs report THC as not detected with the lab's detection limit, which would show the 8 and 16 fl oz jars under H328's proposed 0.4 mg per-container cap if it reached topicals. Source

Why this rating: Current law sets no rules for Kannaco's topicals; massage rules require client acknowledgment; H328 is pending.

Licensing boards

What your licensing board says in North Carolina

Chiropractic

No board statement found

North Carolina State Board of Chiropractic Examiners

No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found.

Massage therapy

Board guidance: with limits

North Carolina Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy

After stating in 2018–2022 newsletters that CBD use and sale were not legal for LMBTs, the Board's 2023 newsletter says it decided in 2023 'to allow the use of CBD products on clients' when therapists follow Rules .0502 and .0503, must 'inform the client of the nature, use and purpose of CBD products' and obtain 'the client's written understanding and acknowledgement of such use.' The newsletter also states the Board is not aware of statements that CBD use in sessions is safe long term.

Acupuncture

No board statement found

North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board

No board statement on hemp/CBD found. Board rules define 'herbal medicine' to include salves, poultices, medicated oils and liniments (21 NCAC 01 .0104).

Physical therapy

No board statement found

North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners

No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found.

Naturopathic medicine

No board statement found

None (not licensed in North Carolina)

North Carolina does not license naturopathic doctors, so there is no board.

Medical and integrative (MD/DO)

No board statement found

North Carolina Medical Board

No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found. By statute one Board seat is reserved for a physician who uses integrative medicine (G.S. 90-2).

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 North Carolina

Key terms

Hemp product
Products made from hemp with a delta-9 THC concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis, excluded from "marijuana" (G.S. 90-87(13a), (13b), (16)). Source
Hemp-derived consumable (pending H328)
Would cover ingestible or inhalable hemp products and exclude products intended for topical application; not enacted when checked. Source

Common questions

What must a massage therapist do before applying Kannaco?

The BMBT says therapists may use CBD products after informing the client of their nature, use and purpose and getting the client's written acknowledgment. Source

Would H328 change anything for Kannaco?

Its versions exclude topicals from "hemp-derived consumable"; the conference version would add a 0.4 mg total THC per-container cap. The House vote was delayed to November 2026. Source

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
Lab analyst testing a cream sample at a modern testing laboratory
Every batch is third-party tested
Practitioner scanning the QR code on a pump bottle to view its lab report
Scan the label to see the lab report

Informational only, not legal advice.

Sources

Every source for North Carolina

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

  1. G.S. 90-87 Definitions (Controlled Substances Act) · North Carolina General Assembly
  2. S.L. 2022-32 (SB 455) · North Carolina General Assembly
  3. House Bill 328 status · North Carolina General Assembly
  4. House Bill 328 edition 4 (topical exclusion in definitions) · North Carolina General Assembly
  5. House Bill 607 · North Carolina General Assembly
  6. North Carolina Considers Overhauling Hemp Product Definition (secondary) · Ward and Smith, P.A. (secondary)
  7. NC Dept. of Agriculture Issues CBD Advisory (secondary) · Ward and Smith, P.A. (secondary)
  8. BMBT 2023 Winter Newsletter · NC Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy
  9. BMBT Open Session Minutes, December 2023 · NC Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy
  10. BMBT 2022 Winter Newsletter (prior position) · NC Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy
  11. 21 NCAC 01 .0104 Definitions (Acupuncture) · NC Office of Administrative Hearings
  12. Regulated States and Regulatory Authorities (secondary) · American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (secondary)
  13. NC House delays vote on hemp ban until November as advocates pack hallways · NC Newsline

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.