Applied during a session
✓YesPennsylvania law does not address applying hemp topicals during care. The Department of Agriculture says no state permit or license applies to retailing hemp products, and none was found for backbar use.
SourceKannaco by State · checked Nov 14, 2026
CBD Topical Laws in Pennsylvania for Practitioners: Using and Selling Kannaco
No state license to sell Kannaco; COAs clear Philadelphia's THC cap
Order, use and sell 100% THC-free · CBD + CBG
To sellNothing extra needed
Pennsylvania
Order from Kannaco✓Yes
No Pennsylvania rule was found limiting Kannaco wholesale shipments to your practice or dropship to your clients.
Use in sessions✓Yes
No Pennsylvania board statement was found on using Kannaco in sessions.
Sell in your office✓Yes
The Department of Agriculture states no state permit or license is needed to wholesale or retail hemp products like Kannaco, or to add CBD to lotions or salves.
Ship to clients✓Yes
No Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania
What applies depends on how your practice uses Kannaco. Here is each case, with its source.
Bottom line on licensing
Pennsylvania has no state permit or license for retailing hemp products, and no permit is needed to add CBD to lotions or salves. Session use, care programs and front-desk sale of Kannaco trigger no state license or age rule. A 2026 Senate memo proposes future registration and 21+ rules.
Included in a care program or package
✓YesA paid package with take-home Kannaco units is a sale, but PDA states there is no state-level permit or license "specifically for wholesaling, retailing or brokering" hemp products.
Source
Sold at the front desk
✓YesNo state retailer license, fee or age rule was found for selling Kannaco in the office. Philadelphia's ordinance (from November 12, 2026) caps products at 0.4 mg total THC per container; Kannaco's non-detect COAs keep it under that line.
Source
Shipped to a client's home
✓YesNo Pennsylvania rule was found limiting Kannaco dropship or online orders delivered to clients' homes.
SourceChecklist
Before you start in Pennsylvania
What is still open
- BothWatch Senate memo 49288, which proposes registration, testing, labeling and 21+ rules that could reach Kannaco. Source
Already covered by Kannaco
- ✓ DoneKannaco batch COAs report THC as not detected with the lab's detection limit, keeping containers under Philadelphia's 0.4 mg total THC per-container cap (effective 11/12/2026) whether or not topicals are excluded. Source
Why this rating: PDA confirms no state retail license for Kannaco; non-detect COAs meet Philadelphia's per-container cap.
Licensing boards
What your licensing board says in Pennsylvania
Chiropractic
No board statement foundPennsylvania State Board of Chiropractic
No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found.
Massage therapy
No board statement foundPennsylvania State Board of Massage Therapy
No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found. The board states it determines case by case whether conduct departs from the profession's ethical or quality standards.
Acupuncture
No board statement foundPennsylvania State Board of Medicine (Acupuncture Act) / State Board of Osteopathic Medicine
Acupuncturists are regulated under the Acupuncture Act listed on the State Board of Medicine page. No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found.
Physical therapy
No board statement foundPennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy
No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found.
Naturopathic medicine
No board statement foundPennsylvania State Board of Medicine (naturopathic doctors)
The State Board of Medicine page lists naturopathic doctors among the professions it regulates. No board statement on hemp/CBD topicals found.
Medical and integrative (MD/DO)
No board statement foundPennsylvania State Board of Medicine (MD); State Board of Osteopathic Medicine (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 Pennsylvania
Key terms
- Retail of hemp products
- "There is not a state level permit/license requirement in Pennsylvania specifically for wholesaling, retailing or brokering" hemp and hemp products (PDA FAQ). Source
- Secondary or tertiary processors
- "No permit is required" for processors that do not receive viable hemp material, e.g. "adding CBD extract to lotions or salves" (PDA FAQ). Source
Common questions
Does Philadelphia's new hemp ordinance affect Kannaco?
It restricts products over 0.4 mg total THC per container; a trade summary reports topicals were excluded. Either way, Kannaco's non-detect COAs keep each container under that line. Source
Is anything pending at the state level?
Senate co-sponsorship memo 49288 proposes registration, testing, labeling and 21+ sales for consumable hemp products; no bill has been enacted. 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.
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 Pennsylvania
Each answer on this page links to one of these public sources.
- Hemp Program FAQs · Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
- Senate Co-Sponsorship Memo 49288 · Pennsylvania General Assembly
- State Hemp Policy Update incl. Philadelphia (secondary) · Hemp Supporter
- State Board of Chiropractic · PA Department of State
- State Board of Massage Therapy · PA Department of State
- State Board of Physical Therapy · PA Department of State
- State Board of Medicine · PA Department of State
- Pennsylvania Governor Signs Naturopathic Medicine Bill (secondary) · AANMC
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
- MassachusettsNo license; massage board counsel discouraged retail
- New HampshireNothing extra needed
- New JerseyUnsettled: CRC names only licensed cannabis retailers
- New YorkOCM hemp retail license ($300/yr per location)
- 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.