34-20B-117. Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, THC-O acetate, hexahydrocannabinol--Underage--Penalty.

The following actions are unlawful:

(1)    To knowingly sell or distribute a product intended for human consumption containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, THC-O acetate, or hexahydrocannabinol to a person under the age of twenty-one, unless the substance was obtained directly or pursuant to a valid prescription or order from a practitioner, acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice;

(2)    The purchase or attempt to purchase, the receipt or attempt to receive, the possession, or the consumption of, a product intended for human consumption containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, THC-O acetate, or hexahydrocannabinol by a person under the age of twenty-one, unless the substance was obtained directly or pursuant to a valid prescription or order from a practitioner, acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice; and

(3)    To purchase a product intended for human consumption containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, THC-O acetate, or hexahydrocannabinol on behalf of, or to give a product intended for human consumption containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, THC-O acetate, or hexahydrocannabinol to, any person under the age of twenty-one, unless:

(a)    The purchaser is a parent or guardian of the person under the age of twenty-one; and

(b)    The substance was obtained directly or pursuant to a valid prescription or order from a practitioner, acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice.

A violation of subdivision (1) is a Class 1 misdemeanor. A violation of subdivision (2) or (3) is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 2022, ch 111, § 1; SL 2026, ch 151, § 1.