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Synthetic Cannabinoids (a.k.a. "K2" / "Spice") Enactments

Updated November 28, 2012

 

At least 41 states and Puerto Rico have legislatively banned synthetic cannabinoids. Information on pending legislation is available on our Synthetic Cannabinoids Pending Legislation page. Additional information on classifications of these substances can be found on our Synthetic Cannabinoids Classes page. Departmental and agency bans on synthetic cannabinoids are listed at the bottom of this page. For other synthetic drug resources, please visit the Synthetic Drug Threats main page.

 

STATE

BILL (YEAR)

SUBSTANCES INCLUDED*

ALABAMA

HB 697 (2010)

HU-210; JWH-018; and JWH-073.

  SB 208 (2012)

AM-694; AM-2201; cannabicyclohexanol; HU-211; JWH-007; JWH-015; JWH-019; JWH-081; JWH-098; JWH-122; JWH-200; JWH-203; JWH-210; JWH-250; JWH-307; JWH-398; CP 47, 497 and homologue; RCS-8; SR-18; RCS-4; WIN 55,212-2; WIN 48,098, pravadoline. 

ALASKA

HB 7 (2011)

HU-210; JU-211L JWH-018; JWH-073; JWH-015; JWH-398; JWH-250; JWH-019; JWH-200; CP 47,497 and its C8 homologue.

ARIZONA

HB 2167 (2011)

JWH-018; JWH-073; JWH-019; JWH-398; JWH-200; JWH-250; JWH-015; HU-201; CP 47,497 and its C8 homologue.

ARKANSAS

SB 423 (2011)

CP 47,497 and C8 homologue; JWH-073; JWH-200; JWH-018; JWH-250.

CALIFORNIA

SB 420 (2011)

JWH-018; JWH-073; JWH-200; CP 47,497 and C8 homologue.

COLORADO

SB 134 (2011)

Any chemical compound chemically synthesized and either 1) has been demonstrated to have binding activity at one or more cannabinoid receptors; or 2) is a chemical analog or isomer of a compound that has been demonstrated to have binding activity at one or more cannabinoid receptors. Includes, but is not limited to: HU-210; HU-211/dexanabinol; JWH-018; JWH-073; JWH-081; JWH-200; JWH-250; CP 47,497 and homologues.

CONNECTICUT

SB 1098 (2011)

JWH-018; JWH-073; JWH-200; CP 47,497 and C8 homologue; cannabicyclohexanol.

DELAWARE

HB 30 (2011)

JWH-015; JWH-018; JWH-073; JWH-081; JWH-122; JWH-200; JWH-250; JWH-251; JWH-398; HU-210; HU-211; HU-308; HU-331; CP 55,940; CP 47,497 and homologues; WIN 55212-2.

  SB 160 (2012)

Replaces substances from HB 30 (2010) with the following: JWH-015; JWH-018; JWH-019; JWH-073; JWH-081; JWH-122; JWH-200; JWH-250; JWH-251; JWH-398; HU-210; HU-211; HU-308; HU-331; CP 55,940; CP 47,497 and homologues; WIN 55212-2; AM-2201; AM-694; JWH-203; RCS-4; and RCS-8.

FLORIDA

HB 39 (2011)

CP 47,497 and homologues; HU-210; JWH-018; JWH-200; JWH-250; JWH-081.

  HB 1175 (2012)

JWH-007; JWH-015; JWH-019; JWH-020; JWH-072; JWH-081; JWH-122; JWH-133; JWH-175; JWH-201; JWH-203; JWH-210; JWH-250; JWH-251; JWH-302; JWH-398; HU-211; HU-308; HU-331; AM-694; AM-2201; RCS-4; RCS-8; WIN 55,212-2; WIN 55,212-3.

GEORGIA

HB 1309 (2010)

CP 47,497 and homologues; HU-210; JWH-018.

 

SB 93 (2011)

JWH-200; JWH-250; JWH-081.

  SB 370 (2012) General class ban.

HAWAII

HB 1085 (2011)

1 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol; 6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol; 3,4 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol. Any compound of these three structures, regardless of numerical designation or atomic position is covered. Allso adds HU-210; CP 47,497 and its dimethyloctyl homologues; JWH-018; JWH-073; and cannabicyclohexanol.

  HB 2600 (2012) General class ban.

IDAHO

HB 139 (2011)

HU-201; HU-211; HU-243; dexanabinol; JWH-class substances; WIN-55,212-2; CP 50,5561.

ILLINOIS

HB 6459 (2010)

JWH-018; JWH-073.

 

HB 2089 (2011)

AMC-694; CP 47,497 and its C6, C7 and C8 homologues; HU-210; HU-211; JWH-081; JWH-122; JWH-251; and RCS-8.

 

HB 2595 (2011)

General class ban.

INDIANA

HB 1102 (2011)

JWH-015; JWH-018; JWH-019; JWH-073; JWH-081; JWH-122; JWH-200; JWH-250; JWH-251; JWH-398; HU-210; HU-211; HU-308; HU-331; CP 55,940; CP 47,497 and homologues; WIN-55212-2.

 

SB 57 (2011)

JWH-015; JWH-018; JWH-019; JWH-073; JWH-081; JWH-122; JWH-200; JWH-250; JWH-251; JWH-398; HU-210; HU-211; HU-308; HU-331; CP 55,940; CP 47,497 and homologues; WIN-55212-2; RCS-4; and RCS-8.

  HB 1196 (2012)

JWH-007; JWH-098; JWH-164; JWH-210; JWH-201; JWH-203; AM-694; CP 50,556-1 and general class ban on substances.

IOWA

SB 510 (2011)

CP 47,497 and homologues; HU-210; HU-211; JWH-018; JWH-073; JWH-200.

KANSAS

HB 2411 (2010)

HU-210; JWH-018; JWH-073.

   

HB 2049 (2011)

General class ban, plus WIN 55,212-2; HU-210; and HU-211.

KENTUCKY

HB 265 (2010)

Any chemical compound including CP 47,497 and its homologues; dexanabinol; JWH-018; and JWH-073. Excludes synthetic cannabinoids requiring a prescription, approved by the USDA, and legally dispensed.

 

HB 121 (2011)

JWH-200; JWH-250.

  HB 481 (2012) General class ban.

LOUISIANA

HB 121, HB 173 and SB 37 (2010)

CP 47,497 and homologues; HU-210; JWH-018; JWH-073.

 

HB 12 (2011)

General class ban.

  SB 195 (2012) Adds two types of methanone.

MAINE

HB 673 (2011)

HU-210; HU-211; JWH-018; JWH-073.

MARYLAND

No enactment to date.

 

MASSACHUSETTS

No enactment to date.

 

MICHIGAN

HB 6038 (2010)

CP 47,497; HU-210; JWH-015; JWH-018; JWH-073; JWH-200; JWH-250.

  SB 1082 (2012) General class ban.

MINNESOTA

HB 57 (2011)

Synthetic cannabinoids including their analogs and isomers: JWH-007; JWH-015; JWH-019; JWH-073; JWH-081; JWH-098; JWH-200; JWH-164; JWH-203; JWH-210; JWH-250; JWH-398; CP 47,497 and C8 homologue; any controlled substance analog to the extent that it is implicitly or explicitly intended for human consumption.

  HB 2508 (2012) General class ban.

MISSISSIPPI

SB 2004 (2010)

CP 47,497 and homologues; HU-210; JWH-018; JWH-073; JWH-200; JWH-250; JWH-398.

 

HB 1205 (2011)

General class ban.

  HB 730 (2012)

Adds the classes Benzoylindoles and Adamantoylindoles.

MISSOURI

HB 1472 (2010)

HU-211; JWH-018; JWH-073; and CP 47,497 and homologues.

 

HB 641 (2011)

General class ban.

MONTANA

HB 185 (2011)

General class ban, plus: JWH-018; HU-210; CP 47,497; JWH-073; JWh-200; JWH-250; JWH-019; JWH-298; WJH-081; WN-55,212-2; HU-243; [9-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-[5-phenylpentan-2-yl]oxy5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,10a-octahydrophenanthridin-1-yl]acetate; and salvia divinorum.

NEBRASKA

LB 19 (2011)

General class ban.

NEVADA

No enactment to date.  See departmental ban below. 

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

No enactment to date.

 

NEW JERSEY

No enactment to date.

 

NEW MEXICO

SB 134 (2011)

JWH-122; JWH-073; JWH-019; JWH-018; JWH-250; CP 47,497 and homologues; HU-210; JWH-298; JWH-015; and 5-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)-2-(3-hydroxycyclohexyl)-phenol.

NEW YORK

No enactment to date.

 

NORTH CAROLINA

SB 7 (2011)

General class ban plus WIN 44,121-2 and HU-210.

  HB 1021 (2012) None.

NORTH DAKOTA

SB 2119 (2011)

General class ban plus HU-210; Dexanabinol/HU-211; WIN 55,121-2.

OHIO

HB 64 (2011)

JWH-018; JWH-073; JWH-200; CP 47,497 and C8 homologue.

OKLAHOMA

HB 3241 (201)

HU-210; JWH-018; JWH-073.

  

SB 919 (2011)

Any quantity of a synthetic chemical compound that is a cannabinoid receptor agonist and mimics the pharmacological effect of naturally occurring substances including: all JWH-class compounds; CP-55, 940; CP-47, 497; HU-210; HU-211; WIN-55, 212-2; and AM-2201.

 

OREGON

No enactment to date. See departmental ban below.

 

PENNSYLVANIA

SB 1006 (2011)

Naphthoylindoles, phenylacetylindoles; and cyclohexylphenols.

PUERTO RICO HB 3819 (2012) General class ban.

RHODE ISLAND

HB 7496 (2012)

CP-47, 497; cannabicyclohexanol and CP-47,497 c8 homologue; JWH-073; JWH-200; JWH-018 and AM678. 

SOUTH CAROLINA

HB 3793 (2012)

General class ban. 

SOUTH DAKOTA

HB 1015 (2011)

JWH-073; JWH-018; CP 47,497 and C8 homologue; 1-[2-(4-Morpholinyl)ethyl]-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole.

 

SD SB 23 (2012) 

General class ban.

TENNESSEE

SB 2982 (2010)

HU-210; HU-211; JWH-018; JWH-073; excludes those synthetic cannabinoids lawfully prescribed or approved by the FDA.

 

HB 1889 (2011)

General class ban, plus HU-210 and HU-211; excludes those lawfully prescribed or approved by the FDA.

TEXAS

SB 331 (2011)

General class ban.

UTAH

HB 23 (2011)

CP 47,497 and its C6, C8 and C9 homologues; HU-210; HU-211; JWH-015; JWh-018; JWH-019; JWH-073; JWH-081; JWH-122; JWH-200; JWH-250; JWH-251; JWH-398; RCS-8; BTW-8/SR-18.

  HB 254 (2012) AM-2201; JWH-203; JWH-210; RCS-4.

VERMONT

No enactment to date.

 

VIRGINIA

HB 1434 and SB 745 (2011)

CP 47,497 and its C6, C7 and C8 homologues; JWH-018; JWH-073; JWh-250; JWH-019; JWH-200; and HU-210.

  HB 508 and SB 273 (2012)

JWH-081; JWH-122; JWH-203; JWH-210; JWH-398; AM-694; AM-1220; AM-2201; AM-2233; WIN 48,098; RCS-4; RCS-8.

WASHINGTON

No enactment to date.  See departmental ban below.

 

WEST VIRGINIA

HB 2505 (2011)

CP 47,497 and C8 and other homologues; HU-210; HU-211; JWH-018; JWH-073; JWH-015; JWH-019; JWH-200; JWH-250; CP 55,940; JWH-122; JWH-398; RCS-4; RCS8; further states that, “since nomenclature of these substances is not internationally standardized, any immediate precursor or immediate derivative of these substances shall be covered.”

WISCONSIN

SB 54 (2011)

Cannabicyclohexonal; CP 47,497 and homologues; HU-210; JWH-018; JWH-073; JWH-081; JWH-200; JWH-250.

WYOMING

SB 59 (2011)

The following substances and their optical isomers, salts, and salts of isomers: HU-210; Dexanabinol; HU-211; all JWH-class compounds; CP 47,497.

  SB 29 (2012) General class ban.


 * “General class ban” refers to the broad group classifications used to describe these substances. For more information on synthetic cannabinoid classifications, please see the Synthetic Cannabinoid Classes page.


Departmental Rule & Bans:

New York State Department of Health: Prohibits the sale of synthetic marijuana products.

Oregon Board of PharmacyPermanently adds synthetic cannabinoid substances to schedule I.

South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control:  Permanently adds JWH-018; JWH-073; JWH-200; CP 47,497; and cannabicyclohexanol to schedule I.

Washington Board of Pharmacy:  Permanent Ban. 

 

 

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