Verify: check the rules and the license before you buy
CHSA explains your state’s cannabis rules and shows you how to check a store or delivery service’s license with the state’s own tools. We start with California.
CHSA does not test, certify or endorse products or retailers.
Fig. 1 · Trace line · California
Where a licensed product has been
Line diagram with four stops: a licensed grower, a licensed lab that tests before sale, a licensed store that posts its QR license certificate, and you, holding a package whose batch and UID numbers appear on recall notices.
- Stop 01 Licensed grower Each plant gets a state tag. Tests, moves and sales are logged in the state tracking system. 4 CCR §§ 15048.4, 15049
- Stop 02 Licensed lab Tests a sample before the product can be sold. B&P § 26100
- Stop 03 Licensed store Posts its QR license certificate in the front window, within 3 ft of the entrance. 4 CCR § 15039(b)–(d)
- Stop 04 You (not a licensee) Keep the package. Recall notices list the batch and UID numbers. DCC Recall Portal
Sources: Plant tags and tracking: Cal. Code Regs. tit. 4, §§ 15048.4, 15049 · Testing before sale: Bus. & Prof. Code § 26100 · QR certificate: Cal. Code Regs. tit. 4, § 15039(b)–(d) · Recall notice fields: recalls.cannabis.ca.gov · Retrieved · CHSA. Dashed stop: not a licensee.
Now covering
California
Rules on age, possession, testing, labels and delivery, plus the state regulator’s license search, recalls and complaint links.
Which states CHSA covers
CHSA covers one state so far. For other states, use the official regulator’s website where we list one. We add a state only when its page meets our editorial standards: checked against the regulator, with sources and a named reviewer.
| State | CHSA guide | Official regulator |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Alaska | Not yet covered | Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office |
| Arizona | Not yet covered | Arizona Department of Health Services |
| Arkansas | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| California | Guide available | Department of Cannabis Control |
| Colorado | Not yet covered | Marijuana Enforcement Division |
| Connecticut | Not yet covered | Connecticut adult-use cannabis portal |
| Delaware | Not yet covered | Office of the Marijuana Commissioner |
| District of Columbia | Not yet covered | Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration |
| Florida | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Georgia | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Hawaii | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Idaho | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Illinois | Not yet covered | IDFPR Adult Use Cannabis Program |
| Indiana | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Iowa | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Kansas | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Kentucky | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Louisiana | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Maine | Not yet covered | Office of Cannabis Policy |
| Maryland | Not yet covered | Maryland Cannabis Administration |
| Massachusetts | Not yet covered | Cannabis Control Commission |
| Michigan | Not yet covered | Cannabis Regulatory Agency |
| Minnesota | Not yet covered | Office of Cannabis Management |
| Mississippi | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Missouri | Not yet covered | Missouri DHSS, Division of Cannabis Regulation |
| Montana | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Nebraska | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Nevada | Not yet covered | Cannabis Compliance Board |
| New Hampshire | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| New Jersey | Not yet covered | Cannabis Regulatory Commission |
| New Mexico | Not yet covered | Regulation and Licensing Department, cannabis |
| New York | Not yet covered | Office of Cannabis Management |
| North Carolina | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| North Dakota | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Ohio | Not yet covered | Division of Cannabis Control |
| Oklahoma | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Oregon | Not yet covered | Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission |
| Pennsylvania | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Rhode Island | Not yet covered | Cannabis Control Commission |
| South Carolina | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| South Dakota | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Tennessee | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Texas | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Utah | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Vermont | Not yet covered | Cannabis Control Board |
| Virginia | Not yet covered | Virginia Cannabis Control Authority |
| Washington | Not yet covered | Liquor and Cannabis Board |
| West Virginia | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Wisconsin | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
| Wyoming | Not yet covered | Not listed yet |
A missing regulator link means we haven’t confirmed the official website yet. It doesn’t say anything about whether cannabis is legal in that state.