South Carolina Smoke Shop Regulations

Schedule I under S.C. Code 44-53-190(D)(18) per the Attorney General's official opinion (Oct 4, 2021): the Hemp Farming Act does not legalize delta-8 or other THC isomers. No appellate ruling yet; enforcement determinations are made case-by-case.

Regulated under the South Carolina Kratom Consumer Protection Act (S. 221, ratified May 8, 2025, effective sixty days after approval; S.C. Code art. 44-53-2000 et seq.). A kratom processor or retailer may not sell any kratom product to anyone under 21, may not sell product adulterated with a dangerous non-kratom substance or containing a poisonous or harmful ingredient or a controlled substance listed in S.C. Code 44-53-190, -210, -230, -250 or -270, and may not sell product containing a fully synthetic alkaloid including fully synthetic mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine. Labels must meet the requirements of S.C. Code 44-53-2030, including a statement that sale or transfer to a person under 21 is prohibited. Violations carry civil penalties that escalate on a second or subsequent offense. There is no kratom vendor registration, permit or licence in South Carolina.

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