Seed Legalization Update: Where Seeds Are Legal to Buy, Sell, and Ship in 2026

Annual legal landscape review. Seeds are now explicitly legal to purchase in 38 states, up from 32 last year. But shipping across state lines remains a gray area even with the hemp loophole. Downs maps out which states have clear seed-sale laws, which are gray, and which are still hostile. Plus: the DEA's current posture on seeds and how the Farm Bill's THC-free seed exemption is being used by nurseries.