Northern Mariana Islands (Jurisdiction Profile)
Jurisdiction Identity
| Field |
Value |
| Jurisdiction |
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI, MP) |
| Type |
U.S. territory (commonwealth) |
| Country |
United States |
| Primary cannabis authority |
CNMI Cannabis Commission (per the CNMI Cannabis Act of 2018) |
| Official website |
https://cnmilaw.org/ |
| Last verified |
2026-08-09 |
Current Cannabis Framework
| Dimension |
Status |
| Adult-use possession |
Permitted (21+; up to 1 oz flower, 16 oz solid infused products, 72 oz liquid, 5 g extract) |
| Adult-use commercial sales |
Current status unknown (the 2025 Commonwealth Register records a lifted producer-license moratorium and adopted regulations; no current sales evidence located) |
| Medical cannabis |
Covered under the 2018 Act |
| Home cultivation |
Permitted (personal-use quantities) |
| Hemp relationship |
Hemp regulated under the federal 2018 Farm Bill framework |
Regulatory Overview
The CNMI legalized adult use and personal cultivation under the CNMI Cannabis Act of 2018 (the first U.S. territory to do so). Official Commonwealth Register records dated May 15, 2025 contain public notices for lifting the marijuana producer-license moratorium and certifying/adopting Cannabis Commission regulations. This pass located no current official sales or license registry evidence, so commercial operation remains unverified rather than affirmatively “stalled.” Verify current status before any deep ingestion.
Data Surface
| Data surface |
Available? |
Official source |
Machine-readable? |
Notes |
| License registry |
no public source located |
— |
— |
No current public registry located; commercial operation is unverified |
| Testing-laboratory registry |
no public source located |
— |
— |
No current public registry located |
| Laboratory testing rules |
yes |
CNMI Cannabis Act of 2018 |
no |
Codified requirements in the Act |
| Contaminant/action limits |
yes |
CNMI Cannabis Act of 2018 |
no |
Set in the Act/regulations |
| Recalls/advisories |
no public source located |
— |
— |
No current public feed located |
| Product/package identifiers |
no public source located |
— |
— |
No current public source located |
| COAs/batch results |
no public source located |
— |
— |
Not published |
| Sales data |
no public source located |
— |
— |
No current public source located |
| Open-data downloads |
no public source located |
— |
— |
No cannabis open-data portal located |
Sources & Provenance
Graph Connections
No existing repository entities are linked to the Northern Mariana Islands. The page is discoverable from the Jurisdictions index.