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Guide Square's CBD exit

Square and CBD

Square is leaving CBD. This page says where we stand, so that a CBD merchant who finds us knows the answer before writing. We are not writing to CBD merchants; if you write to us, this is what you will hear.

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  • 4 dates to know
  • 4 sources linked

The dates, in one place

  1. Square

    Square's date to remove CBD and hemp items from a mixed catalogue.

  2. Square

    Square closes accounts that mainly sell CBD or hemp.

  3. Federal

    Federal date for synthetic cannabinoids.

  4. Federal

    Federal date for natural cannabinoid products above 0.4 mg of total THC a container.

Where we stand

Not before 11 December 2026

We are not taking CBD stores before 11 December 2026: the platform runs the November and December hemp withdrawals before opening the category, then publishes the log.

  • What Square told sellers

    On 7 August 2026 Square emailed sellers that CBD and hemp-derived products must be removed from Square by 15 October 2026, and that accounts selling mainly CBD close on 5 November 2026. Square tied the decision to the federal hemp law, which redefines hemp on 12 November 2026 for synthetic cannabinoids and on 11 December 2026 for natural products above 0.4 mg of total THC a container.

  • A payments problem first

    A CBD store needs a high-risk merchant account on a gateway such as Authorize.net, and that application takes weeks, so start it today.

  • What we host

    We host CBD and hemp products that meet the federal definition on the day they ship, and refuse the rest.

  • From Q1 2027

    The Compliance plan adds a total-THC field per product, a certificate-of-analysis page and date-driven withdrawal.

Until then

What we offer a CBD merchant today.

Sources

  1. Marijuana Moment, reporting Square's 7 August 2026 email, its 15 October date and its reference to the federal law: marijuanamoment.net
  2. Vector Payments, on the 15 October and 5 November dates: vectorpayments.com; Evolve Payment, corroborating 15 October: evolvepayment.com
  3. Public Law 119-37, section 781, the federal hemp definition: govinfo.gov. The delay for natural cannabinoids to 11 December 2026 (H.R. 6500) was signed on 2 September 2026.
  4. Square Payment Terms, 30 July 2026, on businesses connected to cannabis: squareup.com

Write to us

Two ways to get an answer

Send your products CSV to the free dry run and get a screening result under the hosting policy: allowed, needs a quick look, or refused with the reason. Nothing signed, nothing charged.

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Or email us

Write to support@standfast.ai with your store name, what you sell and what you want to know. One email from us in reply: no newsletter, no follow-ups unless you ask.

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