Compliance & jurisdiction

Restricted jurisdictions

These are the places Seedtiva does not ship Cannabis sativa seed to. This list is the operative one — it reflects our actual shipping configuration, not an aspiration.

Absence from this list is not a statement that ordering is lawful where you live. It only means we are able to ship there. The obligation to know your own law is yours — see what you must confirm.

Pennsylvania in detail

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture administers the Pennsylvania Seed Act and its attendant regulations at 7 Pa. Code Chapter 111. The Department maintains a list of prohibited noxious weed seeds, and Cannabis sativa appears on it.

Three provisions of the Act carry the restriction. §7105 makes it unlawful to sell, offer for sale or expose for sale any seed containing prohibited noxious weed seeds, or seed whose labelled distributor is not licensed. §7106 makes it unlawful for a seller to fail to comply with the chapter or its regulations. §7118 extends that to causing or assisting a violation.

The practical effect for a seed bank is straightforward: the restriction attaches to offering seed for sale inside the Commonwealth, not merely to completing a sale. Seedtiva has removed Pennsylvania from its shipping destinations and carries the notice on this page and across the storefront.

This section summarises the statute in plain language for customers. It is not a substitute for the text of the Act or for legal advice. The Department publishes both at agriculture.pa.gov.

How seed law actually works

Most buyers assume cannabis seed follows cannabis law. It often doesn't. In the United States there are usually two separate bodies of rule in play, administered by different agencies that don't always agree.

Layered on top are federal rules on interstate movement of seed, and, for anything crossing a border, customs and plant-health regimes that answer to neither state agency. A jurisdiction can be permissive on one axis and restrictive on another, which is why a single headline about legalisation tells you very little about whether you can lawfully receive seed.

What you must confirm

A shipment that leaves our facility lawfully can still be unlawful to receive. You are responsible for knowing the law where you live. Before you order, confirm each of these for your own jurisdiction:

1. Possession. Whether possessing cannabis seed is lawful in your state, province or country, and whether any quantity limit applies.
2. Receipt by mail. Whether receiving cannabis seed by post or courier carries restrictions separate from possession.
3. Licensing. Whether a licence, registration, permit or medical card must be in place before you may lawfully acquire seed.
4. Noxious weed status. Whether your state's department of agriculture lists cannabis seed as a prohibited or restricted noxious weed seed. This is the check almost everyone skips, and it's the one that caught Pennsylvania.
5. Local rules. Whether a county, municipality or housing authority imposes anything stricter than the state does.
6. Customs, for international orders. Whether seed imports are permitted at all, and whether a phytosanitary certificate or import permit is required.

Where to look: your state department of agriculture publishes the seed act and the noxious weed list; your cannabis control board publishes possession and licensing rules; your national customs authority publishes import restrictions. Where the answer isn't clear, ask a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction.

Our maps are a starting point maintained for general orientation. They are not a legal determination for your address, and they can lag a change in the law. Verify against the primary source before you rely on them.

International orders

Cross-border orders answer to three separate authorities: the law where the parcel leaves, the law where it arrives, and the customs and plant-health regime that governs seed movement independently of either.

A parcel can be lawfully dispatched and lawfully possessed at its destination and still be seized in transit, because seed imports are frequently controlled as an agricultural matter regardless of the status of the plant. Where a national customs authority prohibits or restricts seed imports, that decision is theirs and we cannot override or appeal it on your behalf.

If you are ordering from outside the United States, check your national customs authority and your agriculture or biosecurity ministry before ordering, not after.

What we do and don't control

Nothing on this page or anywhere on this site is legal advice, and no part of it creates a solicitor-client or attorney-client relationship. We are a seed bank, not a law firm. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction.

Our ongoing review

Cannabis regulation moves constantly. Legislatures amend statutes, agriculture departments revise noxious weed lists, and courts reinterpret what was settled a year ago. A seed bank that set its policies once and walked away would be out of compliance within a season.

• We review the jurisdictions we ship to on an ongoing basis and adjust where we sell as the rules move.
• When a regulator contacts us, we treat the correspondence as authoritative, act on it, and confirm back in writing rather than wait to be compelled.
• When we restrict a jurisdiction, we change the shipping configuration first and update this page in the same pass, so the site and the store never contradict each other.
• Every change is dated in the revision log below, so the history is legible to anyone who asks — a customer, a regulator, or us a year from now.

These are commitments we intend to be held to. If you believe we've fallen short of one of them, tell us at seedtiva@gmail.com and we will look at it.

Revision log

Reporting & contact

If you are a regulator, an agriculture department or a customer who believes we are offering seed somewhere we shouldn't be, write to seedtiva@gmail.com with the jurisdiction and the provision you're relying on. We would rather hear it from you early than late.

If you were blocked from the store and believe the block is wrong — a VPN, a mobile carrier or a private relay can place you in the wrong state — write to the same address and tell us where you actually are.