{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/5-mapb/iowa/","compound":{"slug":"5_mapb","name":"5-MAPB","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-MAPB"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"IA","name":"Iowa"},"as_of":"2026-07-20","answer":"As of July 20, 2026, 5-MAPB is legal to sell at retail in Iowa. Unscheduled at state level; imitation-only vector. Controlling source: Iowa Code Sec. 124.204(4) - Schedule I hallucinogenic substances (5-MAPB absent).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Unscheduled at state level; imitation-only vector","rule_type":null,"tier":"unscheduled","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":null,"verified_at":"2026-07-20","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"4. Hallucinogenic substances. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation, which contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances ... f. 3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine, also known as MDA. ... z. 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). [closed enumerated list; no benzofuran/APB/5-MAPB entry and no open phenethylamine or amphetamine structural class]","excerpt_source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/124.204.pdf","citations":[{"title":"Iowa Code Sec. 124.204(4) - Schedule I hallucinogenic substances (5-MAPB absent)","url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/124.204.pdf","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Iowa Legislature","type":"legislation","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"Iowa Code ch. 124A / Sec. 124.401 - imitation controlled substances (appearance-based)","url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/124A.pdf","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Iowa Legislature","type":"legislation","primary":false,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"IL","status":"illegal"},{"code":"MN","status":"gray"},{"code":"MO","status":"legal"},{"code":"NE","status":"illegal"},{"code":"SD","status":"illegal"},{"code":"WI","status":"gray"}],"laws":[{"citation":"Iowa Code § 124.204(4) (Schedule I hallucinogens — enumerated, does NOT name it); § 124.401 (no general analog-treatment clause).","title":null,"official_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/124.204.pdf","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"e299c19e0a0f45ee6ef41aa52997209396515185606a85b276885901dcb83e91"}]}