{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/5-mapb/rhode-island/","compound":{"slug":"5_mapb","name":"5-MAPB","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-MAPB"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"RI","name":"Rhode Island"},"as_of":"2026-07-20","answer":"As of July 20, 2026, 5-MAPB is legal to sell at retail in Rhode Island. Unscheduled at state level; no controlled-substance-analogue statute. Controlling source: R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 21-28-2.08 - Contents of schedules (Schedule I; 5-MAPB/benzofuran absent).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Unscheduled at state level; no controlled-substance-analogue statute","rule_type":null,"tier":"unscheduled","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":null,"verified_at":"2026-07-20","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"(d) Hallucinogenic Substances. ... any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances ... (1) 3, 4-methylenedioxy amphetamine ... [closed named list; no 5-APB/5-MAPB/benzofuran]. (i) Synthetic cathinones ... structurally derived from 2-aminopropan-1-one by substitution at the 1-position with either phenyl, naphthyl, or thiophene ring systems [5-MAPB has no ketone and is not a cathinone]","excerpt_source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28/21-28-2.08.htm","citations":[{"title":"R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 21-28-2.08 - Contents of schedules (Schedule I; 5-MAPB/benzofuran absent)","url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28/21-28-2.08.htm","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Rhode Island General Assembly","type":"legislation","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 21-28-4.01(d) / 21-28-1.02(25) - imitation controlled substance (appearance/representation-based)","url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28/21-IV/21-28-4.01.htm","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Rhode Island General Assembly","type":"legislation","primary":false,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"CT","status":"legal"},{"code":"MA","status":"gray"}],"laws":[{"citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28-2.08(d) (Schedule I hallucinogens — enumerated, 4-HO-MET absent); § 21-28-1.02 (imitation controlled substance — appearance-based)","title":null,"official_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28/21-28-2.08.htm","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"27d6e8e75c6453866316d2ba515d84646810475d2b557687e85961d5a4255459"}]}