{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/5-mapb/south-carolina/","compound":{"slug":"5_mapb","name":"5-MAPB","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-MAPB"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"SC","name":"South Carolina"},"as_of":"2026-10-07","answer":"As of October 7, 2026, 5-MAPB is in a legal gray area (sold in practice, exposed to an interpretive ban theory) in South Carolina. Analog-exposed / gray (controlled substance analogue offense, distribution side). Controlling source: S.C. Code Ann. Sec. 44-53-110(7) (analogue definition) + Sec. 44-53-370(a)(1)/(b)(2) (operative offense).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"gray","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Analog-exposed / gray (controlled substance analogue offense, distribution side)","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"analog_exposed","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":null,"verified_at":"2026-10-07","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"'Controlled substance analogue' means a substance that is intended for human consumption and that either has a chemical structure substantially similar to that of a controlled substance in Schedules I, II, or III or has a stimulant, depressant, analgesic, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system that is substantially similar ... it shall be unlawful for any person: (1) to manufacture, distribute, dispense, deliver, purchase ... or possess with the intent to manufacture, distribute, dispense, deliver, or purchase a controlled substance or a controlled substance analogue","excerpt_source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c053.php","citations":[{"title":"S.C. Code Ann. Sec. 44-53-110(7) (analogue definition) + Sec. 44-53-370(a)(1)/(b)(2) (operative offense)","url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c053.php","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"South Carolina General Assembly (StateHouse)","type":"legislation","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"S.C. Code Ann. Sec. 44-53-110(7) & Sec. 44-53-370(a)(1)","url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c053.php","pinpoint":null,"publisher":null,"type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"GA","status":"illegal"},{"code":"NC","status":"illegal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"S.C. Code § 44-53-190(D) (Schedule I hallucinogens — enumerated, 4-HO-MET absent); S.C. Code § 44-53-110(7) (controlled substance analogue)","title":null,"official_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c053.php","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"2ac96b8e28ca164c94fa2b4735716c4337e73279501c10f692d6c909e05e95fb"},{"citation":"S.C. Code Ann. Sec. 44-53-110(7) & Sec. 44-53-370(a)(1)","title":"Controlled substance analogue definition and prohibited acts (analogue offense)","official_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c053.php","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-20","text_hash":"fcee94a41f3ee741ab3ba5290b92b34145cab17fac753c4d1f666ee4e6b0e130"}]}