{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/5-mapb/tennessee/","compound":{"slug":"5_mapb","name":"5-MAPB","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-MAPB"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"TN","name":"Tennessee"},"as_of":"2026-07-20","answer":"As of July 20, 2026, 5-MAPB is in a legal gray area (sold in practice, exposed to an interpretive ban theory) in Tennessee. Analog-exposed / gray (controlled substance analogue; two-atom structural-distance test). Controlling source: T.C.A. Sec. 39-17-454 - Controlled substance analogues (definition + offenses; two-atom test).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"gray","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Analog-exposed / gray (controlled substance analogue; two-atom structural-distance test)","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"analog_exposed","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":null,"verified_at":"2026-07-20","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"\"controlled substance analogue\" means a capsule, pill, powder, product or other substance, however constituted, that has the stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance; and (A) Has a chemical structure which is a derivative or structural analogue of the chemical structure of a controlled substance; provided, that ... 'analogue' means the structure of the tested item differs in no more than two (2) atoms, one (1) functional group, or one (1) double bond, from the structure of a controlled substance","excerpt_source_url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-39/chapter-17/part-4/section-39-17-454/","citations":[{"title":"T.C.A. Sec. 39-17-454 - Controlled substance analogues (definition + offenses; two-atom test)","url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-39/chapter-17/part-4/section-39-17-454/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Justia (faithful mirror of the 2024 Tennessee Code)","type":"legislation","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"T.C.A. Sec. 39-17-454","url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-39/chapter-17/part-4/section-39-17-454/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":null,"type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"T.C.A. Sec. 39-17-406 - Schedule I (MDMA/MDA named; benzofuran/5-MAPB silent)","url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/2024/title-39/chapter-17/part-4/section-39-17-406/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Justia (mirror of the 2024 Tennessee Code)","type":"legislation","primary":false,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"AL","status":"legal"},{"code":"AR","status":"gray"},{"code":"GA","status":"illegal"},{"code":"KY","status":"gray"},{"code":"MS","status":"legal"},{"code":"MO","status":"legal"},{"code":"NC","status":"illegal"},{"code":"VA","status":"illegal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"T.C.A. Sec. 39-17-454","title":"Controlled substance analogues","official_url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-39/chapter-17/part-4/section-39-17-454/","source_label":"MIRROR","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-20","text_hash":"34473f1aa806770dbe6d852f73c65beb66ec1a9a3d3a874e8dea9a22854b1cdd"},{"citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-406(d) (Schedule I hallucinogens — enumerated, 4-HO-MET absent); § 39-17-454(a)(1) (controlled substance analogue)","title":null,"official_url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/2021/title-39/chapter-17/part-4/section-39-17-406/","source_label":"MIRROR","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"8d0822600052fa33ebf0af0598ac4c6ce60ae35645c5081870d2ee8d3f207cf4"}]}