{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/5-mapb/west-virginia/","compound":{"slug":"5_mapb","name":"5-MAPB","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-MAPB"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"WV","name":"West Virginia"},"as_of":"2026-07-20","answer":"As of July 20, 2026, 5-MAPB is legal to sell at retail in West Virginia. Unscheduled at state level (no benzofuran; no operative general analogue offense). Controlling source: W. Va. Code Sec. 60A-2-204 - Schedule I (silent on benzofurans/5-MAPB).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Unscheduled at state level (no benzofuran; no operative general analogue offense)","rule_type":null,"tier":"unscheduled","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":null,"verified_at":"2026-07-20","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"\"Analogue\" means a substance that, in relation to a controlled substance, has a substantially similar chemical structure. [Sec. 60A-1-101(c); structure-only, no CNS-effect/intent prong, and no general analogue offense - Schedule I Sec. 60A-2-204 names no benzofuran]","excerpt_source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/60A-2-204/","citations":[{"title":"W. Va. Code Sec. 60A-2-204 - Schedule I (silent on benzofurans/5-MAPB)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/60A-2-204/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"West Virginia Legislature","type":"legislation","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"W. Va. Code Sec. 60A-1-101 - Definitions (Analogue = structure-only; Fentanyl analog is the only analogue vehicle)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/60A-1-101/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"West Virginia Legislature","type":"legislation","primary":false,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"KY","status":"gray"},{"code":"MD","status":"gray"},{"code":"OH","status":"gray"},{"code":"PA","status":"gray"},{"code":"VA","status":"illegal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"W. Va. Code § 60A-2-204(d) — Schedule I hallucinogenic substances, \"Tryptamines\" sub-list (named)","title":null,"official_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/pdf/60A-2-204/","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"5a2cf2b4af07cb9e363a7ec2797123395fafae86b766845573787a8de42646fd"}]}