{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/amanita-muscimol/louisiana/","compound":{"slug":"amanita_muscimol","name":"Amanita muscaria / Muscimol","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"LA","name":"Louisiana"},"as_of":"2026-10-08","answer":"As of October 8, 2026, Amanita muscaria / Muscimol is illegal to sell at retail in Louisiana. Named ban: muscimol/ibotenic acid consumables (R.S. 40:989.5, 2025) and A. muscaria (R.S. 40:989.1, 2005). Effective 2025-08-01. Controlling source: La. R.S. 40:989.5, Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of prohibited chemicals.","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Named ban: muscimol/ibotenic acid consumables (R.S. 40:989.5, 2025) and A. muscaria (R.S. 40:989.1, 2005).","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"state_named_ban","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":"2025-08-01","verified_at":"2026-10-08","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally produce, manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to produce, manufacture, or distribute a material, compound, mixture, preparation, or product intended for human consumption which contains beta-phenyl-GABA, muscimol, ibotenic acid, or any analogue thereof.","excerpt_source_url":"https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=1429506","citations":[{"title":"La. R.S. 40:989.5, Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of prohibited chemicals","url":"https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=1429506","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Louisiana State Legislature","type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"La. R.S. 40:989.1, Unlawful production, manufacture, distribution, or possession of hallucinogenic plants; exceptions","url":"https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=321523","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Louisiana State Legislature","type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"HB 176 (2025 R.S.) bill history, Act 154","url":"https://legis.la.gov/LEGIS/BillInfo.aspx?i=248086","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Louisiana State Legislature","type":"bill_text","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"FDA Alerts Industry and Consumers about the Use of Amanita Muscaria or its Constituents in Food (Constituent Update, Dec. 18, 2024)","url":"https://www.fda.gov/food/hfp-constituent-updates/fda-alerts-industry-and-consumers-about-use-amanita-muscaria-or-its-constituents-food","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"U.S. Food and Drug Administration","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"Amanita muscaria (Fly Agaric) Fact Sheet (Mar. 2026)","url":"https://legislativeanalysis.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Fly-Agaric-Fact-Sheet.pdf","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association (LAPPA)","type":"other","primary":false,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"AR","status":"legal"},{"code":"MS","status":"legal"},{"code":"TX","status":"legal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"La. R.S. 40:964, Schedule I(C)","title":"Composition of schedules -- Schedule I, Subsection C (Hallucinogenic substances)","official_url":"https://legis.la.gov/Legis/LawPrint.aspx?d=98877","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-20","text_hash":"eb5d62d71e9fbd1ba0d842e1ff3d215baac1ccd8c999cb15f3fb52669e4dd1f2"},{"citation":"La. R.S. 40:964, Schedule I(C) (does NOT name it); analog reach via **La. R.S. 40:961(9)** (controlled substance analogue definition) + La. R.S. 40:964.1 (treatment of analogues).","title":null,"official_url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=98877","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"565c81187a45f3144bedf8a06c8525e2011c59d22d6f05a3443e9cc7cca130fb"},{"citation":"La. R.S. 40:989.2","title":"Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of prohibited plant products; exceptions","official_url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/LawPrint.aspx?d=726196","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-10-07","text_hash":"81397db085d61af0218e26d69e3e12df614dede29bb9005a270d6e1afec22a08"}]}