{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/blue-lotus/louisiana/","compound":{"slug":"blue_lotus","name":"Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaea_caerulea"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"LA","name":"Louisiana"},"as_of":"2026-10-25","answer":"As of October 25, 2026, Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) is illegal to sell at retail in Louisiana. Named prohibited plant: La. R.S. 40:989.2(C)(5)(h) lists Nymphaea caerulea; oral, nasal and smokable products banned. Effective 2025-08-01. Controlling source: La. R.S. 40:989.2 (Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of prohibited plant products; exceptions).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Named prohibited plant: La. R.S. 40:989.2(C)(5)(h) lists Nymphaea caerulea; oral, nasal and smokable products banned","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"state_named_ban","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":"2025-08-01","verified_at":"2026-10-25","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"La. R.S. 40:989.2 A.(1) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to produce, manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to produce, manufacture, or distribute a material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains a prohibited plant and which meets any of the following criteria: (a) It is intended to be placed in the oral or nasal cavity. (b) It is prepared in such a manner as to be suitable for smoking in a pipe or cigarette, or other device. (c) It is to be burned and inhaled or exhaled in any manner or in any form. ... C.(5) \"Prohibited plant\" means any combination of any of the parts, leaves, stems, stalks, seeds, materials, compounds, salts, derivatives, mixtures, preparations, or any resin extracted from any part of the following plants: ... (h) Nymphaea caerulea (Blue Lotus, Egyptian Lotus). ... E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the possession, planting, cultivation, growing, or harvesting of a prohibited plant strictly for aesthetic, landscaping, or decorative purposes.","excerpt_source_url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/LawPrint.aspx?d=726196","citations":[{"title":"La. R.S. 40:989.2 (Unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of prohibited plant products; exceptions)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/LawPrint.aspx?d=726196","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Louisiana State Legislature","type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"La. R.S. 40:989.2","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/LawPrint.aspx?d=726196","pinpoint":null,"publisher":null,"type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"Acts 2025 No. 41 (SB 154), enrolled","url":"https://legis.la.gov/LEGIS/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1422223","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Louisiana State Legislature","type":"legislation","primary":false,"official":true},{"title":"La. R.S. Sec. 40:989.1 (Hallucinogenic plants; exceptions)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/LawPrint.aspx?d=321523","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Louisiana State Legislature","type":"statute","primary":false,"official":true}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-07","field":"status","from":"legal","to":"illegal"}]}],"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"}]}