{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/blue-lotus/maryland/","compound":{"slug":"blue_lotus","name":"Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaea_caerulea"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"MD","name":"Maryland"},"as_of":"2026-07-18","answer":"As of July 18, 2026, Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) is legal to sell at retail in Maryland. Not scheduled; no named ban or consumption restriction. Controlling source: Md. Code, Criminal Law Sec. 5-402 (Schedule I).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Not scheduled; no named ban or consumption restriction","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"unscheduled","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":null,"verified_at":"2026-07-18","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"(a) Schedule I consists of each: (1) controlled dangerous substance analogue, as defined in subsection (b) of this section; (2) controlled dangerous substance added to Schedule I by the Department under Sec. 5-202(b) of this title; and (3) controlled dangerous substance designated as a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance by the federal government unless the Department objects under Sec. 5-202(f) of this title.","excerpt_source_url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/criminal-law/title-5/subtitle-4/section-5-402/","citations":[{"title":"Md. Code, Criminal Law Sec. 5-402 (Schedule I)","url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/criminal-law/title-5/subtitle-4/section-5-402/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Justia","type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"DC","status":"legal"},{"code":"DE","status":"legal"},{"code":"PA","status":"legal"},{"code":"VA","status":"legal"},{"code":"WV","status":"legal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 5-402(a)(1) & (b) — Schedule I consists of each \"controlled dangerous substance analogue.\"","title":null,"official_url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/criminal-law/title-5/subtitle-4/section-5-402/","source_label":"MIRROR","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"ff39c7d9766e17499cdf5ac41f0e01dd5c73b904cac23beeaaa7305f743d9886"},{"citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law Sec. 5-402","title":"Schedule I; controlled dangerous substance analogue (self-executing)","official_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr&enactments=false&section=5-402","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-20","text_hash":"acfde5ec795d04e37bd79012da79f9762dbf3ffce9cfa09a996873d114a6d42f"}]}