{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/endomorphin-1/alabama/","compound":{"slug":"endomorphin_1","name":"Endomorphin-1","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endomorphin"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"AL","name":"Alabama"},"as_of":"2026-07-18","answer":"As of July 18, 2026, Endomorphin-1 is legal to sell at retail in Alabama. Unscheduled - legal as research-use-only; no operative instrument reaches a structurally-dissimilar opioid peptide. Controlling source: Ala. Code 20-2-23 (synthetic controlled substance analogue).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Unscheduled - legal as research-use-only; no operative instrument reaches a structurally-dissimilar opioid peptide","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"unscheduled","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":null,"verified_at":"2026-07-18","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"Ala. Code 20-2-23(5)(a): \"A synthetic controlled substance analogue, being a material, mixture, or preparation that contains any chemical structure of which is chemically similar to the chemical structure of any other controlled substance in Schedule I or Schedule II OR that satisfies any one of the following: 1. Has a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system that mimics or is similar to or greater than [that] of a controlled substance in Schedule I or Schedule II; 2. [represents/intends and is actually capable of such effect]; 3. Has been demonstrated to have binding activity at one or more cannabinoid receptors; 4. Is capable of exhibiting cannabinoid-like activity ...\" (b) excludes approved-new-drug / investigational substances; (c) \"A controlled substance analogue is treated as a controlled substance in Schedule I.\" [Effect prong = stimulant/depressant/hallucinogenic or cannabinoid activity; opioid analgesia does not fit, and 'chemically similar' structure fails for a peptide.]","excerpt_source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=20-2-23","citations":[{"title":"Ala. Code 20-2-23 (synthetic controlled substance analogue)","url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-20/chapter-2/article-2/section-20-2-23/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Code mirror","type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"Ala. Code 20-2-2(20) (opiate def, effect-based)","url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-20/chapter-2/article-2/section-20-2-23/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Code mirror","type":"statute","primary":false,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"FL","status":"legal"},{"code":"GA","status":"legal"},{"code":"MS","status":"legal"},{"code":"TN","status":"legal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"Ala. Code § 20-2-23 (Schedule I) as compiled in the Alabama Board of Health / ADFS Controlled Substances List, entry (280). State control effective March 18, 2014.","title":null,"official_url":"https://adfs.alabama.gov/Content/pdfs/drug-chemistry/2018%20Controlled%20Substance%20List.pdf","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"a86fb62a30d307272e3ddcc089889f8e496ba468f8ad8cb2d2f3eb74c6540cdf"}]}