{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/endomorphin-1/louisiana/","compound":{"slug":"endomorphin_1","name":"Endomorphin-1","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endomorphin"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"LA","name":"Louisiana"},"as_of":"2026-07-18","answer":"As of July 18, 2026, Endomorphin-1 is legal to sell at retail in Louisiana. Unscheduled - legal as research-use-only; no operative instrument reaches a structurally-dissimilar opioid peptide. Controlling source: La. R.S. 40:961(9) (controlled substance analogue; treated per 40:964.1).","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":"La. R.S. 40:961(9): \"'Controlled substance analogue' means a substance the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled dangerous substance in Schedule I or II ...; which has a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect ... substantially similar to or greater than ...; or with respect to a particular person, which such person represents or intends ...\" [Tracks federal 802(32); conjunctive structure prong fails.]","excerpt_source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=98873","citations":[{"title":"La. R.S. 40:961(9) (controlled substance analogue; treated per 40:964.1)","url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=98873","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Louisiana Legislature","type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"La. R.S. 40:961(30) (opiate def)","url":"https://law.justia.com/codes/louisiana/revised-statutes/title-40/rs-40-961/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Louisiana Legislature","type":"statute","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"}]}