{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/endomorphin-1/north-carolina/","compound":{"slug":"endomorphin_1","name":"Endomorphin-1","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endomorphin"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"NC","name":"North Carolina"},"as_of":"2026-07-18","answer":"As of July 18, 2026, Endomorphin-1 is legal to sell at retail in North Carolina. Unscheduled - legal as research-use-only; no operative instrument reaches a structurally-dissimilar opioid peptide. Controlling source: G.S. 90-87(5a) (controlled substance analogue; disjunctive structure OR effect OR intent).","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":"G.S. 90-87(5a): \"...a substance (i) the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance in Schedule I or II; (ii) which has a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system that is substantially similar to or greater than [that] of a controlled substance in Schedule I or II; OR (iii) with respect to a particular person, which such person represents or intends to have [such effect] ...\" [Disjunctive, BUT effect prong = stimulant/depressant/hallucinogenic only - opioid analgesia does not fit.]","excerpt_source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-87.html","citations":[{"title":"G.S. 90-87(5a) (controlled substance analogue; disjunctive structure OR effect OR intent)","url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-87.html","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"North Carolina Legislature","type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"G.S. 90-87(18) (opiate def)","url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-87.html","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"North Carolina Legislature","type":"statute","primary":false,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"GA","status":"legal"},{"code":"SC","status":"legal"},{"code":"TN","status":"legal"},{"code":"VA","status":"legal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-89(3)(kk) — named; and § 90-89(3)(nn) — substituted-tryptamine structural class","title":null,"official_url":"https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/pdf/bysection/chapter_90/gs_90-89.pdf","source_label":"MIRROR","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"0727c242f96d13b72d74e9794c392728a5798268da9fa4c0ca43de6ffdb2af29"},{"citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 90-89(8)","title":"Schedule I controlled substances - Substituted phenethylamines","official_url":"https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-89.pdf","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-20","text_hash":"c4948c2dd9d2c11f97b3349d82a58d38ed6764f6f20c558845ed984195123224"}]}