{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/endomorphin-1/virginia/","compound":{"slug":"endomorphin_1","name":"Endomorphin-1","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endomorphin"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"VA","name":"Virginia"},"as_of":"2026-09-23","answer":"As of September 23, 2026, Endomorphin-1 is legal to sell at retail in Virginia. Unscheduled - legal as research-use-only; no operative instrument reaches a structurally-dissimilar opioid peptide. Controlling source: VA Code 54.1-3401 (controlled substance analog; conjunctive; operative only once Board schedules).","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":"2026-09-23","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"VA Code 54.1-3401: \"'Controlled substance analog' means a substance the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance in Schedule I or II AND either (i) 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 (ii) ... which [a person] represents or intends to have [such] effect ...\" (operative only once the Board schedules the analog under 54.1-3443(D)). [Conjunctive; structure prong fails; also requires Board action.]","excerpt_source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter34/section54.1-3401/","citations":[{"title":"VA Code 54.1-3401 (controlled substance analog; conjunctive; operative only once Board schedules)","url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter34/section54.1-3401/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Virginia Legislature","type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"VA Code 54.1-3401 (opiate def)","url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter34/section54.1-3401/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Virginia Legislature","type":"statute","primary":false,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"DC","status":"legal"},{"code":"KY","status":"legal"},{"code":"MD","status":"legal"},{"code":"NC","status":"legal"},{"code":"TN","status":"legal"},{"code":"WV","status":"legal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-3446(3) (Drug Control Act — Schedule I hallucinogenic substances)","title":null,"official_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter34/section54.1-3446/","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"04dd2572d2997088bf426a48f7c027992946e63d7fae4671aa02cb18829f3e4d"},{"citation":"Va. Code Sec. 54.1-3446(3)","title":"Schedule I hallucinogenic substances - subdivision (3) chapeau (positional-isomer clause) and named MAPB entry","official_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter34/section54.1-3446/","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-20","text_hash":"e1d542c6cfc51f5d29afabdd32a14e76ff054a6526f8d16b29b8583d4b2551c4"}]}