{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/endomorphin-1/west-virginia/","compound":{"slug":"endomorphin_1","name":"Endomorphin-1","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endomorphin"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"WV","name":"West Virginia"},"as_of":"2026-07-18","answer":"As of July 18, 2026, Endomorphin-1 is legal to sell at retail in West Virginia. Unscheduled - legal as research-use-only; no operative instrument reaches a structurally-dissimilar opioid peptide. Controlling source: None operative - 'Analogue' def (60A-1-101(c)) non-operative; imitation only.","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":"W. Va. Code 60A-1-101(c): \"'Analogue' means a substance that, in relation to a controlled substance, has a substantially similar chemical structure.\" This definition carries NO general offense; the only operative catch-all is the representation-based imitation-controlled-substance offense. [Definition non-operative; structure prong would fail regardless.]","excerpt_source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/60A-1-101/","citations":[{"title":"None operative - 'Analogue' def (60A-1-101(c)) non-operative; imitation only","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/60A-1-101/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"West Virginia Legislature","type":"statute","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"W. Va. Code 60A-1-101(t) (opiate def)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/60A-2-204/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"West Virginia Legislature","type":"statute","primary":false,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"KY","status":"legal"},{"code":"MD","status":"legal"},{"code":"OH","status":"legal"},{"code":"PA","status":"legal"},{"code":"VA","status":"legal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"W. Va. Code § 60A-2-204(d) — Schedule I hallucinogenic substances, \"Tryptamines\" sub-list (named)","title":null,"official_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/pdf/60A-2-204/","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-06-19","text_hash":"5a2cf2b4af07cb9e363a7ec2797123395fafae86b766845573787a8de42646fd"}]}