{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/states/massachusetts/","jurisdiction":{"code":"MA","name":"Massachusetts"},"as_of":"2026-10-22","summary":"In Massachusetts, Compound Laws tracks 19 compounds: 3 legal to sell at retail, 3 restricted, 1 in a gray area, 7 illegal, and 5 whose status varies by product form. Verified through October 22, 2026.","neighbors":["CT","NH","NY","RI","VT"],"compounds":[{"slug":"pseudoindoxyl","name":"Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl","form":"all","status":"illegal","headline":"Federally scheduled (schedule_i eff. 2026-08-26) · state law: illegal","verified_at":"2026-09-21","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/pseudoindoxyl/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"7_oh","name":"7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine)","form":"all","status":"illegal","headline":"Schedule I. 105 CMR 726.003 names \"7-hydroxymitragynine (also known as 7-OH)\". Effective 2026-08-28 for 1 year","verified_at":"2026-09-21","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/7-oh/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"kratom","name":"Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine)","form":"all","status":"illegal","headline":"Schedule I. 105 CMR 726.003 names \"the plant mitragyna speciosa\", so leaf kratom capsules (Shaman Ease) are covered. Effective 2026-08-28 fo","verified_at":"2026-09-21","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/kratom/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"speciociliatine","name":"Speciociliatine","form":"all","status":"illegal","headline":"By interpretation, not by name. 105 CMR 726.003 covers mitragynine \"including their isomers\" (speciociliatine is a stereoisomer of mitragyni","verified_at":"2026-09-21","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/speciociliatine/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"d8","name":"Delta-8 THC","form":"all","status":"illegal","headline":"Delta-8 illegal: named synthetic-THC prohibition","verified_at":"2026-07-25","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d8/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"d9","name":"Delta-9 THC (hemp-derived)","form":"vape","status":"gray","headline":"Hemp Delta-9 vape - restricted","verified_at":"2026-07-19","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/d9/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"thca","name":"THCa","form":"all","status":"illegal","headline":"THCa flower illegal: total-THC enforcement + raw-flower ban","verified_at":"2026-09-23","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thca/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"cbn","name":"CBN (Cannabinol)","form":"all","status":"restricted","headline":"Not scheduled/named; no mg cap or hemp age, but CBD/THC barred in FOOD and therapeutic health claims prohibited","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/cbn/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"hhc","name":"HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol)","form":"capsule","status":"illegal","headline":"Federally scheduled (schedule_i eff. 2026-05-04) · state law: gray","verified_at":"2026-09-23","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/hhc/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"cbd","name":"CBD (Cannabidiol, hemp-derived)","form":"edible","status":"gray","headline":"Massachusetts: CBD food and supplements not approved under MDAR policy and DPH guidance.","verified_at":"2026-10-08","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/cbd/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"cbg","name":"CBG / CBDA / CBGA (hemp-derived)","form":"flower","status":"gray","headline":"Massachusetts: MDAR prohibits sale of raw hemp flower for consumer end use outside the CCC cannabis channel.","verified_at":"2026-10-08","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/cbg/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"thcp","name":"THCP","form":"all","status":"illegal","headline":"THCP illegal: synthetic-THC prohibition","verified_at":"2026-07-25","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"thcv","name":"THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin)","form":"vape","status":"restricted","headline":"Flavored vapor products banned regardless of nicotine: G.L. c.270 s.28(b)","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"4_ho_met","name":"4-HO-MET (Metocin)","form":"all","status":"restricted","headline":"Analogue-exposed","verified_at":"2026-10-07","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/4-ho-met/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"5_mapb","name":"5-MAPB","form":"all","status":"gray","headline":"Analog-exposed (G.L. c. 94C Sec. 1 analogue + Sec. 32 offense)","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/5-mapb/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"endomorphin_1","name":"Endomorphin-1","form":"all","status":"legal","headline":"Unscheduled - legal as research-use-only; no operative instrument reaches a structurally-dissimilar opioid peptide","verified_at":"2026-07-18","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/endomorphin-1/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"blue_lotus","name":"Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea)","form":"all","status":"legal","headline":"Not scheduled; no named ban or consumption restriction","verified_at":"2026-07-18","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/blue-lotus/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"amanita_muscimol","name":"Amanita muscaria / Muscimol","form":"all","status":"legal","headline":"Not named on Massachusetts schedules or in any state law; edibles reachable only via general food-adulteration law.","verified_at":"2026-10-08","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/amanita-muscimol/massachusetts/"},{"slug":"epn","name":"EPN / Euphorinol","form":"edible","status":"restricted","headline":"EPN edible restricted/under-review in Massachusetts - slips the synthetic-THC ban and delta-9-only cap on the numbers; the 94C analogue hook","verified_at":"2026-07-18","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/epn/massachusetts/"}],"laws":[{"citation":"M.G.L. c. 128, ss. 116-123; 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