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Poppers Ban 2026: Every State Where It Is Illegal, With Dates

51 of 51 banned

As of November 12, 2026, Poppers are banned from retail sale in 51 of 51 US jurisdictions, and they are federally scheduled. Banned: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Ban here means retail sale is prohibited by statute, rule, order or scheduling. Restrictions and gray areas are listed on the compound page.

When does the next Poppers ban take effect?

No pending ban or effective date is on file for Poppers as of November 13, 2026; the 51 bans listed here are already in force.

QuietNo pending legislation, deadlines or enforcement actions on file for Poppers nationally.
BannedNot banned (legal, restricted or gray)Not yet verified

Federal

Federally scheduled or prohibited. Federal consumer-product ban on alkyl nitrites (15 U.S.C. 2057a, 2057b) Federal detail

States where Poppers are illegal (51)

JurisdictionInstrumentEffectiveBasis
AlabamaAla. Code 13A-12-361 Unlawful sale of inhalants (ALISON)2025-10-01federal precedence
AlaskaAS 47.37.270 Definitions (hazardous volatile material or substance)federal precedence
ArizonaA.R.S. 13-3401 Definitionsfederal precedence
ArkansasArk. Acts 2007, No. 827, Secs. 72-74 (amending Ark. Code 5-64-1201 to 5-64-1203)federal precedence
CaliforniaCal. Health and Safety Code 120870 (alkyl nitrites; warning sign)1996-01-01federal precedence
ColoradoC.R.S. 18-18-412 Abusing toxic vapors (Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, title 18)federal precedence
ConnecticutConn. Gen. Stat. 21a-245 Manufacture, sale, administering of restricted substances regulatedfederal precedence
Delaware11 Del. C. 627 Prohibited acts as to substances releasing vapors or fumesfederal precedence
District of ColumbiaD.C. Code 48-902.04 Schedule I enumeratedfederal precedence
FloridaFla. Stat. 877.111 Inhalation, ingestion, possession, sale, purchase, or transfer of harmful chemical substancesfederal precedence
GeorgiaO.C.G.A. 16-13-72 and 16-13-71 (Title 16 Chapter 13, Georgia Department of Agriculture copy)federal precedence
HawaiiHRS 712-1250 Promoting intoxicating compoundsfederal precedence
IdahoIdaho Code 37-2713A Schedule VI (Title 37 Chapter 27 PDF)1989-07-01federal precedence
Illinois720 ILCS 570/312 Requirements for dispensing controlled substancesfederal precedence
IndianaIC 35-46-6-2 Inhaling toxic vapors (Indiana Code 2026, Title 35)federal precedence
IowaIowa Code 126.22 (nitrous oxide; only inhalant offense)federal precedence
KansasK.S.A. 65-4111 (Schedule IV)federal precedence
KentuckyKRS 438.343 (prohibition on sale of nitrous oxide; definition includes butyl nitrites)2025-06-27federal precedence
LouisianaLa. R.S. 40:9892025-08-01federal precedence
Maine17-A M.R.S. Sec. 1102 (Schedules W, X, Y and Z)1988-05-20federal precedence
MarylandMd. Code, Criminal Law Sec. 5-708federal precedence
MassachusettsM.G.L. c. 94C, Sec. 31 (classes of controlled substances)1979-10-03federal precedence
MichiganMCL 752.272federal precedence
MinnesotaMinn. Stat. 609.684 (abuse of toxic substances)federal precedence
MississippiMiss. Code 97-27-33 (model glue; mirror)federal precedence
MissouriRSMo 195.017 (Schedule II, alkyl nitrites)2020-08-28federal precedence
MontanaMCA 45-9-121federal precedence
NebraskaNeb. Rev. Stat. 28-419federal precedence
NevadaNRS 454.346 (NRS chapter 454)federal precedence
New HampshireRSA 644:5-afederal precedence
New JerseyN.J.S.A. 2C:35-10.4 (NJ Legislature statutes text, 2026-10-31)federal precedence
New MexicoNMSA 1978, Sec. 30-29-2 Glue; aerosol spray; abuse or possession for abusefederal precedence
New YorkN.Y. Public Health Law Sec. 3380federal precedence
North CarolinaN.C.G.S. ch. 90 art. 5A North Carolina Toxic Vapors Actfederal precedence
North DakotaN.D.C.C. 19-03.1-22.1 Volatile chemicals - Inhalation of vapors prohibitedfederal precedence
OhioR.C. 2925.31 Abusing harmful intoxicants2025-04-09federal precedence
Oklahoma63 O.S. 2-407.1 Prohibited uses of compounds, liquids, or chemicals2004-09-01federal precedence
OregonORS 167.808 Unlawful possession of inhalantsfederal precedence
Pennsylvania18 Pa.C.S. 7303 Sale or illegal use of certain solvents and noxious substances2001-02-18federal precedence
Rhode IslandR.I. Gen. Laws 11-48-2 Sale, possession, and usefederal precedence
South CarolinaS.C. Code 44-53-1110 Prohibition on aromatic hydrocarbons used as intoxicantsfederal precedence
South DakotaSDCL 22-42-15 Ingesting substance for the purpose of becoming intoxicatedfederal precedence
TennesseeTenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-06-01-.07 Controlled Substances in Schedule VII2018-10-03federal precedence
TexasTex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 485.001federal precedence
UtahUtah Code 76-9-1110 Abuse of psychotoxic chemical solvent2026-05-06federal precedence
Vermont18 V.S.A. 1510 Improper possession, use, or sale of glues and hazardous inhalantsfederal precedence
VirginiaVa. Code 18.2-264 Inhaling drugs or other noxious chemical substancesfederal precedence
WashingtonRCW 9.47A.040 Sale of certain substances prohibited, whenfederal precedence
West VirginiaW. Va. Code 60A-2-210 Schedule IV1986-06-06federal precedence
WisconsinWis. Stat. 100.37 Hazardous substances act1991-08-15federal precedence
WyomingW.S. 6-9-203 Unlawful use of toxic substances; penaltyfederal precedence

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