As of October 12, 2026, 5-MAPB is in a legal gray area (sold in practice, exposed to an interpretive ban theory) in Delaware. Analog-exposed - operative designer-drug act (16 Del. C. 4701(10)+(7)). Controlling source: 16 Del. C. Sec. 4701(10) - designer drug definition + Sec. 4701(7) - operative inclusion in the crimes.
Verified October 12, 2026 (hash check) · confidence: confirmedMechanism: 5-MAPB is NOT named and no benzofuran is scheduled in 16 Del. C. 4714. Reached by the designer-drug definition 16 Del. C. 4701(10) (chemical structure substantially similar to, or specifically designed to/may produce an effect substantially similar to, a controlled substance; enumerated chemical classes include Phenethylamines and any synthetic analogue of a controlled substance), made OPERATIVE for the drug-dealing crimes (subchapters IV-V) and forfeiture by 4701(7). MDMA and MDA are scheduled anchors. Basis INTERPRETIVE. Loose zone: whether a benzofuran entactogen is a 'Phenethylamine'/'synthetic analogue' substantially similar to MDMA/MDA - strong fit but a fact-dependent designer-drug determination, not a named listing. Correction vs seed: none; re-verified 4701(7) and 4701(10) verbatim against official Delaware Code Online.
Designer drug means a substance that has a chemical structure substantially similar to that of a controlled substance or that was specifically designed to or may produce an effect substantially similar to that of a controlled substance ... Phenethylamines ... and any synthetic analogue of a controlled substance (16 Del. C. 4701(10)); operative via 4701(7): controlled substance includes designer drug for the crimes in subchapters IV and V
Among Delaware's 3 neighbors, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are gray area, the same posture as Delaware.
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Federal gray area. Unscheduled by name; Schedule I by Federal Analogue Act when intended for human consumption Federal detail
2 instruments on file for this compound's framework in Delaware; 2 of 2 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.
68691bb2616a99d4**§ 4714(d)** "Any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, their salts, isomers and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted, whenever the existence of these salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation: … (4) Bufotenine; (5) Diethyltryptamine; (6) Dimethyltryptamine; … (14) Psilocybin; (15) Psilocyn; … (23) Alpha-ethyltrytamine [sic]." — 16 Del. C. § 4714(d), official Delaware Code Online: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c047/sc02/index.html (4-HO-MET not named; no tryptamine structural class)
05e12a90636e64b4(7) Controlled substance means a drug, substance or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of subchapter II of this chapter. For purposes of the crimes set forth in subchapters IV and V of this chapter, and of forfeiture set forth in Section 4784 of this title, controlled substance includes designer drug, as defined in paragraph (10) of this section. (10) Designer drug means a substance that has a chemical structure substantially similar to that of a controlled substance or that was specifically designed to or may produce an effect substantially similar to that of a controlled substance. Examples of chemical classes in which designer drugs are found include, but are not limited to, the following: Phenethylamines, N-substituted piperidines, morphinans, ecgonines, quinazolinones, substituted indoles, arylcycloalkylamines, cannabinoids, cathinones, and any synthetic analogue of a controlled substance. Designer drug does not include any substance that was manufactured, delivered or dispensed in conformance with an approved new drug application, or an exemption for investigating use within the meaning of Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Section 355), or that was manufactured, delivered or dispensed in conformance with a registration issued by the Attorney General of the United States within the meaning of Sections 301-304 of the Federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. Sections 821-824).
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