Is 5-MAPB Legal in Idaho? (2026)

Tier

unscheduled

Controlling language, verbatim

Idaho Code 37-2705(d) hallucinogens: (1) Dimethoxyphenethylamine ...; (2) Methoxyamphetamine ...; (6) 3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine (MDA); (7) 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) -- no benzofuran/APB/MAPB/APDB entry. 37-2705(f)(4) substituted cathinones = 'structurally derived from 2-aminopropan-1-one by substitution at the 1-position with either phenyl, naphthyl or thiophene ring systems' (no benzofuran fit). 37-2701(ff) defines only a 'Simulated controlled substance' -- 'a substance that is not a controlled substance, but which by appearance or representation would lead a reasonable person to believe that the substance is a controlled substance' -- no structural analog offense.

Source of excerpt

Citations

1. Idaho Code 37-2705 (Schedule I) -- no benzofuran entry (Idaho State Legislature (official), 2026-07-01) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
2. Idaho Code 37-2701 (Definitions) -- only counterfeit/simulated (appearance) provisions; no analog act (Idaho State Legislature (official), 2024-01-01) PRIMARYOFFICIAL

Where 5-MAPB stands across the country

Among Idaho's 6 neighbors, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Washington are gray area; Oregon and Wyoming are legal.

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Federal posture

Federal gray area. Unscheduled by name; Schedule I by Federal Analogue Act when intended for human consumption Federal detail

Verbatim law on file for Idaho

1 instrument on file for this compound's framework in Idaho; 2 of 2 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

**Schedule gap — § 37-2705(d):** "Hallucinogenic substances. Any material, compound, mixture or preparation that contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, their salts, isomers and salts of isomers … (for purposes of this subsection only, the term 'isomer' includes the optical, position and geometric isomers) … (12) Alpha-ethyltryptamine; (13) Alpha-methyltryptamine; (14) Bufotenine; (15) Diethyltryptamine (DET); (16) Dimethyltryptamine (DMT); … (27) Psilocybin; (28) Psilocyn." (4-HO-MET not named; isomer-only.)
— Idaho Code § 37-2705(d); via labeled Justia mirror (2025): https://law.justia.com/codes/idaho/title-37/chapter-27/article-ii/section-37-2705/
**No chemical analog — § 37-2701(ff):** "'Simulated controlled substance' means a substance that is not a controlled substance, but which by appearance or representation would lead a reasonable person to believe that the substance is a controlled substance." (Appearance-based imitation, not a "substantially similar chemical structure" analog act. No analog provision exists in § 37-2701.)
— Idaho Code § 37-2701(ff); via labeled Justia mirror (2025): https://law.justia.com/codes/idaho/title-37/chapter-27/article-i/section-37-2701/

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5-MAPB in neighboring states

• 5-MAPB in Montana Gray area
• 5-MAPB in Nevada Gray area
• 5-MAPB in Oregon Legal
• 5-MAPB in Utah Gray area
• 5-MAPB in Washington Gray area
• 5-MAPB in Wyoming Legal

5-MAPB in other states

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Other compounds in Idaho

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