Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) is legal to sell at retail in 50 states, restricted in 0, in a gray area in 0 and illegal in 1. Federal: not federally scheduled. Verified through October 25, 2026.
Select a state on the map or in the list for the controlling law, verbatim.Psychoactive water lily (Nymphaea caerulea; syn. N. nouchali var. caerulea). Lead alkaloids nuciferine and apomorphine (aporphines). Federally unscheduled - not in 21 CFR 1308.11 and not in the CSA - but FDA has not approved it for human consumption; commonly sold not for human consumption. State legality turns on whether the plant or a named alkaloid is scheduled/banned by name, or human consumption is restricted by statute (Louisiana Act 159 of 2005).
Framework: CSA scheduling · Reference article
Legal 50 · Restricted 0 · Gray 0 · Illegal 1 · Not verified 0Not federally scheduled. Unscheduled federally; FDA has not approved it for human consumption Federal detail and instruments
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