Is Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) Legal in Alabama? (2026)

Legal

As of July 18, 2026, Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) is legal to sell at retail in Alabama. Not scheduled; no named ban or consumption restriction. Controlling source: Ala. Code Sec. 20-2-23 (Schedule I).

Verified July 18, 2026 · confidence: confirmed
Rule type
permanent
Tier
unscheduled

Controlling language, verbatim

(3) 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... [closed list; no Nymphaea, nuciferine, or apomorphine]

Source of excerpt

Citations

  1. Ala. Code Sec. 20-2-23 (Schedule I) (Justia, 2026-06-25) PRIMARYOFFICIAL

Where Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) stands across the country

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Among Alabama's 4 neighbors, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee are legal, the same posture as Alabama.

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Federal posture

Not federally scheduled. Unscheduled federally; FDA has not approved it for human consumption Federal detail

Verbatim law on file for Alabama

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

Ala. Code § 20-2-23 (Schedule I) as compiled in the Alabama Board of Health / ADFS Controlled Substances List, entry (280). State control effective March 18, 2014.OFFICIAL
Instrument
statute
Source
https://adfs.alabama.gov/Content/pdfs/drug-chemistry/2018%20Controlled%20Substance%20List.pdf
Retrieved
2026-06-19
Fingerprint
a86fb62a30d30727
"(280) 4-Hydroxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine (Some trade or other names: 4-OH-MET) (State Control Mar. 18, 2014)"
— Alabama Controlled Substances List (Board of Health Schedule I, Ala. Code § 20-2-23), official ADFS PDF: https://adfs.alabama.gov/Content/pdfs/drug-chemistry/2018%20Controlled%20Substance%20List.pdf

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