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

Legal

As of July 18, 2026, Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) is legal to sell at retail in Minnesota. Not scheduled; no named ban or consumption restriction. Controlling source: Minn. Stat. Sec. 152.02 subd. 2(d) (Schedule I hallucinogenic).

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

Controlling language, verbatim

3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine ... Bufotenine; Diethyltryptamine; Dimethyltryptamine; ... Ibogaine; Lysergic acid diethylamide; marijuana; Mescaline; ... Psilocybin; Psilocyn; Tetrahydrocannabinols ... [plus Peyote whole-plant entry; no Nymphaea, nuciferine, or apomorphine]

Source of excerpt

Citations

  1. Minn. Stat. Sec. 152.02 subd. 2(d) (Schedule I hallucinogenic) (Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, 2026-06-25) PRIMARYOFFICIAL

Where Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) stands across the country

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Among Minnesota's 4 neighbors, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin are legal, the same posture as Minnesota.

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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 Minnesota

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

Minn. Stat. § 152.02 subd. 2(d) — the Schedule I hallucinogen list whose lead-in expressly sweeps in "their analogs." Belt-and-suspenders: also names the 4-AcO-MET prodrug (entry 72), and has a separate analog statute (§ 152.01 subd. 5a / § 152.02 subd. 2(i)).OFFICIAL
Instrument
statute
Source
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/152.02
Retrieved
2026-06-19
Fingerprint
bf9a5735a59cca23
**Class lead-in — § 152.02 subd. 2(d):** "Hallucinogens. Any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances, **their analogs**, salts, isomers (whether optical, positional, or geometric), and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, whenever the existence of the analogs, salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible:"
— Minn. Stat. § 152.02 subd. 2(d), official MN Revisor: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/152.02
**Named anchors that 4-HO-MET is an analog/homolog of:** "(22) psilocyn; … (44) 4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-propyltryptamine (4-HO-MPT); … (47) 4-hydroxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-HO-DiPT); … (72) 3-(2-Ethyl(methyl)aminoethyl)-1H-indol-4-yl (4-AcO-MET); and …"
— Minn. Stat. § 152.02 subd. 2(d)(22),(44),(47),(72), same official URL. (4-AcO-MET is the named acetoxy prodrug of 4-HO-MET; 4-HO-MET is its active metabolite and an "analog" of the listed 4-hydroxytryptamines.)
Minn. Stat. 152.02, subd. 2(i) · Schedule I - controlled substance analog clauseOFFICIAL
Instrument
Schedule I - controlled substance analog clause
Source
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/152.02
Retrieved
2026-07-20
Fingerprint
8ecbcdc5eb8135e1
(i) A controlled substance analog, to the extent that it is implicitly or explicitly intended for human consumption.

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