Is Kava (Piper methysticum) Legal in Rhode Island? (2026)

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Schedule I hallucinogenic substances (official text)

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(d)
 Hallucinogenic Substances. 
Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, or that contains any of its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of the salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation (for purposes of this subsection only, the term "isomer" includes the optical, position, and geometric isomers):
(1)

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Sale, possession, and use

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§ 11-48-2. Sale, possession, and use.

No person shall intentionally smell or inhale the fumes of any substance having the
            property of releasing toxic vapors for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication,
            euphoria, excitement, exhilaration, stupefaction, or dulled senses or nervous system,
            nor possess, buy, or sell any substance for the purpose of violating or aiding another
            to violate this chapter; provided, that this chapter shall not apply to the inhalation
            of anesthesia for medical or dental purposes.

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Schedules: Schedule I hallucinogenic substances

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(d)
 Hallucinogenic Substances. 
Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, or that contains any of its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of the salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation (for purposes of this subsection only, the term "isomer" includes the optical, position, and geometric isomers):
(1)

3, 4-methylenedioxy amphetamine
(2)

5-methoxy-3, 4-methylenedioxy amphetamine
(3)

3, 4, 5-trimethoxy amphetamine
(4)

Bufotenine
(5)

Diethyltryptamine
(6)

Dimethyltryptamine
(7)

4-methyl 2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine
(8)

Ibogaine
(9)

Lysergic acid diethylamide
(10)

Marihuana
(11)

Mescaline
(12)

Peyote. Meaning all parts of the plant presently classified botanically as Lophophora      Williamsii Lemair whether growing or not; the seeds of the plant; any extract from      any part of the plant; and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or      preparation of the plant, its seeds or extracts.
(13)

N-ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilate
(14)

N-methyl-3-piperidyl benzilate
(15)

Psilocybin
(16)

Psilocyn
(17)

Tetrahydrocannabinols. Synthetic equivalents of the substances contained in the plant,      or in the resinous extractives of Cannabis, sp. and/or synthetic substances, derivatives,      and their isomers with similar chemical structure and pharmacological activity such      as the following: delta 1 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, and their optical isomers.      Delta 6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol and their optical isomers. Delta 3, 4 cis      or trans tetrahydrocannabinol and their optical isomer. (Since nomenclature of these      substances is not internationally standardized, compounds of these structures, regardless      of numerical designation of atomic positions covered).
(18)

Thiophene analog of phencyclidine. 1-(1-(2 thienyl) cyclo-hexyl) pipiridine: 2-Thienyl      analog of phencyclidine: TPCP
(19)

2,5 dimethoxyamphetamine
(20)

4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine, 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxy-alpha-methylphenethyamine:      4-bromo-2,5-DMA
(21)

4-methoxyamphetamine-4-methoxy-alpha-methylphenethylaimine: paramethoxyamphetamine:      PMA
(22)

Ethylamine analog of phencyclidine. N-ethyl-1-phenylcyclohexylamine, (1-phenylcyclohexyl)      ethylamine, N-(1-phenylcyclophexyl) ethylamine, cyclohexamine, PCE
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Pyrrolidine analog of phencyclidine. 1-(1-phencyclohexyl)-pyrrolidine PCPy, PHP
(24)

Parahexyl; some trade or other names: 3-Hexyl-1-hydroxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,6,9-trimethyl-6H-dibenz      o (b,d) pyran: Synhexyl.
(25)

Salvia Divinorum (Salvinorin A or Divinorin A), meaning any extract from any part      of the plant, and any compound, salt derivative, or mixture of the plant or its extracts.      This shall not mean the unaltered plant.
(26)

Datura stamonium (jimsom weed or datura), meaning any extract from any part of the      plant, and any compound, salt derivative, or mixture of the plant or its extracts.      This shall not mean the unaltered plant.