Is Ketamine Legal? State by state
Ketamine is legal to sell at retail in 0 states, restricted in 0, in a gray area in 0 and illegal in 51. Federal: federally scheduled or prohibited. Verified through November 12, 2026.
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What is Ketamine?
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic, federally Schedule III (21 CFR 1308.13(c)), lawful only through prescribing and dispensing by DEA registrants; esketamine (Spravato) is an FDA-approved nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression under a restricted distribution program. Every state also schedules ketamine, almost always in Schedule III; retail sale outside the prescription channel is not lawful anywhere.
Framework: CSA scheduling · Reference article
Legal 0 · Restricted 0 · Gray 0 · Illegal 51 · Not verified 0Federal posture
Federally scheduled or prohibited. Federally Schedule III; lawful possession and use is by prescription or DEA registration only Federal detail and instruments
Status by state
- Alabama Illegal
- Alaska Illegal
- Arizona Illegal
- Arkansas Illegal
- California Illegal
- Colorado Illegal
- Connecticut Illegal
- Delaware Illegal
- District of Columbia Illegal
- Florida Illegal
- Georgia Illegal
- Hawaii Illegal
- Idaho Illegal
- Illinois Illegal
- Indiana Illegal
- Iowa Illegal
- Kansas Illegal
- Kentucky Illegal
- Louisiana Illegal
- Maine Illegal
- Maryland Illegal
- Massachusetts Illegal
- Michigan Illegal
- Minnesota Illegal
- Mississippi Illegal
- Missouri Illegal
- Montana Illegal
- Nebraska Illegal
- Nevada Illegal
- New Hampshire Illegal
- New Jersey Illegal
- New Mexico Illegal
- New York Illegal
- North Carolina Illegal
- North Dakota Illegal
- Ohio Illegal
- Oklahoma Illegal
- Oregon Illegal
- Pennsylvania Illegal
- Rhode Island Illegal
- South Carolina Illegal
- South Dakota Illegal
- Tennessee Illegal
- Texas Illegal
- Utah Illegal
- Vermont Illegal
- Virginia Illegal
- Washington Illegal
- West Virginia Illegal
- Wisconsin Illegal
- Wyoming Illegal
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