Is Phenibut Legal? State by state
Phenibut is legal to sell at retail in 29 states, restricted in 1, in a gray area in 16 and illegal in 5. Federal: not federally scheduled. Verified through November 12, 2026.
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What is Phenibut?
Phenibut is a phenyl-substituted GABA compound. This record distinguishes controlled-substance scheduling and named state bans from FDA food, supplement and drug posture.
Framework: CSA scheduling · Reference article
Legal 29 · Restricted 1 · Gray 16 · Illegal 5 · Not verified 0Federal posture
Not federally scheduled. Phenibut is not federally scheduled; FDA restricts dietary supplement marketing Federal detail and instruments
Status by state
- Alabama Illegal
- Alaska Legal
- Arizona Legal
- Arkansas Gray area
- California Gray area
- Colorado Legal
- Connecticut Illegal
- Delaware Gray area
- District of Columbia Gray area
- Florida Legal
- Georgia Legal
- Hawaii Legal
- Idaho Legal
- Illinois Legal
- Indiana Gray area
- Iowa Legal
- Kansas Gray area
- Kentucky Legal
- Louisiana Illegal
- Maine Legal
- Maryland Restricted
- Massachusetts Gray area
- Michigan Legal
- Minnesota Legal
- Mississippi Legal
- Missouri Legal
- Montana Gray area
- Nebraska Gray area
- Nevada Legal
- New Hampshire Gray area
- New Jersey Legal
- New Mexico Legal
- New York Legal
- North Carolina Gray area
- North Dakota Legal
- Ohio Legal
- Oklahoma Gray area
- Oregon Legal
- Pennsylvania Gray area
- Rhode Island Legal
- South Carolina Gray area
- South Dakota Illegal
- Tennessee Gray area
- Texas Legal
- Utah Illegal
- Vermont Gray area
- Virginia Legal
- Washington Legal
- West Virginia Legal
- Wisconsin Legal
- Wyoming Legal
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