Are Poppers (alkyl nitrites) Legal in Pennsylvania? (2026)

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Sale or illegal use of certain solvents and noxious substances

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§ 7303.  Sale or illegal use of certain solvents and noxious substances.

(a)  Offense defined.--
No person shall, for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication, inebriation,
            excitement, stupefaction, or the dulling of his brain or nervous system, intentionally
            smell or inhale the fumes from any noxious substance or substance containing a solvent
            having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes.

(b)  Exception.--
Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the inhalation of any anesthesia
            for medical or dental purposes.

(c)  Possession prohibited.--
No person shall, for the purpose of violating subsection (a) of this section, use,
            or possess for the purpose of so using, any noxious substance or substance containing
            a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes.

(d)  Sale prohibited.--
No person shall sell at retail, or offer to sell, to any other person any tube or
            other container of any noxious substance or substance containing a solvent having
            the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes, if he has reasonable cause to suspect
            that the product sold, or offered for sale, will be used for the purpose set forth
            in subsection (a) of this section.

(e)  Grading.--
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
            of the third degree.

(f)  Definition.--
As used in this section, the phrase "any noxious substance or substance containing
            a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes" shall mean any substance
            containing one or more of the following chemical compounds: acetone, acetate, benzene,
            butyl alcohol, cyclohexyl nitrite, ethyl alcohol, ethylene dichloride, gaseous or
            liquid fluorocarbons, isopropyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, methyl ethyl ketone, nitrous
            oxide, pentachlorophenol, petroleum ether, or toluene.

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Designer drug definition; Schedule I hallucinogenic substances

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"Designer drug" means a substance other than a controlled substance that is intended
            for human consumption and that either has a chemical structure substantially similar
            to that of a controlled substance in Schedules I, II or III of this act or that produces
            an effect substantially similar to that of a controlled substance in Schedules I,
            II or III. Examples of chemical classes in which designer drugs are found include,
            but are not limited to, the following: Phenethylamines, N-substituted piperidines,
            morphinans, ecgonines, quinazolinones, substituted indoles and arylcycloalkylamines.
            (Def. amended Feb. 11, 2000, P.L.9, No.3)

(iii)  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, whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of
            isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation:

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.  Mescaline.

11.  Peyote.

12.  N-ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilate.

13.  N-methyl-3-piperidyl benzilate.

14.  Psilocybin.

15.  Psilocyn.

16.  Tetrahydrocannabinols.

17.  Salvia Divinorum.

18.  Salvinorin A.

19.  Divinorin A.

20.  3,4-Methylenedioxymethcathinone (Methylone).

21.  3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV).

22.  4-Methylmethcathinone (Mephedrone).

23.  4-Methoxymethcathinone.

24.  4-Fluoromethcathinone.

25.  3-Fluoromethcathinone.

26.  3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine.

27.  Methoxetamine.

((iii) amended June 8, 2016, P.L.258, No.37)

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Designer drug definition, prohibited act and penalty

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"Designer drug" means a substance other than a controlled substance that is intended
            for human consumption and that either has a chemical structure substantially similar
            to that of a controlled substance in Schedules I, II or III of this act or that produces
            an effect substantially similar to that of a controlled substance in Schedules I,
            II or III. Examples of chemical classes in which designer drugs are found include,
            but are not limited to, the following: Phenethylamines, N-substituted piperidines,
            morphinans, ecgonines, quinazolinones, substituted indoles and arylcycloalkylamines.
            (Def. amended Feb. 11, 2000, P.L.9, No.3)

(36)  The knowing or intentional manufacture, distribution, possession with intent to distribute,
            or possession of a designer drug. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply
            to a person who manufactures or distributes a substance in conformance with the provisions
            of an approved new drug application or an exemption for investigational use within
            the meaning of section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. §
            355). For purposes of this section, no new drug shall be introduced or delivered for
            introduction except upon approval of an application pursuant to section 505 of the
            Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. ((36) amended Feb. 11, 2000, P.L.9, No.3)

(l)  Any person who violates clause (36) is guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof
            shall be sentenced to imprisonment not exceeding fifteen years or to pay a fine not
            exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), or both. ((l) added Dec.
            11, 1986, P.L.1488, No.154)