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North Carolina: compound legality at a glance

In North Carolina, Compound Laws tracks 19 compounds: 10 legal to sell at retail, 0 restricted, 0 in a gray area, 3 illegal, 1 not yet verified, and 5 whose status varies by product form. Verified through October 22, 2026.

Legal 10 · Restricted 0 · Gray 0 · Illegal 3 · Not verified 1

Every tracked compound in North Carolina

Verbatim law on file for North Carolina

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-89(3)(kk) — named; and § 90-89(3)(nn) — substituted-tryptamine structural classMIRROR
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**Named entry** — "kk. 4-hydroxy-MET."
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-89(3)(kk), https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/pdf/bysection/chapter_90/gs_90-89.pdf (OFFICIAL — NC General Assembly).
**Structural class** — "nn. Substituted tryptamines. – Any compound, unless specifically excepted, specifically named in this schedule, or listed under a different schedule, structurally derived from 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethanamine (i.e., tryptamine) by mono- or di-substitution of the amine nitrogen with alkyl or alkenyl groups … whether or not further substituted on the indole ring to any extent with any alkyl, alkoxy, halo, hydroxyl, or acetoxy groups."
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-89(3)(nn). Same URL (OFFICIAL).
N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-87(13a), (13b), (16) · N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-87(13a), (13b), (16)OFFICIAL
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N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-87(13a), (13b), (16)
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https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-87.html
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2026-10-07
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90-87(13a) ["Hemp" means] "the plant Cannabis sativa (L.) and any part of that plant" [...] "with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%)" "on a dry weight basis." (13b) ["Hemp products" means] "all products made from hemp, including, but not limited to, cloth, cordage, fiber, food, fuel" [...]. (16) [Marijuana] "The term does not include hemp or hemp products." [Bracketed spans summarized.]
N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 90-87(13a) and (16) (North Carolina Controlled Substances Act - Definitions) · N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 90-87 - Definitions ('Hemp', 'Hemp products', 'Marijuana')OFFICIAL
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N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 90-87 - Definitions ('Hemp', 'Hemp products', 'Marijuana')
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https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-87.html
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2026-07-02
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(13a) "Hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa (L.) and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis.

(13b) "Hemp products" means all products made from hemp, including, but not limited to, cloth, cordage, fiber, food, fuel, paint, paper, particleboard, plastics, seed, seed meal and seed oil for consumption, and verified propagules for cultivation if the seeds originate from hemp varieties.

(16) "Marijuana" means all parts of the plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin, but shall not include the mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil, or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination. The term does not include hemp or hemp products.
N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 90-89(8) · Schedule I controlled substances - Substituted phenethylaminesOFFICIAL
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https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-89.pdf
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2026-07-20
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(8) Substituted phenethylamines. - This includes any compound, unless specifically excepted, specifically named or included in another subset in this schedule, or listed under a different schedule, structurally derived from phenylethan-2-amine by substitution on the phenyl ring in any of the following ways, that is to say, by substitution with a fused methylenedioxy ring, fused furan ring, or fused tetrahydrofuran ring; by substitution with two alkoxy groups; by substitution with one alkoxy and either one fused furan, tetrahydrofuran, or tetrahydropyran ring system; or by substitution with two fused ring systems from any combination of the furan, tetrahydrofuran, or tetrahydropyran ring systems. Whether or not the compound is further modified in any of the following ways, that is to say: (i) by substitution of phenyl ring by any halo, hydroxyl, alkyl, trifluoromethyl, alkoxy, or alylthio groups, (ii) by substitution at the 2-position by any alkyl groups, or (iii) by substitution at the 2-amino nitrogen atom with alkyl, dialkyl, benzyl, hydroxybenzyl, methylenedioxybenzyl, or methoxybenzyl groups. Substances in this class include, but are not limited to: 2C-I (4-Iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine), APDB ((2-aminopropyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran), MBDB (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylbutanamine), and 2C-I-NBOH (N-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine).

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Compound Analytics. "North Carolina Compound Laws (2026): Kratom, 7-OH, Hemp THC, Delta-8 and More." Compound Laws, https://compoundlaws.com/states/north-carolina/. Accessed October 25, 2026.

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