Is 1P-LSD legal in United States?

Legal status

Not listed in any federal schedule. Reached, if at all, only through the controlled substance analogue rule at 21 USC 802(32) and 813, and only to the extent intended for human consumption. This cell states federal law only. Every state has its own controlled substances act and several differ from the federal schedules, so check the law of the state you are in.

Consequences if caught

It is not listed in any schedule and it is not reached by any class entry. That does not make it lawful. Section 802(32)(A) defines a controlled substance analogue as one whose chemical structure is substantially similar to that of a Schedule I or II substance and which has, or is represented to have, a substantially similar or greater effect on the central nervous system, and section 813(a) provides that such a substance 'shall, to the extent intended for human consumption, be treated, for the purposes of any Federal law as a controlled substance in schedule I'. Whether a given compound is an analogue is decided case by case and this page does not assert it for any particular substance. Supply is 21 USC 841. Unless the substance appears in the weight tables of section 841(b)(1)(A) or (B), it falls to section 841(b)(1)(C), which reads that such a person 'shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 20 years and if death or serious bodily injury results from the use of such substance shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than twenty years or more than life'. There is no mandatory minimum under that paragraph, which is not the same as a light penalty. Simple possession is 21 USC 844(a), up to 1 year and a fine of at least 1,000 dollars on a first offence, with higher figures after a prior conviction. The section excepts a substance 'obtained directly, or pursuant to a valid prescription or order, from a practitioner, while acting in the course of his professional practice'.

If prescribed or medical

No accepted medical use in treatment in the United States through the ordinary prescription channel, which is part of what puts a substance in Schedule I. Handling it outside a registered research setting is an offence under 21 USC 841 and 844.

Documentation

Carry any prescribed medicine in its original labelled container with the prescription. Federal law and the law of the state you are entering can differ, so confirm both before travel.

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