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Is it legal where I am?

Is Poppers (alkyl nitrites) legal?

Butyl and other volatile alkyl nitrites are banned as consumer products federally, with a commercial-purpose exception.

Federal

Banned In effect since

90 days after November 29, 1990 (subsection (d)).

volatile alkyl nitrite shall be considered a banned hazardous product under section 2057 of this title
for any commercial purpose or any other purpose approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

15 U.S.C. 2057b, Banning of isopropal nitrite and other nitrites (United States Code 2023 edition) U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo)

Our note: A consumer-product ban with a commercial-purpose exception: the "commercial purpose" excluded is making consumer products for inhaling. That exception is why bottles are sold as cleaners and room odorisers.

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Banned In effect since

90 days after November 18, 1988 (subsection (d)).

butyl nitrite shall be considered a banned hazardous product under section 2057 of this title
includes n-butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite, secondary butyl nitrite, tertiary butyl nitrite

15 U.S.C. 2057a, Banning of butyl nitrite (United States Code 2023 edition) U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo)

Our note: Same structure as § 2057b: banned as a consumer product, lawful for other commercial purposes.

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  • Expressly excluded 0
  • Read, but unclear 0
  • Only a pending or future change 0
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Nobody has read these states' law for Poppers (alkyl nitrites) here yet. That is not the same as legal.

Elsewhere on this site

Molecule pages: Alkyl Nitrites (Poppers)(Legal section), Amyl nitrite(Legal section), Isobutyl nitrite(Legal section)

Deep dives: Rush, Locker Room, Jungle Juice, Amsterdam: poppers from the angina ampoule to the FDA's 2025 search and seizure

Named in dossiers: AFAB Industrial Services, Lockerroom Marketing Ltd., Pac-West Distributing, The Popper King

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