Is Poppers (alkyl nitrites) legal in North Carolina?

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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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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