Massachusetts (MA) — What’s Legal

Checked Oct 13, 2025 • Parent-friendly summary (not legal advice).

Tianeptine: Not specifically scheduled (as of 2025).
Phenibut: Not scheduled; FDA: not a lawful dietary ingredient.
Kratom: No statewide ban; regulation bills and local actions discussed.
Nitrous oxide: State inhalant law prohibits inhaling “toxic vapors”; some local boards (e.g., Northampton) added 21+ and sales limits for N₂O.
THC / Cannabis: Adult-use legal (M.G.L. c. 94G; CCC rules).
Salvia: No statewide ban, but Boston bans possession/sale by ordinance.
Amanita muscaria: Not scheduled in MA.
“Mad honey”: No MA-specific ban; use grayanotoxin risk framing.

Parent tip: Ask stores to move candy-look-alike edibles out of kids’ view; report deceptive packaging to local health.