POLICY AND ENFORCEMENT
Track the latest legislative proposals and enforcement actions aimed at stopping the production and sale of Gas Station Heroin.
Legislative Developments
by Mike Cason
Alabama lawmakers are considering a bill to restrict sales and use of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, a product linked to at least five deaths in Shelby County last year.
Jan 07 2025 Illinois Fails to Pass Bill Regulating Intoxicating Hemp
by Ben Stevens
Efforts to regulate intoxicating hemp substances in Illinois were shot down this week in what the state’s Governor JB Pritzker called a missed opportunity.
by Grant McLaughlin
Separate pieces of legislation to ban intoxicating hemp products in Mississippi have passed both the House and Senate and will now be mulled over in the other chamber.
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May 05 2025 Kratom regulation bill dies despite support from Colorado Senate
by Marianne Goodland
As tempers flared and frustrations became apparent in the final days of this year’s legislative session, a bill to add more restrictions to a federally legal substance detected in hundreds of deaths in Colorado died in a House committee, despite strong support from the state Senate.
Jun 05 2025 Federal Bill That Would Ban Hemp THC Nationwide Passed by House Committee
The House Appropriations Subcommittee has officially advanced a Republican-backed spending bill that includes a controversial provision to ban most consumable cannabinoid products currently sold nationwide.
April 10 2025 Intoxicating hemp regulations stall in Missouri Senate after 7-hour filibuster
by Rebecca Rivas
Sen. Nick’s Schroer’s bill would allow hemp-THC seltzers to be sold in grocery stores but ban intoxicating hemp edibles and vapes from being sold outside of marijuana dispensaries.
Sep 13 2024 Murphy Signs Controversial Bill Clamping Down on Delta 8 and Other Hemp Products
by Jelani Gibson
Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday signed a contentious hemp law that had drawn applause from supporters who say it will crack down on dangerous unsanctioned products sold at gas stations and other places in New Jersey and has drawn scorn from those who say the measure is so restrictive it could also put legal hemp businesses out of business.
May 29 2025 Kratom regulation bill clears Rhode Island House
by Alexander Castro
For the second year in a row, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a bill that would legalize and regulate the sale and manufacture of kratom, the psychoactive drug derived from a plant native to Southeast Asia.
Regulatory Enforcements
CBP:
Cincinnati CBP Stops Deadly Chemical Compound
CBP:
Philadelphia CBP Officers Bag 22 Pounds of ‘Gas Station Heroin’ Destined to Edgewater, NJ
Texas THC Ban to Shine Spotlight on Kratom, Mushroom Retailers
FOX8:
Nitrous Oxide Still Sold Legally Across U.S. As Louisiana Pushes for Tougher Laws
Kentucky Lantern: KY Senate Votes to Regulate Intoxicating Hemp Beverages but Drops Sales Ban
NC Legislators Look to Regulate Consumables With THC and ‘Gas Station Heroin’
Legal Status of Gas Station Heroin By State
| State | Tianeptine | Nitrous Oxide | Intoxicating Hemp | 7OH |
| Alabama | Ban | Ban | Regulated | Ban |
| Alaska | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | No regulations |
| Arizona | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | Ban |
| Arkansas | Ban | No regulations | Regulated | Ban |
| California | No regulations | Ban | Ban | No regulations |
| Colorado | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | Ban |
| Connecticut | No regulations | Ban | Ban | No regulations |
| Delaware | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | No regulations |
| Florida | Ban | Ban | Regulated | Regulated |
| Georgia | Ban | Ban | Regulated | Ban |
| Hawaii | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | No regulations |
| Idaho | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | No regulations |
| Illinois | No regulations | No regulations | No regulations | Regulated |
| Indiana | Ban | No regulations | No regulations | Ban |
| Iowa | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | No regulations |
| Kansas | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | No regulations |
| Kentucky | Ban | No regulations | Regulated | Ban |
| Louisiana | Ban | Ban | Regulated | Ban |
| Maine | No regulations | No regulations | No regulations | No regulations |
| Maryland | Ban | Ban | Regulated | Ban |
| Massachusetts | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | No regulations |
| Michigan | Ban | Ban | Ban | No regulations |
| Minnesota | Ban | Ban | Regulated | Regulated |
| Mississippi | Ban | No regulations | Ban | Ban |
| Missouri | No regulations | No regulations | Ban (seltzer carveout) | No regulations |
| Montana | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | No regulations |
| Nebraska | Ban | Ban | No regulations | Ban |
| Nevada | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | Regulated |
| New Hampshire | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | No regulations |
| New Jersey | No regulations | Ban | Ban | No regulations |
| New Mexico | No regulations | No regulations | No regulations | No regulations |
| New York | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | No regulations |
| North Carolina | Ban | Ban | No regulations | Regulated |
| North Dakota | No regulations | Ban | Ban | No regulations |
| Ohio | Ban | No regulations | No regulations | No regulations |
| Oklahoma | Ban | Ban | No regulations | Ban |
| Oregon | No regulations | Regulated | Ban | Regulated |
| Pennsylvania | No regulations | Ban | No regulations | No regulations |
| Rhode Island | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | Ban |
| South Carolina | No regulations | No regulations | No regulations | Ban |
| South Dakota | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | Ban |
| Tennessee | Ban | Ban | Ban | Ban |
| Texas | No regulations | Ban | Pending ban | Ban |
| Utah | Ban | No regulations | Ban | Ban |
| Vermont | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | Ban |
| Virginia | Ban | No regulations | Ban | Regulated |
| Washington | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | No regulations |
| West Virginia | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | Regulated |
| Wisconsin | No regulations | Ban | No regulations | Ban |
| Wyoming | No regulations | No regulations | Ban | No regulations |
If we want to stop this crisis and keep our children safe, we need regulation that safeguards personal freedom, not blanket bans that criminalize whole plant products. Let’s distinguish between the two and deal with the real issue now!
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