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Yohimbe
Legal Status
by Erowid
U.S. FEDERAL LAW #
Caution :   All legal information should be verified through other sources. [see below]
U.S. FEDERAL LEGAL SUMMARY
Corynanthe yohimbe
REGULATED
No
STATUS
- - -
SCHEDULE
Un-Scheduled
Corynanthe yohimbe is uncontrolled in the United States. This means all parts of the plant and its extracts are legal to cultivate, buy, possess, and distribute (sell, trade or give) without a license or prescription. If sold as a supplement, sales must conform to U.S. supplement laws. If sold for consumption as a food or drug, sales are regulated by the FDA.

INTERNATIONAL LAW #
There may be issues which make possession or importation of Yohimbe an issue in Australia, Finland, and Norway.

U.K. #
Yohimbe (Corynanthe yohimbe or Pausinystalia yohimba) is unscheduled in the U.K., making it legal to buy, sell or possess. We have been told that it is widely accepted as a "legal high" and is available in both head shops as well as normal nurseries. (unconfirmed) (thanks DW)
If you have information about the legal status of this substance in any other country, please let us know.

CAUTION & DISCLAIMER #
Erowid legal information is a summary of data gathered from site visitors, government documents, websites, and other resources. We are not lawyers and can not guarantee the accuracy of the information provided here. We do our best to keep this information correct and up-to-date, but laws are complex and constantly changing. Laws may also vary from one jurisdiction to another (county, state, country, etc)...this list is not comprehensive.