Federal — what a buyer may purchase in 30 days (9 grams, of which 7.5 by mail)
For Federal, jurisdiction is Federal — what a buyer may purchase in 30 days (9 grams, of which 7.5 by mail); 30-day limit is more than 9 grams of ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base, or phenylpropanolamine base; prescription or other restriction is of such 9 grams, not more than 7.5 grams may be imported by means of shipping through any private or commercial carrier or the Postal Service; statute or regulation citation is 21 U.S.C. 844(a), recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.
- Jurisdiction
- Federal — what a buyer may purchase in 30 days (9 grams, of which 7.5 by mail) our reading
- 30-day limit
- more than 9 grams of ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base, or phenylpropanolamine base verified
- Prescription or other restriction
- of such 9 grams, not more than 7.5 grams may be imported by means of shipping through any private or commercial carrier or the Postal Service verified
- Statute or regulation citation
- 21 U.S.C. 844(a) our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally purchase at retail during a 30 day period more than 9 grams of ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base, or phenylpropanolamine base in a scheduled listed chemical product, except that, of such 9 grams, not more than 7.5 grams may be imported by means of shipping through any private or commercial carrier or the Postal Service.
— uscode.house.gov, retrieved 2026-08-19
Source
- uscode.house.govhttps://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section844&num=0&edition=prelim