---
type: restriction
id: usps-drug-paraphernalia
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "drug paraphernalia — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_020.htm
source_quote: "Mailing drug paraphernalia is illegal under the Controlled Substances Act. Any article deemed unlawful under the Controlled Substances Act is prohibited from mailing"
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-08-04
item_category: "drug paraphernalia"
carrier: "USPS"
restriction_type: "prohibited"
scope: "all mail"
conditions: "Mailing drug paraphernalia is illegal under the Controlled Substances Act; any article deemed unlawful under the Controlled Substances Act is prohibited from mailing"
verified: true
unverified_fields: carrier
---
**Item category:** drug paraphernalia

**Carrier:** USPS

**Restriction type:** prohibited

**Scope:** all mail

**Conditions:** Mailing drug paraphernalia is illegal under the Controlled Substances Act; any article deemed unlawful under the Controlled Substances Act is prohibited from mailing

> Mailing drug paraphernalia is illegal under the Controlled Substances Act. Any article deemed unlawful under the Controlled Substances Act is prohibited from mailing

Source: <https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_020.htm>