Hawaiian Baby Woodrose is not a controlled plant in the United States. Both live plants and the seeds are commonly sold by botanical supply companies over the internet. However, it is important to know that one of the chemicals contained in the seeds, LSA, is Schedule III in the U.S. This means that if an extraction is done on Hawaiian Baby Woodrose seeds, the resulting LSA is illegal to possess. We are unaware of any cases in which an individual has been prosecuted simply for growing a plant or for doing a home extraction of a plant, although it seems possible that a few such cases exist. Large scale (especially commercial) extraction of LSA from Hawaiian Baby Woodrose Seeds begins to fall into the realm of "clearly illegal" and would certainly be difficult to defend.

The only confirmed country were Hawaiian Baby Woodrose Seeds are illegal is Australia, its illegal to import or export Argyreia nervosa seeds from Australia. Possession of Hawaiian Baby Woodrose Seeds is still unclear but consumption of LSA containing herbs such as Hawaiian Baby Woodrose Seeds is prohibited under state legislation in most Australian states.