> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.moderationapi.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Illicit & Regulated

> Detect illegal activities and regulated content categories like drugs, alcohol, firearms, gambling, adult products, and crypto.

Illicit policies cover content that's either outright illegal or falls into categories that are regulated, age-restricted, or commonly disallowed by platform terms. Most also support image, video, and audio so you can moderate uploads as well as text.

## Policies

| `id`               | Type         | Supported                 | What it does                                                                                              |
| ------------------ | ------------ | ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `illicit`          | `classifier` | text, audio               | General detector for illicit or illegal content and activities.                                           |
| `illicit_drugs`    | `classifier` | text, image, video, audio | Illegal drugs, narcotics, controlled substances.                                                          |
| `illicit_alcohol`  | `classifier` | text, image, video, audio | Illegal alcohol sales or underage drinking.                                                               |
| `illicit_firearms` | `classifier` | text, image, video, audio | Illegal firearms, weapons, weapon sales.                                                                  |
| `illicit_tobacco`  | `classifier` | text, image, video, audio | Illegal tobacco sales or underage tobacco/vape use.                                                       |
| `illicit_gambling` | `classifier` | text, image, video, audio | Illegal gambling activities.                                                                              |
| `cannabis`         | `classifier` | text, audio               | Cannabis and marijuana content — split out so you can allow or deny independently of other drugs.         |
| `adult`            | `classifier` | text, audio               | Adult products, escort solicitation, pornography, adult websites.                                         |
| `crypto`           | `classifier` | text, audio               | Cryptocurrency, NFT, and blockchain promotions — useful for filtering shilling and scam-adjacent content. |

## Reading the result

```javascript theme={"theme":"nord"}
const cannabis = response.policies.find(p => p.id === "cannabis");
if (cannabis?.flagged) {
  // Block in regions where it's illegal; allow elsewhere.
}
```

<Tip>
  These categories are independent. Enable only the ones that match your jurisdiction and product. For example, a cannabis-focused community would disable `cannabis` but keep `illicit_drugs` enabled.
</Tip>

See [Understanding API responses](/content-moderation/acting-on-responses) for the full response shape.