Tis the season for culturally-encouraged pyromania and socially-acceptable casual explosives use, but you don't want to be on the wrong side of the law. To help, the American Pyrotechnics Association has its yearly round-up of fireworks laws broken down state-by-state.

For a top level glance, there's the map you see above. Reds don't allow anything. Tans allow sparklers and a few other novelty items. Blues allow some of the big stuff. If that's not enough info, you can check the APA's more detailed state-by-state breakdowns. Good to do before you schedule a Roman Candle fight.

Noteworthy changes from past years? New York has loosened up a bit and graduated from red state to blue state with laws that finally allow sparklers and "cylindrical cannons." It's not M-80s but we here in the Empire State will take what we can get after years of fireworks drought.

And regardless of your state's laws and your own explosive preferences just please stay safe. It's no fun to lose a finger or an eye even if it is technically legal.

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