Legailty

As with all exotic pets, it is very important to check and see if sugar gliders are legal where you live.  There are multiple states in which sugar gliders are illegal or require additional documentation to own.  A quick Google search should help determine if sugar gliders are legal where you live.

Here's a map that depicts in which states sugar gliders are legal to own (green), legal to own with additional documentation/ a permit (blue) and illegal to own (red).

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?oe=UTF8&ie=UTF8&msa=0&mid=zI7wYKg41rD4.kY9q_c2e7jx0

There are even some places in Australia (the natural home of sugar gliders) where sugar gliders are illegal to own due to the lucrative &illegal trade of exotic animals.  With that being said, also make sure to get your sugar glider from a legitimate, legal, and humane breeder.