7-Hydroxymitragynine Legal Status by State

Kratom and 7-OH are Schedule I. The Attorney General issued a statewide cease-and-desist in March 2026.

Kratom and 7-OH are Schedule I. A 2025 bill to lift the ban passed the Senate.

Foods, supplements, and drugs containing kratom/7-OH are illegal to sell or manufacture. Enforcement reached 95% compliance in March 2026.

Schedule I effective March 25, 2026. Connecticut is the seventh state to designate kratom and 7-OH as controlled substances.

Kratom and 7-OH are banned as synthetic drugs. HB 1542 would replace the ban with a regulated framework but has stalled.

HB 2365 signed April 10, 2026 places kratom and 7-OH on Schedule I effective July 1, 2026.

Schedule I effective August 1, 2025. Louisiana is the seventh state to ban kratom.

Synthetic kratom / 7-OH is Schedule I in Ohio; permanent rule takes effect May 14, 2026, replacing the December 2025 emergency rule. Natural leaf still under separate consideration.

Schedule I ban remains in effect. Bills H.416 and S.121 (2025) propose replacing the ban with a regulated framework.

Kratom and 7-OH are Schedule I. A 2024 legalization bill (AB 393) failed; no active 2025-2026 successor.

7-OH is Schedule I under an emergency rule. An industry challenge was rejected in December 2025; new challenges are expected.

Natural kratom legal for adults; synthetic 7-OH restricted. Matthew Davenport's Law (HB 1649) passed both chambers and was transmitted to the governor on May 6, 2026 for signature. Full ban expected to take effect July 1, 2026.

Legal under the Kratom Consumer Protection Act. 7-OH content capped at 2% of total alkaloids. AG Mayes is pushing for tighter restrictions.

Regulated under SB25-072, the Daniel Bregger Act. Age 21+, 2% 7-OH cap, ban on synthetic alkaloids.

Regulated under the Kratom Consumer Protection Act (effective Jan 2025). Synthetic 7-OH is banned; lawmakers are pushing for Schedule I classification.

Regulated with age restrictions; municipalities including Rockford and Bloomington have added local bans. A statewide KCPA (HB4737) is pending for 2027.

Regulated under the Minnesota Kratom Consumer Protection Act (HF 1066, enacted 2023). Age raised to 21 effective August 1, 2026.

Regulated under KCPA; LB873 imposes a 10% excise tax on kratom retail sales effective July 1, 2027 and tightens testing requirements.

Regulated under the 2019 Kratom Consumer Protection Act. A 2025 bill to expand registration (AB322A) failed.

Regulated under SB 891, the Kratom Consumer Protection Act (signed May 2025, effective Nov 2025). 7-OH capped at 1% of total alkaloids.

Regulated under a new KCPA effective April 1, 2026, replacing the prior ban. Synthetic 7-OH prohibited.

Regulated under a 2% 7-OH cap. AG Paxton sued a Midlothian retailer in February 2026 for products testing at up to 96% 7-OH.

Regulated since 2019 (2% 7-OH cap). SB 45 passed March 2026 tightens to a near-ban on enhanced/synthesized kratom effective May 6, 2026.

Regulated under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (21+, labeling) but no potency cap. A 2026 bill tightens disclosure and placement rules.

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No state-level statute, but AG Hanaway is pursuing enforcement action against 7-OH retailers. Civil suit filed March 31, 2026 against CBD American Shaman.

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