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.

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

180-day emergency ban on synthetic kratom and 7-OH. A permanent rule is expected before June 2026.

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. The House passed HB1647 (Matthew Davenport's Law) in April 2026, advancing a full ban to the Senate.

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 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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