Is it legal where I am?
Is 7-OH (7-hydroxymitragynine) legal? The concentrated kratom alkaloid sold as tablets and shots. Federal scheduling is proposed; several states have scheduled it.
Not legal advice. Each line quotes the law, rule or order it describes and links to it. Laws change, and
cities, counties and tribal land can add their own rules, which this page does not cover.
A state marked not checked yet means nobody has read its law for this substance
here; it does not mean it is legal there. Read the instrument before you rely on a line. Newest check: 2026-10-11. Federal No effective date given A notice of intent; no temporary scheduling order has been published.
issuing this notice of intent to publish a temporary order to schedule 7-hydroxymitragynine above a specified threshold contains more than 0.050 percentage of 7-hydroxymitragynine on a dry weight basis Temporary Placement of 7-Hydroxymitragynine Above a Specified Threshold in Schedule I (notice of intent, FR 2026-13580) Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Register
Our note: Below the threshold, 7-OH is not covered by this notice. DEA placed a new threshold notice on public inspection in October 2026 (FR 2026-20943, publishing October 14); this line will be re-read against it.
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By state Alaska: not checked yet AK Maine: not checked yet ME Vermont: not checked yet VT New Hampshire: not checked yet NH Washington: not checked yet WA Idaho: not checked yet ID Montana: not checked yet MT North Dakota: Controlled substance (in effect since 2026-09-04) ND Sched Minnesota: Restricted (in effect since 2026-08-01) MN Restr Illinois: not checked yet IL Wisconsin: not checked yet WI Michigan: not checked yet MI New York: not checked yet NY Rhode Island: not checked yet RI Massachusetts: not checked yet MA Oregon: not checked yet OR Nevada: not checked yet NV Wyoming: not checked yet WY South Dakota: not checked yet SD Iowa: not checked yet IA Indiana: not checked yet IN Ohio: Controlled substance (in effect since 2026-05-19) OH Sched Pennsylvania: not checked yet PA New Jersey: not checked yet NJ Connecticut: Controlled substance CT Sched California: not checked yet CA Utah: not checked yet UT Colorado: not checked yet CO Nebraska: not checked yet NE Missouri: not checked yet MO Kentucky: not checked yet KY West Virginia: not checked yet WV Virginia: not checked yet VA Maryland: not checked yet MD Delaware: not checked yet DE Arizona: not checked yet AZ New Mexico: not checked yet NM Kansas: Controlled substance KS Sched Arkansas: not checked yet AR Tennessee: not checked yet TN North Carolina: not checked yet NC South Carolina: not checked yet SC District of Columbia: not checked yet DC Oklahoma: not checked yet OK Louisiana: not checked yet LA Mississippi: not checked yet MS Alabama: not checked yet AL Georgia: not checked yet GA Hawaii: not checked yet HI Texas: not checked yet TX Florida: Controlled substance (in effect since 2026-08-18) FL Sched Hover or tab to a state; select it for the quoted law.
5 1 0 0 0 0 45 7-OH (7-hydroxymitragynine) by state, from the most restrictive verified line in force today. States with a verified line (6) State Status today North Dakota Controlled substance (in effect since 2026-09-04) Minnesota Restricted (in effect since 2026-08-01) Ohio Controlled substance (in effect since 2026-05-19) Connecticut Controlled substance Kansas Controlled substance Florida Controlled substance (in effect since 2026-08-18)
In effect since 2026-09-04 In force on filing with the secretary of state (section 8); the bill record gives the filing as September 4, 2026.
the scheduling of kratom alkaloid derivatives as a schedule I controlled substance hydroxymitragynine in the article House Bill No. 1628, 69th Legislative Assembly, special session (enrolled) North Dakota Legislative Assembly
Our note: Above a threshold: botanical material above five one-hundredths percent 7-OH by dry weight, or other articles above that share or above one milligram.
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In effect since 2026-08-01 establishing the legal age to possess kratom as 21 years of age or older This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. Laws of Minnesota 2026, chapter 63 (H.F. 3453), amending Minn. Stat. § 152.027, subd. 7 Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Our note: An age limit: selling to or possession by anyone under 21 is a crime. The section covers "kratom or a substance that contains mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine".
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In effect since 2026-05-19 The following are classified as schedule I controlled substances hydroxymitragynine; mitragynine pseudoindoxyl; dihydro-7-hydroxy mitragynine Ohio Adm.Code 4729:9-1-01.1, Mitragynine-Related Compounds (authenticated) Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Ohio Administrative Code
Our note: The rule covers synthetic and naturally occurring mitragynine-related compounds; it excludes natural leaf (see the kratom line).
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No effective date given The regulation text as posted (tracking number PR2025-018) does not state its effective date.
(44) 7-hydroxymitragynine; (45) Bromazolam The controlled substances listed in this regulation are included by whatever official, common, usual, chemical, or trade name designation in schedule I Regulation concerning Controlled Substance Drug Schedule Updates, RCSA § 21a-243-7 (Schedule I) Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Connecticut eRegulations System Read from an archived copy .
Our note: Placed under Public Act 25-101, section 4, which required the Commissioner to schedule these substances.
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No effective date given The act takes effect "from and after its publication in the statute book" (section 5) and states no date.
(32) 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) Senate Bill No. 430 (enrolled), amending K.S.A. 65-4105, Schedule I Kansas Legislature
Our note: Listed in Schedule I with no threshold. SB 430 reconciles earlier 2026 amendments (HB 2365) to the same section.
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In effect since 2026-08-18 · expires 2027-06-30 Addition of 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) TO SCHEDULE I, SUBSECTION 893.03(1)(a), F.S. Rule 2ER26-2 (emergency rule), final adopted version in the Florida Administrative Code Florida Department of Legal Affairs; Florida Department of State
Our note: Above a threshold: the rule's notice (FAR Vol. 52/162) gives 1 mg/g for solids, 1 mg/mL for liquids, or less than 100 parts mitragynine per part 7-OH. An emergency rule: its adopted version gives an expiration date of 6/30/2027. The Attorney General's notice says it will ask the Legislature to make it law in 2027.
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Not checked yet Alaska , Maine , Vermont , New Hampshire , Washington , Idaho , Montana , Illinois , Wisconsin , Michigan , New York , Rhode Island , Massachusetts , Oregon , Nevada , Wyoming , South Dakota , Iowa , Indiana , Pennsylvania , New Jersey , California , Utah , Colorado , Nebraska , Missouri , Kentucky , West Virginia , Virginia , Maryland , Delaware , Arizona , New Mexico , Arkansas , Tennessee , North Carolina , South Carolina , District of Columbia , Oklahoma , Louisiana , Mississippi , Alabama , Georgia , Hawaii , Texas
Nobody has read these states' law for 7-OH (7-hydroxymitragynine) here yet. That is not the same as legal.