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Is Kratom (leaf and extracts) legal?

Mitragyna speciosa. Not scheduled federally; states range from age limits and licences to outright bans.

Federal

Restricted No effective date given

An import alert, revised over time; the capture read is the version published August 17, 2026.

detention without physical examination of dietary supplements and bulk dietary ingredients that are or contain mitragyna speciosa or kratom

FDA Import Alert 54-15, detention without physical examination of dietary supplements containing kratom Food and Drug Administration Read from an archived copy.

Our note: An import measure aimed at supplements, not a ban on possession or sale. Kratom and mitragynine are not listed in the federal schedules; DEA withdrew its 2016 notice to schedule them.

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By state

Alaska: not checked yetAKMaine: not checked yetMEVermont: not checked yetVTNew Hampshire: not checked yetNHWashington: not checked yetWAIdaho: not checked yetIDMontana: not checked yetMTNorth Dakota: Restricted (in effect since 2026-09-04)NDRestrMinnesota: Restricted (in effect since 2026-08-01)MNRestrIllinois: not checked yetILWisconsin: not checked yetWIMichigan: not checked yetMINew York: not checked yetNYRhode Island: not checked yetRIMassachusetts: not checked yetMAOregon: not checked yetORNevada: not checked yetNVWyoming: not checked yetWYSouth Dakota: not checked yetSDIowa: not checked yetIAIndiana: not checked yetINOhio: Expressly excluded (in effect since 2026-05-19)OHExclPennsylvania: not checked yetPANew Jersey: not checked yetNJConnecticut: Controlled substanceCTSchedCalifornia: not checked yetCAUtah: not checked yetUTColorado: not checked yetCONebraska: not checked yetNEMissouri: not checked yetMOKentucky: not checked yetKYWest Virginia: not checked yetWVVirginia: not checked yetVAMaryland: not checked yetMDDelaware: not checked yetDEArizona: not checked yetAZNew Mexico: not checked yetNMKansas: Controlled substanceKSSchedArkansas: not checked yetARTennessee: Banned (in effect since 2026-07-01)TNBanNorth Carolina: not checked yetNCSouth Carolina: not checked yetSCDistrict of Columbia: not checked yetDCOklahoma: not checked yetOKLouisiana: not checked yetLAMississippi: not checked yetMSAlabama: not checked yetALGeorgia: not checked yetGAHawaii: not checked yetHITexas: not checked yetTXFlorida: not checked yetFL

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  • Banned or controlled 3
  • Restricted (age, licence, container, channel) 2
  • Regulated 0
  • Expressly excluded 1
  • Read, but unclear 0
  • Only a pending or future change 0
  • Not checked yet 45
Kratom (leaf and extracts) by state, from the most restrictive verified line in force today.
States with a verified line (6)
StateStatus today
North DakotaRestricted (in effect since 2026-09-04)
MinnesotaRestricted (in effect since 2026-08-01)
OhioExpressly excluded (in effect since 2026-05-19)
ConnecticutControlled substance
KansasControlled substance
TennesseeBanned (in effect since 2026-07-01)

North Dakota

Restricted In effect since

In force on filing with the secretary of state (section 8); the bill record gives the filing as September 4, 2026.

A processor or retailer may not prepare, distribute, or sell kratom unless the processor or retailer holds a license issued by the attorney general.
the sale of kratom to individuals under twenty-one years of age

House Bill No. 1628, 69th Legislative Assembly, special session (enrolled) North Dakota Legislative Assembly

Our note: "Kratom" under the act is pure leaf kratom; derivatives are Schedule I (the 7-OH, pseudoindoxyl and MGM-15 lines). Whether any licence has been issued yet is not recorded here.

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Banned In effect since · ended

Rescinded by Executive Order 2026-04.1 on the filing of the special session's bills (HB 1628).

Effective at 5:00 p.m. on August 5, 2026, a person may not knowingly or
public health crisis resulting from the sale, possession, and use of kratom

Executive Order 2026-04 (kratom public health emergency), copy published by the Legislative Assembly Office of the Governor of North Dakota

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Minnesota

Restricted In effect since
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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Ohio

Expressly excluded In effect since
Mitragynine in vegetation form, including natural kratom leaf and ground natural kratom leaf

Ohio Adm.Code 4729:9-1-01.1, Mitragynine-Related Compounds (authenticated) Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Ohio Administrative Code

Our note: Leaf is excluded from the Schedule I rule; concentrated and synthetic mitragynine-related compounds are not. Food-safety law (Chapter 3715) still applies to leaf products.

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Connecticut

Controlled substance No effective date given

The regulation text as posted (tracking number PR2025-018) does not state its effective date.

Mitragyna speciosa (kratom), including its leaves, stem and any extracts
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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Kansas

Controlled substance No effective date given

The act takes effect "from and after its publication in the statute book" (section 5) and states no date.

adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act

Senate Bill No. 430 (enrolled), amending K.S.A. 65-4105, Schedule I Kansas Legislature

Our note: The act lists mitragynine, kratom's main alkaloid, in Schedule I. It does not name the leaf; this line does not decide how a leaf product is charged.

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Tennessee

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, North Carolina, South Carolina, District of Columbia, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Hawaii, Texas, Florida

Nobody has read these states' law for Kratom (leaf and extracts) here yet. That is not the same as legal.

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