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Is Kratom (leaf and extracts) legal in North Dakota?

North Dakota

Restricted 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.

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.

Checked 2026-10-11 · quote verified against the instrument 2026-10-11 · News story

History

Banned In effect since 2026-08-05 · ended 2026-09-04

Rescinded by Executive Order 2026-04.1 on the filing of the special session's bills (HB 1628).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

Checked 2026-10-11 · quote verified against the instrument 2026-10-11

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.