{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/7-oh/district-of-columbia/","compound":{"slug":"7_oh","name":"7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7-Hydroxymitragynine"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"DC","name":"District of Columbia"},"as_of":"2026-09-22","answer":"As of September 22, 2026, 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) is illegal to sell at retail in District of Columbia. 7-OH is Schedule I in DC by regulation: 22-B DCMR 1201.1(h)(16) \"(Kratom) 7-hydroxymitragynine\" (eff. 2016-12-02); leaf kratom / mitragynine. Listed as schedule 1, effective 2016-12-02. Controlling source: LAPPA Kratom: Summary of State Laws - DC (22-B DCMR Sec. 1201 reg Schedule I vs DC Code 48-902.04 statute).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"7-OH is Schedule I in DC by regulation: 22-B DCMR 1201.1(h)(16) \"(Kratom) 7-hydroxymitragynine\" (eff. 2016-12-02); leaf kratom / mitragynine","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"schedule_i","schedule_class":"schedule_1","limit":null,"effective_date":"2016-12-02","verified_at":"2026-09-22","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"22-B DCMR 1201.1: The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule I of the Act unless removed therefrom pursuant to Section 201 of the Act: ... (h) Unclassified novel psychoactive substances: ... (16) (Kratom) 7-hydroxymitragynine; ...","excerpt_source_url":"https://dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/RuleDetail.aspx?RuleId=R0020754","citations":[{"title":"LAPPA Kratom: Summary of State Laws - DC (22-B DCMR Sec. 1201 reg Schedule I vs DC Code 48-902.04 statute)","url":"https://legislativeanalysis.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kratom-Summary-of-State-Laws.pdf","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association (LAPPA)","type":"publication","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"22-B DCMR 1201 Schedule I Enumerated (Department of Health), as amended effective 12/2/2016","url":"https://dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/RuleDetail.aspx?RuleId=R0020754","pinpoint":"1201.1(h)(16)","publisher":"DC Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances (DCRegs)","type":"regulation","primary":true,"official":true}],"history":[{"date":"2026-09-22","field":"status","from":"legal","to":"illegal"},{"date":"2026-09-22","field":"tier","from":"unscheduled","to":"schedule_i"},{"date":"2026-09-22","field":"headline","from":"Unregulated - not in D.C. Schedule I (Sec. 48-902.04), no DC KCPA (2016 \"scheduling\" was a WITHDRAWN federal DEA action)","to":"7-OH is Schedule I in DC by regulation: 22-B DCMR 1201.1(h)(16) \"(Kratom) 7-hydroxymitragynine\" (eff. 2016-12-02); leaf kratom / mitragynine not listed"},{"date":"2026-09-22","field":"effective_date","from":null,"to":"2016-12-02"},{"date":"2026-09-22","field":"schedule_class","from":null,"to":"schedule_1"}]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"MD","status":"restricted"},{"code":"VA","status":"restricted"}],"laws":[{"citation":"D.C. Official Code Sec. 48-902.04 (Schedule I) - proof of absence","title":"DC Schedule I - kratom/7-OH/pseudoindoxyl/speciociliatine ABSENT (all legal)","official_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/48-902.04","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-07","text_hash":"0a308e4df4f17b4e7754c6de231760222790045a9a5ed076a7091d054d9480d7"}]}