{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/7-oh/kentucky/","compound":{"slug":"7_oh","name":"7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7-Hydroxymitragynine"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"KY","name":"Kentucky"},"as_of":"2026-10-25","answer":"As of October 25, 2026, 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) is illegal to sell at retail in Kentucky. Concentrated 7-OH >400 ppm = Schedule I (902 KAR 55:015); leaf <=2% KCPA-restricted (dual-track). Listed as schedule 1, effective 2026-03-12. Controlling source: KRS 217.2202 (KCPA prohibitions; 2% 7-OH cap; synthetic ban; 21+).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Concentrated 7-OH >400 ppm = Schedule I (902 KAR 55:015); leaf <=2% KCPA-restricted (dual-track)","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"schedule_i","schedule_class":"schedule_1","limit":{"type":"ppm_dry_weight","value":400,"unit":"ppm dry weight (concentrate); leaf/product <=2% is KCPA-restricted"},"effective_date":"2026-03-12","verified_at":"2026-10-25","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"902 KAR 55:015 Sec. 1(2)(c): 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) concentrated at a level above 400 parts per million on a dry weight basis = Schedule I. This designation does not apply to mitragynine. Plus KRS 217.2202 2% KCPA cap.","excerpt_source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/902/055/015/","citations":[{"title":"KRS 217.2202 (KCPA prohibitions; 2% 7-OH cap; synthetic ban; 21+)","url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54825","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Kentucky General Assembly","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"902 KAR 55:015 (concentrated 7-OH Schedule I)","url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/902/055/015/","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services","type":"gov","primary":false,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"IL","status":"restricted"},{"code":"IN","status":"illegal"},{"code":"MO","status":"gray"},{"code":"OH","status":"illegal"},{"code":"TN","status":"illegal"},{"code":"VA","status":"restricted"},{"code":"WV","status":"restricted"}],"laws":[{"citation":"902 KAR 55:015 Sec. 1 (Schedule I; 7-OH >400 ppm)","title":"KY Schedule I - 7-OH concentrated >400 ppm dry weight (mitragynine excluded)","official_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/902/055/015/","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-07","text_hash":"d39380804600fb46633ce5ac2b068858ccf9572e0b798cbe82bcf4258caab545"},{"citation":"KRS 217.2202 (Kentucky Kratom Consumer Protection Act)","title":"KY KCPA - age 21, 2% 7-OH cap, synthetic ban (kratom leaf/product track)","official_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0044.pdf","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-07","text_hash":"f25f84cf39cddd859e97f8b7bcbbbf712120f8eefae006e8ae547988446da014"}]}