{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/7-oh/north-dakota/","compound":{"slug":"7_oh","name":"7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7-Hydroxymitragynine"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"ND","name":"North Dakota"},"as_of":"2026-10-07","answer":"As of October 7, 2026, 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) is illegal to sell at retail in North Dakota. Schedule I. N.D.C.C. 19-03.1-05(3)(lll)(1) (HB 1628): 7-OH in synthetic or processed material above 0.05 percent or above 1 mg per article.. Effective 2026-08-03. Controlling source: Armstrong signs HB 1628 banning synthetic kratom, restricting natural kratom to 21+.","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Schedule I. N.D.C.C. 19-03.1-05(3)(lll)(1) (HB 1628): 7-OH in synthetic or processed material above 0.05 percent or above 1 mg per article. ","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"schedule_i","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":"2026-08-03","verified_at":"2026-10-07","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"lll. Kratom alkaloid derivatives. Unless specifically excepted or listed in another schedule, any kratom alkaloid derivative, including a synthetic or semisynthetic kratom alkaloid derivative, its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers. Examples include: (1) Methyl (E)2-((2S,3S,7aS)-3-ethyl-7a-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1,2,3,4,6,7,7a,12b- octahydroindolo[2,3-a]quinolizin-2-yl)-3-methoxyacrylate (also known as 7- hydroxymitragynine; also known as (alphaE,2S,3S,7aS,12bS)-3-ethyl- 1,2,3,4,6,7,7a,12b-octahydro-7a-hydroxy-8-methoxy-a-(methoxymethylene)- indolo[2,3-a]quinolizine-2-acetic acid, methyl ester) above a specified threshold described as: (a) Any botanical material of the plant mitragyna speciosa, also known as kratom, and contains more than five one-hundredths percent of 7-hydroxymitragynine on a dry weight basis; or (b) Any alternative article or material to that described in subparagraph a, that is: [1] Resulting from synthetic methods and containing 7-hydroxymitragynine present in amounts greater than five one-hundredths percent weight/weight, weight/volume, or volume/volume or greater than one milligram of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the article; or [2] Material derived from mitragyna speciosa and further processed to manufacture alternative dosage forms such as extracts, concentrates, processed edibles, or pressed pills, and which may have materials that have been exposed to chemical, thermal, or other methods leading to chemical transformations that result in 7-hydroxymitragynine present in amounts greater than five one-hundredths percent weight/weight, weight/volume, or volume/volume or greater than one milligram of 7- hydroxymitragynine in the article. [N.D.C.C. 19-03.1-05(3)(lll)]","excerpt_source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/special-2/documents/25-1453-07000.pdf","citations":[{"title":"Armstrong signs HB 1628 banning synthetic kratom, restricting natural kratom to 21+","url":"https://www.governor.nd.gov/news/updated-armstrong-signs-bill-banning-synthetic-kratom-restricting-natural-kratom-21-and-older","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"North Dakota Office of the Governor","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"HB 1628 enrolled (25.1453.07000)","url":"https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/special-2/documents/25-1453-07000.pdf","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"North Dakota Legislative Branch","type":"legislation","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 -- HB 1101 ban failed; HB 1566 gutted to a study","to":"Schedule I. N.D.C.C. 19-03.1-05(3)(lll)(1) (HB 1628): 7-OH in synthetic or processed material above 0.05 percent or above 1 mg per article. Our tablets exceed it. Law effective 2026-09-04; governor EO from 2026-08-03"},{"date":"2026-09-22","field":"effective_date","from":null,"to":"2026-08-03"}]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"MN","status":"restricted"},{"code":"MT","status":"legal"},{"code":"SD","status":"restricted"}],"laws":[]}