{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/kratom/arkansas/","compound":{"slug":"kratom","name":"Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitragyna_speciosa"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"AR","name":"Arkansas"},"as_of":"2026-10-01","answer":"As of October 1, 2026, Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) is illegal to sell at retail in Arkansas. Whole-leaf illegal (mitragynine scheduled). Listed as schedule 1, effective 2015-11-08.","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Whole-leaf illegal (mitragynine scheduled)","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"schedule_i","schedule_class":"schedule_1","limit":null,"effective_date":"2015-11-08","verified_at":"2026-10-01","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"(24) Mitragynine -- (11-2015) [Arkansas Schedule I]","excerpt_source_url":"https://healthy.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Controlled-Substances-List-7.3.25.pdf","citations":[],"history":[{"date":"2026-07-25","field":"effective_date","from":"2015-11-01","to":"2015-11-08"}]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"LA","status":"illegal"},{"code":"MO","status":"gray"},{"code":"MS","status":"restricted"},{"code":"OK","status":"restricted"},{"code":"TN","status":"illegal"},{"code":"TX","status":"restricted"}],"laws":[{"citation":"AR ADH Sched I (c) + (d) limiter; Ark. Code 5-64-101","title":"Arkansas Schedule I opium-derivatives chapeau (unqualified isomers) + hallucinogen paragraph optical/positional/geometric limiter (scoped away)","official_url":"https://healthy.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Controlled-Substances-List-7.3.25.pdf","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-06","text_hash":"62ad8446e3007192651a03f5a4f6d0aa70ebec28eae79faa9ae5559c59377f82"}]}