{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/kratom/louisiana/","compound":{"slug":"kratom","name":"Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitragyna_speciosa"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"LA","name":"Louisiana"},"as_of":"2026-07-18","answer":"As of July 18, 2026, Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) is illegal to sell at retail in Louisiana. Full criminal kratom ban (R.S. 40:966.1) + M. speciosa Schedule I; eff. 2025-08-01. Listed as schedule 1, effective 2025-08-01.","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Full criminal kratom ban (R.S. 40:966.1) + M. speciosa Schedule I; eff. 2025-08-01","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"schedule_i","schedule_class":"schedule_1","limit":null,"effective_date":"2025-08-01","verified_at":"2026-07-18","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"A. ... 'kratom' means any substance derived from the leaves of the Mitragyna speciosa tree or any substance containing 7-hydroxymitragynine or mitragynine. B.(1) ... It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly produce, manufacture, distribute, or dispense ... kratom. ... C. ... It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess kratom.","excerpt_source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1422223","citations":[],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"AR","status":"illegal"},{"code":"MS","status":"restricted"},{"code":"TX","status":"restricted"}],"laws":[{"citation":"La. R.S. 40:966.1 (Act 41, 2025)","title":"LA — Unlawful possession/production/distribution of kratom; Schedule I(G); prohibited plant","official_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1422223","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-06","text_hash":"f452eb21fdac1ada2b0f2e6863e166a579234ced0d283b4d84d52d63d2413e99"}]}