{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/kratom/massachusetts/","compound":{"slug":"kratom","name":"Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitragyna_speciosa"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"MA","name":"Massachusetts"},"as_of":"2026-09-21","answer":"As of September 21, 2026, Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) is illegal to sell at retail in Massachusetts. Schedule I. 105 CMR 726.003 names \"the plant mitragyna speciosa\", so leaf kratom capsules (Shaman Ease) are covered. Effective 2026-08-28 fo. Effective 2026-08-28. Controlling source: 105 CMR 726.000: Temporary placement of kratom in Schedule 1 pursuant to M.G.L. c. 94C, s. 2A (emergency regulation).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Schedule I. 105 CMR 726.003 names \"the plant mitragyna speciosa\", so leaf kratom capsules (Shaman Ease) are covered. Effective 2026-08-28 fo","rule_type":"emergency","tier":"schedule_i","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":"2026-08-28","verified_at":"2026-09-21","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"Kratom. The plant mitragyna speciosa, mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine (also known as 7-OH), mitragynine pseudoindoxyl (also known as MP), dihydro-7-hydroxymitragynine (also known as MGM-15), 9-fluoro-7-hydroxymitragynine (also known as MGM-16), including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible. Kratom includes any product held out or holding itself out to be kratom. [105 CMR 726.003] | Kratom is hereby placed in schedule 1 in accordance with M.G.L. c. 94C, § 2A. [105 CMR 726.004]","excerpt_source_url":"https://www.mass.gov/doc/105-cmr-726-temporary-placement-of-kratom-in-schedule-1-pursuant-to-mgl-c-94c-ss-2a-emergency-regulation/download","citations":[{"title":"105 CMR 726.000: Temporary placement of kratom in Schedule 1 pursuant to M.G.L. c. 94C, s. 2A (emergency regulation)","url":"https://www.mass.gov/doc/105-cmr-726-temporary-placement-of-kratom-in-schedule-1-pursuant-to-mgl-c-94c-ss-2a-emergency-regulation/download","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"Massachusetts Department of Public Health","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 statewide; not scheduled (municipal bans apply locally)","to":"Schedule I. 105 CMR 726.003 names \"the plant mitragyna speciosa\", so leaf kratom capsules (Shaman Ease) are covered. Effective 2026-08-28 for 1 year"},{"date":"2026-09-22","field":"effective_date","from":null,"to":"2026-08-28"},{"date":"2026-09-22","field":"sunset_date","from":null,"to":"2027-08-28"}]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"CT","status":"illegal"},{"code":"NH","status":"legal"},{"code":"NY","status":"restricted"},{"code":"RI","status":"restricted"},{"code":"VT","status":"illegal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, Sec. 1 (Controlled Substances Act; Definitions)","title":"Definitions -- 'Controlled substance analogue' (and related 'Controlled substance', 'Tetrahydrocannabinol', and 'Marihuana' definitions)","official_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter94C/Section1","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-02","text_hash":"9a0f4c5c022d2a017e61bbbc952a49595112797b885de49649ff5f106ae02c27"}]}