{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/kratom/missouri/","compound":{"slug":"kratom","name":"Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitragyna_speciosa"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"MO","name":"Missouri"},"as_of":"2026-10-07","answer":"As of October 7, 2026, Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) is in a legal gray area (sold in practice, exposed to an interpretive ban theory) in Missouri. Restricted - NO Missouri statute; AG enforcement took two operators off the market (June 2026).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"gray","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Restricted - NO Missouri statute; AG enforcement took two operators off the market (June 2026)","rule_type":null,"tier":"unscheduled","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":null,"verified_at":"2026-10-07","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"No MO statute schedules kratom/7-OH/pseudoindoxyl. Binding AG consent settlement in State v. Shaman Botanicals (2616-CV11773, eff. 2026-06-04) requires Shaman to suspend ALL Missouri kratom + alkaloid sales, $5M penalty for breach.","excerpt_source_url":"https://ago.mo.gov/american-shaman-agrees-to-suspend-sales-of-kratom-and-7-oh-in-missouri/","citations":[],"history":[{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"illegal","to":"restricted"},{"date":"2026-09-23","field":"status","from":"restricted","to":"illegal"},{"date":"2026-07-25","field":"status","from":"illegal","to":"restricted"},{"date":"2026-07-25","field":"exposure","from":"standard","to":"high_interpretive"},{"date":"2026-07-25","field":"tier","from":"state_named_ban","to":"unscheduled"},{"date":"2026-07-25","field":"headline","from":"ILLEGAL for Shaman - MO AG consent settlement ($5M); NOT a Schedule I statute","to":"Restricted - NO Missouri statute; AG enforcement took two operators off the market (June 2026)"},{"date":"2026-07-25","field":"effectively_prohibitive","from":"false","to":"true"}]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"AR","status":"illegal"},{"code":"IL","status":"restricted"},{"code":"IA","status":"legal"},{"code":"KS","status":"illegal"},{"code":"KY","status":"restricted"},{"code":"NE","status":"restricted"},{"code":"OK","status":"restricted"},{"code":"TN","status":"illegal"}],"laws":[{"citation":"Mo. Exec. Order 24-10 (Aug. 1, 2024)","title":"Executive Order 24-10 -- directing DHSS to designate foods containing unregulated psychoactive cannabis products as coming from an unapproved food source / containing an unapproved food additive, and to embargo and condemn such foods; directing Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control to prohibit sale on liquor-licensed premises","official_url":"https://www.sos.mo.gov/library/reference/orders/2024/eo10","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-02","text_hash":"40421b2949322e510eb7b3788221c96354a0c74238486b7cc83398124ca8bdc4"},{"citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. Sec. 196.070 + Mo. AG settlement (State v. Shaman Botanicals, 2616-CV11773)","title":"MO - no kratom schedule; 7-OH restricted via AG adulterated-food/new-drug enforcement + consent settlements","official_url":"https://ago.mo.gov/american-shaman-agrees-to-suspend-sales-of-kratom-and-7-oh-in-missouri/","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-07","text_hash":"c761411cf683e504a42cae23c76286db0c756f0a0e8e2ff06814322c85b5fab6"}]}