{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/kratom/north-carolina/","compound":{"slug":"kratom","name":"Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitragyna_speciosa"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"NC","name":"North Carolina"},"as_of":"2026-07-18","answer":"As of July 18, 2026, Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) is legal to sell at retail in North Carolina. Unregulated -- no scheduling, no named ban, no KCPA (HB 468 pending). Controlling source: N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-89 Schedule I (kratom alkaloids absent) + HB 468 status.","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Unregulated -- no scheduling, no named ban, no KCPA (HB 468 pending)","rule_type":null,"tier":"unscheduled","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":null,"verified_at":"2026-07-18","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-89 (Schedule I) and Article 5 contain no entry for Mitragyna speciosa, mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, or mitragynine pseudoindoxyl (quoted silence).","excerpt_source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookup/2025/H468","citations":[{"title":"N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-89 Schedule I (kratom alkaloids absent) + HB 468 status","url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookup/2025/H468","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"North Carolina General Assembly","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"GA","status":"restricted"},{"code":"SC","status":"restricted"},{"code":"TN","status":"illegal"},{"code":"VA","status":"restricted"}],"laws":[]}