{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/kratom/north-dakota/","compound":{"slug":"kratom","name":"Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitragyna_speciosa"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"ND","name":"North Dakota"},"as_of":"2026-09-23","answer":"As of September 23, 2026, Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) is illegal to sell at retail in North Dakota. Illegal today, legal later. Leaf capsules are allowed under ch. 51-38 (21+, AG license, labels, lab COA, behind the counter), but selling kr. Effective 2026-08-03. Controlling source: N.D. Cent. Code 19-03.1-05 Schedule I (kratom alkaloids absent) + HB 1566 study.","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Illegal today, legal later. Leaf capsules are allowed under ch. 51-38 (21+, AG license, labels, lab COA, behind the counter), but selling kr","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"state_named_ban","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":"2026-08-03","verified_at":"2026-09-23","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"1. \"Kratom\" means pure leaf kratom that contains five one-hundredths percent of 7-hydroxymitragynine or less on a dry weight basis. [51-38-01(1)] | 1. A processor or retailer may not prepare, distribute, or sell kratom unless the processor or retailer holds a license issued by the attorney general. [51-38-02(1)] | 4. The attorney general shall adopt rules to administer and enforce this chapter. The attorney general may not issue a license under section 51-38-02 until the rules are adopted. [51-38-06(4)] | 1. It is a class B misdemeanor for any person to prepare, manufacture, distribute, advertise, or sell kratom without a license. [51-38-07(1)] | a. Is mixed or packed with a nonkratom substance unless the nonkratom substance is an inert encapsulating agent that: (1) Is composed of food-grade or pharmaceutical-grade materials with no pharmacological activity; (2) Does not contain a psychoactive substance, stimulant, or adulterant; and (3) Serves solely to contain or deliver pure leaf kratom. [51-38-04(1)(a)] | 2. A licensee may not distribute, advertise, or sell a kratom product to an individual under twenty- one years of age. [51-38-04(2)]","excerpt_source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/special-2/documents/25-1453-07000.pdf","citations":[{"title":"N.D. Cent. Code 19-03.1-05 Schedule I (kratom alkaloids absent) + HB 1566 study","url":"https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-index/bi1566.html","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"North Dakota Legislative Branch","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"N.D. Cent. Code 19-03.1-05 Schedule I (kratom alkaloids absent) + HB 1566 study","url":"https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-index/bi1566.html","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"North Dakota Legislative Branch","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"Armstrong signs HB 1628 banning synthetic kratom, restricting natural kratom to 21+","url":"https://www.governor.nd.gov/news/updated-armstrong-signs-bill-banning-synthetic-kratom-restricting-natural-kratom-21-and-older","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"North Dakota Office of the Governor","type":"gov","primary":true,"official":true},{"title":"HB 1628 enrolled (25.1453.07000)","url":"https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/special-2/documents/25-1453-07000.pdf","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"North Dakota Legislative Branch","type":"legislation","primary":true,"official":true}],"history":[{"date":"2026-09-22","field":"status","from":"legal","to":"illegal"},{"date":"2026-09-22","field":"tier","from":"unscheduled","to":"state_named_ban"},{"date":"2026-09-22","field":"headline","from":"Unregulated -- HB 1101 ban failed; HB 1566 gutted to a study","to":"Illegal today, legal later. Leaf capsules are allowed under ch. 51-38 (21+, AG license, labels, lab COA, behind the counter), but selling kratom without a license is a class B misdemeanor and no license can issue until the AG adopts rules"},{"date":"2026-09-22","field":"effective_date","from":null,"to":"2026-08-03"}]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"MN","status":"restricted"},{"code":"MT","status":"legal"},{"code":"SD","status":"restricted"}],"laws":[]}