{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/kratom/vermont/","compound":{"slug":"kratom","name":"Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine)","same_as":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitragyna_speciosa"},"jurisdiction":{"code":"VT","name":"Vermont"},"as_of":"2026-07-18","answer":"As of July 18, 2026, Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) is illegal to sell at retail in Vermont. Effectively contraband -- mitragynine itself is a named regulated drug. Listed as schedule 1, effective 2016-01-01. Controlling source: Vermont Regulated Drug Rule (12-5 Vt. Code R. 23:7.0) - mitragynine + 7-OH listed (per LAPPA).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"illegal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"Effectively contraband -- mitragynine itself is a named regulated drug","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"schedule_i","schedule_class":"schedule_1","limit":null,"effective_date":"2016-01-01","verified_at":"2026-07-18","confidence":"under_review","verbatim_excerpt":"Vermont regulations list mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine in the state's Regulated Drug Rule. (12-5 Vt. Code R. 23:7.0)","excerpt_source_url":"https://legislativeanalysis.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kratom-Summary-of-State-Laws.pdf","citations":[{"title":"Vermont Regulated Drug Rule (12-5 Vt. Code R. 23:7.0) - mitragynine + 7-OH listed (per LAPPA)","url":"https://legislativeanalysis.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kratom-Summary-of-State-Laws.pdf","pinpoint":null,"publisher":"LAPPA (Kratom: Summary of State Laws, July 2025)","type":"publication","primary":true,"official":true}],"history":[]}],"neighbors":[{"code":"MA","status":"illegal"},{"code":"NH","status":"legal"},{"code":"NY","status":"restricted"}],"laws":[{"citation":"Code Vt. R. 13-140-011 Sec.7.0; 18 V.S.A. 4201","title":"Vermont Regulated Drug Rule mitragynine listing (bare) + hallucinogenic-drug class (no isomer clause)","official_url":"https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/document/reg-regulated-drugs.pdf","source_label":"OFFICIAL","effective_date":null,"retrieved_date":"2026-07-06","text_hash":"b6dcd01b1987a8ee0dd3461493a114bde4173d65de245f719b66483cce0a6177"}]}