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Alabama 7-OH Ban (2026): In Force

Ban in force

As of November 12, 2026, 7-OH is banned from retail sale in Alabama, effective May 10, 2016. Schedule I: Hydroxymitragynine named in Ala. Code 20-2-23(b)(4), item 323.

Verified November 12, 2026. Full determination, citations and verbatim law: Is 7-OH legal in Alabama?

When does the Alabama 7-OH ban take effect?

The Alabama 7-OH ban is already in force (effective May 10, 2016); no further effective date is pending.

Watchearliest DEA action in 0 days (DEA-1570 / FR 2026-20943); notice of intent by the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration), applies to every seller; notice of intent by the DEA (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration), advisory, not binding

Earliest Nov 13, 2026
DEA temporary Schedule I: 7-OH above 1 mg/g or under 100:1 mitragynine ratio (re-notice)
Federal · Enforcement date · DEA-1570 / FR 2026-20943
DEA may act on or after this date. An order takes effect on publication with no grace period.
active October 14, 2026
DEA re-notices intent to place 7-OH and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl above 1 mg/g (or 1 mg/mL) or below a 100:1 mitragynine ratio in Schedule I; withdraws July 2026 notice
Federal · Notice of intent · DEA-1570; FR Doc. 2026-20943 · DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) · applies to every seller
Products exceeding 1 mg per gram (solids) or 1 mg per mL (liquids) of 7-OH alone or combined with pseudoindoxyl, or with a mitragynine-to-7-OH mass ratio under 100, would be Schedule I; the order cannot issue before 30 days after publication (on or after November 13, 2026) and would run two years.
active July 6, 2026
Notice of intent to temporarily schedule 7-hydroxymitragynine
Federal · Notice of intent · FR 2026-13580 / DEA-1570 · DEA (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration) · advisory, not binding
ACTION line reads “Proposed amendment; notice of intent” -- NOT operative. A federal named basis would supersede every state interpretive isomer theory once final.
superseded October 14, 2026
DEA notice of intent to temporarily place 7-hydroxymitragynine above a 0.050 percent / 1.00 mg-per-article threshold in Schedule I
Federal · Notice of intent · DEA-1570; 91 FR 40917; FR Doc. 2026-13580 · DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) · applies to every seller
Proposed adding 21 CFR 1308.11(h)(91) to control 7-OH above 0.050 percent dry weight in kratom botanical material, or above 0.050 percent or 1.00 mg per article in processed products; order could not issue before August 5, 2026.

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final June 15, 2026
Operation Southern Shield: 83 search warrants statewide seize 63,995 bottles (about 123,000 doses) of kratom products, including two Montgomery wholesale warehouses
Alabama · Seizure · Attorney General (Alabama Attorney General's Office and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency) · applies to every seller
Joint AG and ALEA operation executed 83 warrants on retailers and two wholesale warehouses; Department of Forensic Sciences testing confirmed mitragynine, a controlled substance under Alabama law; evidence gathered for potential criminal and civil action.
final
Statewide kratom cease-and-desist
Alabama · Cease and desist · Attorney General (Alabama Attorney General) · guidance to the sector, not self-executing
Cites only Ala. Code 20-2-23 (1975) and names only "mitragynine and/or hydroxymitragynine".

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Compound Analytics. "Alabama 7-OH Ban (2026): In Force." Compound Laws, https://compoundlaws.com/bans/7-oh/alabama/. Accessed November 13, 2026.

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