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Is 7-OH Banned in Illinois? No, Legal With Restrictions (2026)

No ban: Restricted

As of November 12, 2026, there is no 7-OH ban in Illinois; 7-OH is legal to sell at retail with restrictions (Kratom Control Act names 7-OH within 'kratom' and bars sale to or possession by persons under 18; no cap), and no pending ban or effective date is on file. Federally: Earliest Nov 13, 2026. DEA may act on or after this date. An order takes effect on publication with no grace period.

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

When does the Illinois 7-OH ban take effect?

No 7-OH ban is pending in Illinois as of November 13, 2026.

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superseded October 14, 2026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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Compound Analytics. "Is 7-OH Banned in Illinois? No, Legal With Restrictions (2026)." Compound Laws, https://compoundlaws.com/bans/7-oh/illinois/. Accessed November 13, 2026.

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