Is 9-OH Banned in North Carolina? No Ban, Gray Area (2026)
No ban: Gray area
As of November 8, 2026, there is no 9-OH ban in North Carolina; 9-OH is in a legal gray area (sold in practice, exposed to an interpretive ban theory) (Not named and no kratom law; Schedule I catch-all for synthetic CNS-active compounds (G.S. 90-89(7)) and analogue rule are interpretive), and no pending ban or effective date is on file.
Compound Analytics. “Is 9-OH Banned in North Carolina? No Ban, Gray Area (2026).” Compound Laws, https://compoundlaws.com/bans/9-oh/north-carolina/. Accessed November 13, 2026.
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