Is 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) Legal in Alabama? (2026)

Rule type

permanent

Tier

schedule i

Schedule

schedule 1

Effective

2016-05-10

Controlling language, verbatim

Mitragynine. ... Hydroxymitragynine. (Ala. Code Sec. 20-2-23(b)(4) Schedule I synthetic controlled substances)

Source of excerpt

Citations

1. Ala. Code Sec. 20-2-23(b)(4) - Schedule I (mitragynine + hydroxymitragynine) (FindLaw (mirror of Ala. Code)) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
2. Alabama AG statewide cease-and-desist on kratom (Mar 2026) (Alabama Attorney General)OFFICIAL

Where 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) stands across the country

Among Alabama's 4 neighbors, Florida and Tennessee are illegal; Georgia and Mississippi are restricted.

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Federal posture

Not federally scheduled. 7-OH: not yet scheduled; DEA re-noticed Oct 14 (Schedule I above 1 mg/g or under 100:1 mitragynine ratio) on or after Nov 13 Federal detail

Pending deadlines

• 2026-08-01 · Federal · DEA temporary Schedule I order for 7-OH (above threshold) - effective on Federal Register publication (DEA NOI 2026-07-01)
• 2026-08-05 · Federal · DEA temporary Schedule I - 7-OH above a specified threshold (DEA-1570 / FR 2026-13580)
• 2026-11-13 · Federal · DEA temporary Schedule I: 7-OH above 1 mg/g or under 100:1 mitragynine ratio (re-notice) (DEA-1570 / FR 2026-20943)

Verbatim law on file for Alabama

1 instrument on file for this compound's framework in Alabama; 2 of 2 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

Ala. Code Sec. 20-2-23(b): "(b) The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule I:"
Sec. 20-2-23(b)(4)a. (governing chapeau):
"(4)a. A synthetic controlled substance that is any material, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of the following chemical compounds, their salts, isomers and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted, whenever the existence of these salts, isomers and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation or compound:"
Listed entries:
"322. Mitragynine."
"323. Hydroxymitragynine."

Ala. Code Sec. 20-2-2 (Definitions): contains NO standalone definition of "isomer." The word "isomer" is used but never defined and never qualified as optical/positional/geometric.

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7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in neighboring states

• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in Florida Illegal
• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in Georgia Restricted
• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in Mississippi Restricted
• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in Tennessee Illegal

7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in other states

Same framework in Alabama

• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Alabama Illegal
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Alabama Illegal
• Speciociliatine in Alabama Illegal

Other compounds in Alabama

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