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

Rule type

permanent

Tier

schedule i

Schedule

schedule 1

Effective

2026-04-02

Controlling language, verbatim

the following substances have also been designated as schedule 1 controlled substances: 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH, a kratom derivative) (CT DCP, PR2025-018)

Source of excerpt

Citations

1. CT DCP - Kratom + 7-OH designated Schedule I (PR2025-018, eff. Apr 2 2026) (Connecticut Dept. of Consumer Protection) PRIMARYOFFICIAL

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

Among Connecticut's 3 neighbors, Massachusetts is illegal; New York and Rhode Island 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)
• 2026-12-31 · CT · Connecticut 7-OH rulemaking process
  Connecticut is actively working through the rulemaking process to schedule 7-OH. No finalized date yet — listing as end-of-year watch so the team doesn't miss the finalization.

Verbatim law on file for Connecticut

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

(c) Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule in the Connecticut General Statutes, or the regulations promulgated thereunder, or by the Food and Drug Administration, any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains their salts, isomers and salts of isomers, whenever the existence of these salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation: (44) 7-hydroxymitragynine; (45) Bromazolam; (46) Flubromazolam; (47) Mitragyna speciosa (kratom), including its leaves, stem and any extracts; (48) Nitazenes, including, but not limited to, isotonitazene; (49) Tianeptine; and (50) Phenibut. (Effective July 23, 1987; Amended ... Amended February 10, 2023; Amended April 2, 2026) [Full (a)-(g) section available at official URL; subsection (c) is the operative kratom-scheduling instrument, items (44) and (47) captured verbatim.]

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7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in neighboring states

• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in Massachusetts Illegal
• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in New York Restricted
• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in Rhode Island Restricted

7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in other states

Same framework in Connecticut

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

Other compounds in Connecticut

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