Is 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) Legal in District of Columbia? (2026)

Rule type

permanent

Tier

schedule i

Schedule

schedule 1

Effective

2016-12-02

Controlling language, verbatim

22-B DCMR 1201.1: The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule I of the Act unless removed therefrom pursuant to Section 201 of the Act: ... (h) Unclassified novel psychoactive substances: ... (16) (Kratom) 7-hydroxymitragynine; ...

Source of excerpt

Citations

1. LAPPA Kratom: Summary of State Laws - DC (22-B DCMR Sec. 1201 reg Schedule I vs DC Code 48-902.04 statute) (Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association (LAPPA), 2025-07-01) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
2. 22-B DCMR 1201 Schedule I Enumerated (Department of Health), as amended effective 12/2/2016, 1201.1(h)(16) (DC Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances (DCRegs), 2026-09-22) PRIMARYOFFICIAL

Change history

• 2026-09-22Status changed from legal to illegal.
• 2026-09-22Tier changed from unscheduled to schedule_i.
• 2026-09-22Headline updated: "7-OH is Schedule I in DC by regulation: 22-B DCMR 1201.1(h)(16) "(Kratom) 7-hydroxymitragynine" (eff. 2016-12-02); leaf kratom / mitragynine not listed".
• 2026-09-22Effective date changed from none to 2016-12-02.
• 2026-09-22Schedule changed from none to schedule_1.

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

Among District of Columbia's 2 neighbors, Maryland and Virginia 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 District of Columbia

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

D.C. Official Code Sec. 48-902.04 (Schedule I enumerated). Opiate class (1) is a closed NAMED list ("any of the following opiates, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts...") that does NOT include mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, or speciociliatine. Hallucinogen class (3) ("any material...which contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, its salts, isomers and salts of isomers...") runs alphabetically ...Lysergic acid diethylamide; Methoxetamine; Mescaline; Peyote... with NO "Mitragynine" entry at the M slot. DC Schedule I has NO general controlled-substance-analogue catch-all (only Synthetic Cathinones = 2-amino-1-propanone structures, and Synthetic Cannabimimetic Agents = cannabinoid-receptor agonists, neither of which reaches indole alkaloids). A full-text search of Sec. 48-902.04 for mitragynine / kratom / 7-hydroxy / pseudoindoxyl / speciociliatine returns ZERO matches. DC has enacted no Kratom Consumer Protection Act.

Related

7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in neighboring states

• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in Maryland Restricted
• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in Virginia Restricted

7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in other states

Same framework in District of Columbia

• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in District of Columbia Illegal
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in District of Columbia Legal
• Speciociliatine in District of Columbia Legal

Other compounds in District of Columbia

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