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

Rule type

permanent

Tier

concentration cap

Limit

1 mg per serving (mg per serving)

Effective

2025-01-01

Effectively prohibitive

yes, in practice

Controlling language, verbatim

No kratom product ... shall have a concentration ratio that is: ... (2) Greater than 0.5 mg 7-hydroxymitragynine per gram; or (3) Greater than 1 mg 7-hydroxymitragynine per serving (O.C.G.A. 16-13-122(b))

Source of excerpt

Citations

1. O.C.G.A. Sec. 16-13-122 - Georgia Kratom Consumer Protection Act (7-OH + mitragynine caps, synthetic/vape ban, age 21) (Justia (mirror of O.C.G.A.)) PRIMARYLEGISLATION

Change history

• 2026-09-23Status changed from illegal to restricted.
• 2026-09-23Status changed from restricted to illegal.

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

Among Georgia's 5 neighbors, Alabama, Florida and Tennessee are illegal; South Carolina is restricted; North Carolina is legal.

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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 · GA · GA HB 968 - would reclassify mitragynine/7-OH to Schedule I (2026; pending, House Second Readers) (HB 968)

Verbatim law on file for Georgia

1 instrument on file for this compound's framework in Georgia; 0 of 1 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

16-13-120 Definitions. (2) "Kratom" means the tropical evergreen known as Mitragyna speciosa ... which ... contains the alkaloid mitragynine or metabolite 7-hydroxymitragynine. (4) "Kratom product" means a product containing any part of the leaf of the plant mitragyna ... 16-13-121 (a)(1) No person shall knowingly sell or transfer possession of any kratom ... to another person under 21 years of age ... (b) No person shall ingest kratom in a manner that employs a heating element ... [vape ban] ... (d) [behind-counter/secured display]. 16-13-122 (a) All kratom products ... shall not be modified, chemically or otherwise, ... in any way that increases the levels of mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine beyond those in subsection (b). (b) No kratom product ... shall have a concentration ratio that is: (1) Greater than 150 mg of mitragynine per serving; (2) Greater than 0.5 mg 7-hydroxymitragynine per gram; or (3) Greater than 1 mg 7-hydroxymitragynine per serving. (c) A processor or retailer shall not prepare, distribute, sell, or expose for sale: (1) adulterated; (2) not GRAS food substance; (3) A kratom product containing any synthetic alkaloids or metabolite including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine, or any other synthetically derived compounds of the kratom plant; or (4) [vape form]. (e) [labeling incl. mitragynine + 7-OH amounts]. (f)-(g) penalties (processor felony tier up to 15 yrs; retailer tiered).

Related

7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in neighboring states

• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in Alabama Illegal
• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in Florida Illegal
• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in North Carolina Legal
• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in South Carolina Restricted
• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in Tennessee Illegal

7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in other states

Same framework in Georgia

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

Other compounds in Georgia

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