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

Illegal

As of October 22, 2026, 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) is illegal to sell at retail in Kentucky. Concentrated 7-OH >400 ppm = Schedule I (902 KAR 55:015); leaf <=2% KCPA-restricted (dual-track). Listed as schedule 1, effective 2026-03-12. Controlling source: KRS 217.2202 (KCPA prohibitions; 2% 7-OH cap; synthetic ban; 21+).

Verified October 22, 2026 (llm review) · confidence: confirmed
Rule type
permanent
Tier
schedule i
Schedule
schedule 1
Limit
400 ppm dry weight (concentrate); leaf/product <=2% is KCPA-restricted (ppm dry weight)
Effective
2026-03-12

Controlling language, verbatim

902 KAR 55:015 Sec. 1(2)(c): 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) concentrated at a level above 400 parts per million on a dry weight basis = Schedule I. This designation does not apply to mitragynine. Plus KRS 217.2202 2% KCPA cap.

Source of excerpt

Citations

  1. KRS 217.2202 (KCPA prohibitions; 2% 7-OH cap; synthetic ban; 21+) (Kentucky General Assembly) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
  2. 902 KAR 55:015 (concentrated 7-OH Schedule I) (KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services)OFFICIAL

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

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Among Kentucky's 7 neighbors, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee are illegal; Illinois, Virginia and West Virginia are restricted; Missouri is gray area.

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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)
  • 2027-01-01 · KY · Kentucky: all kratom sales and manufacturing banned (HB 757 (2026 RS), Acts ch. 161, secs. 114-115)
    From Jan 1, 2027 HB 757 (passed over the governor's veto; lawsuit reported) ends the Kentucky kratom consumer protection framework and bans selling or manufacturing kratom products. Concentrated 7-OH above 400 ppm is already Schedule I (902 KAR 55:015).

Verbatim law on file for Kentucky

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

902 KAR 55:015 Sec. 1 (Schedule I; 7-OH >400 ppm) · KY Schedule I - 7-OH concentrated >400 ppm dry weight (mitragynine excluded)OFFICIAL
Instrument
KY Schedule I - 7-OH concentrated >400 ppm dry weight (mitragynine excluded)
Source
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/902/055/015/
Retrieved
2026-07-07
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Section 1. Schedule I Controlled Substances. (1) Each substance that is scheduled or designated as a Schedule I controlled substance under 21 C.F.R. 1308.11, including a substance temporarily scheduled ... shall be scheduled ... at the state level as a Schedule I controlled substance. (2) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services designates the following as Schedule I controlled substances: (a) tianeptine; (b) bromazolam; and (c) 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) concentrated at a level above 400 parts per million on a dry weight basis. This designation does not apply to mitragynine. (3) The following shall be exempt ...: (a) Cannabis plant material ... pursuant to 21 C.F.R. 1308.35; and (b) Any substance ... exempt from the definition of marijuana pursuant to KRS 218A.010(27)(a)-(f).
KRS 217.2202 (Kentucky Kratom Consumer Protection Act) · KY KCPA - age 21, 2% 7-OH cap, synthetic ban (kratom leaf/product track)OFFICIAL
Instrument
KY KCPA - age 21, 2% 7-OH cap, synthetic ban (kratom leaf/product track)
Source
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0044.pdf
Retrieved
2026-07-07
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SECTION 1 (KRS 217.2201 defs): "Kratom" means any part of the plant Mitragyna speciosa; "Kratom extract" ... extracted and concentrated ...; "Kratom product" means a food, powder, capsule, pill, or any other product intended for oral consumption that contains any part of the leaf ... or any extract thereof ...
SECTION 2 (KRS 217.2202): A kratom processor or kratom retailer shall not: (1) Distribute, dispense, sell, or make available for sale any kratom extract or kratom product to an individual who is under twenty-one (21) years of age; or (2) Prepare, manufacture, distribute, dispense, sell, or make available for sale any kratom extract or kratom product that: (a) Is adulterated with a dangerous nonkratom substance ...; (b) Contains a poisonous or otherwise harmful nonkratom ingredient, including but not limited to any controlled substance as defined in KRS Chapter 218A; (c) Contains a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent (2%) of the overall alkaloid composition of the product; (d) Contains any synthetic alkaloid, including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine, or any other synthetically derived compound of the plant Mitragyna speciosa; (e) Contains levels of residual solvents higher than ... USP Chapter 467; or (f) Does not meet the labeling requirements ...

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Compound Analytics. "Is 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) Legal in Kentucky? (2026)." Compound Laws, https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/7-oh/kentucky/. Accessed October 25, 2026.

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