Is 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) Legal in Minnesota? (2026)

Is 9-OH Legal? Every state and federal law

Rule type

permanent

Tier

KCPA regulated

Effective

2026-08-01

What the record says

Minnesota does not schedule 9-OH, kratom, mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine. Schedule I (Minn. Stat. 152.02, subd. 2) and the Board of Pharmacy rule schedules (Minn. R. 6800.4210, last published 2013) list no kratom alkaloid. Minnesota’s only kratom provision is Minn. Stat. 152.027, subd. 7, which makes it a gross misdemeanor to sell any amount of kratom or a substance that contains mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine to a person under 21, and a misdemeanor for a person under 21 to possess it; 2026 Minn. Laws ch. 63 raised the age from 18 to 21 effective 2026-08-01. Kratom is not defined in 152.01, and the provision does not name 9-OH. Whether the age rule reaches a semi-synthetic 9-OH tablet or liquid depends on whether the product is 'kratom' or contains mitragynine or 7-OH; a product made from mitragynine may retain residual mitragynine, but that is a product fact the text does not settle, so the condition is recorded with confidence under review. The provision sets no labeling, registration, testing, synthetic-alkaloid or form rule and no 7-OH cap. Federal adoption is not automatic: under 152.02, subd. 12 the Board of Pharmacy may temporarily control a federally designated substance by order, and no such order was located; 9-OH is not federally designated in any case. 152.02, subd. 8b allows the Board to add a substance to Schedule I by expedited rule; no rule naming a kratom alkaloid was located. Schedule I includes a controlled substance analog intended for human consumption (152.02, subd. 2(i); 152.01, subd. 23), but Minnesota Schedules I and II hold no kratom alkaloid to serve as an anchor, so analog reach is remote. Trace 7-OH: any substance containing 7-OH is within the under-21 offense. 9-OH is not federally scheduled; federal Analogue Act and FDA exposure are interpretive.

Controlling language, verbatim

(a) A person who unlawfully sells any amount of kratom or a substance that contains mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine to a person under the age of 21 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. ... (b) A person under the age of 21 who unlawfully possesses any amount of kratom or a substance that contains mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source of excerpt

Citations

1. Minn. Stat. 152.027, subd. 7 (sale to or possession by persons under 21 of kratom, mitragynine or 7-OH) (Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, 2026-11-08) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
2. Minn. Laws 2026, ch. 63 (kratom age 18 to 21) (Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, 2026-11-08)OFFICIAL
3. Minn. Stat. 152.02 (schedules; subd. 8b expedited Board scheduling; subd. 12 federal coordination) (Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, 2026-11-08)OFFICIAL
4. Minn. Stat. 152.01, subd. 23 (analog definition) (Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, 2026-11-08)OFFICIAL
5. Minn. R. 6800.4210 (Schedule I by Board rule) (Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, 2026-11-08)OFFICIAL

Where 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) stands across the country

Among Minnesota’s 4 neighbors, North Dakota is illegal; South Dakota and Wisconsin are gray area; Iowa is legal.

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Federal posture

Not federally scheduled. Not federally scheduled: absent from 21 CFR 1308.11 and every DEA kratom-alkaloid order and notice; Analogue Act exposure is interpretive Federal detail

Verbatim law on file for Minnesota

3 instruments on file for this compound’s framework in Minnesota; 5 of 5 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

Subd. 12.
Coordination of controlled substance regulation with federal law and state statute.

(a) If any substance is designated, rescheduled, or deleted as a controlled substance under federal law, the Board of Pharmacy may similarly and temporarily control the substance under this chapter by issuing an order and causing it to be published in the State Register and filed with the secretary of state. In issuing the order, the board is not required to engage in rulemaking. The order expires no later than 12 months after the date of issue and may not be renewed. After issuing the order, the board may permanently schedule the substance only by exercising the authority granted to it under subdivision 8.

(b) The state Board of Pharmacy shall annually submit a report to the legislature on or before December 1 that specifies what changes the board made to the controlled substance schedules maintained by the board in Minnesota Rules, parts
6800.4210
 to
6800.4250
, in the preceding 12 months. The report must also specify any orders issued by the board under this subdivision. The report must include specific recommendations for amending the controlled substance schedules contained in subdivisions 2 to 6, so that they conform with the controlled substance schedules maintained by the board in Minnesota Rules, parts
6800.4210
 to
6800.4250
, and with the federal schedules.

Subd. 7.
Sale or possession of kratom.

(a) A person who unlawfully sells any amount of kratom or a substance that contains mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine to a person under the age of 21 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

(b) A person under the age of 21 who unlawfully possesses any amount of kratom or a substance that contains mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine is guilty of a misdemeanor.

152.027 Subd. 7. Sale or possession of kratom. (a) A person who unlawfully sells any amount of kratom or a substance that contains mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine to a person under the age of 18 [21 effective 8/1/2026] is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (b) A person under the age of 18 [21 effective 8/1/2026] who unlawfully possesses any amount of kratom or a substance that contains mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine is guilty of a misdemeanor. [2026 c.63 (HF3453), signed 5/5/2026, raises 18->21 effective 8/1/2026.]

Related

9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) in neighboring states

• 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) in Iowa Legal
• 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) in North Dakota Illegal
• 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) in South Dakota Gray area
• 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) in Wisconsin Gray area

Closest to 9-OH in Minnesota

• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in Minnesota Restricted
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Minnesota Restricted
• MGM-15 (dihydro-7-hydroxymitragynine) in Minnesota Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Minnesota Illegal
• MGM-16 (9-fluoro-dihydro-7-hydroxymitragynine) in Minnesota Illegal
• Speciociliatine in Minnesota Restricted

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