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

Illegal

As of November 12, 2026, 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) is illegal to sell at retail in Nebraska. Kratom act deems any product with a synthesized kratom alkaloid adulterated and bars its sale (Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-3802(5), (8); 71-3809). Effective 2026-07-18. Controlling source: Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-3809 (adulterated kratom product; prohibited).

Verified November 12, 2026 (llm review) · confidence: confirmed

Is 9-OH Legal? Every state and federal law

Nebraska 9-OH ban status: ban in force

QuietNo pending legislation, deadlines or enforcement actions on file for 9-OH in Nebraska.
Rule type
permanent
Tier
Prohibited
Effective
2026-07-18

What the record says

Nebraska does not name 9-hydroxycorynantheidine (9-OH, 9-O-demethylmitragynine), mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine or kratom in its schedules (Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-405 as amended by LB 795 and LB 877 in 2026), and 28-405 has no provision adopting federal scheduling. The Kratom Consumer Protection Act (LB 230, 2025; amended by LB 901, 2026) controls. A kratom product is a food, ingredient or dietary supplement that consists of or contains kratom or kratom extract and does not contain any synthesized kratom alkaloids, other synthesized kratom constituents or synthesized metabolites (71-3802(5)(b)). Synthesized means an alkaloid or alkaloid derivative created, in full or in part, by directed chemical, physical or biosynthetic conversion rather than traditional food preparation such as heating or extracting (71-3802(8)). Under 71-3809, as amended operative July 18, 2026, no person may sell, offer, provide or distribute an adulterated kratom product, and a product is deemed adulterated if it contains any kratom alkaloid or metabolite and does not meet the kratom product definition. 9-OH is a kratom alkaloid. A 9-OH tablet or liquid made by O-demethylating mitragynine contains an alkaloid created by directed chemical conversion, so it is not a kratom product and is deemed adulterated; its sale is barred with no definitional step left. Violations carry civil penalties of up to 1,000 dollars for a first violation, rising to 20,000 dollars and a three-year sales ban for processors on repeat violations (71-3810). For lawful kratom products the act also requires sale only to persons 21 or older with online age verification (71-3803), GMP manufacture and FDA food facility registration (71-3805), labeling (71-3806), Department of Revenue product registration with a certificate of analysis (71-3807), no combustible, vaporizable or injectable forms and no forms attractive to children, a 2 percent 7-OH limit in the alkaloid fraction, and a 10 percent excise tax from January 1, 2027 (71-3816). 9-OH is not federally scheduled; federal Analogue Act and FDA exposure are interpretive.

Controlling language, verbatim

(1) No person shall sell, offer for sale, provide, or distribute an adulterated kratom product in the State of Nebraska. ... (2) A product shall be deemed adulterated if: (a) It contains any kratom alkaloid or metabolite, including 7-hydroxymitragynine, and does not meet the definition of a kratom product under section ... (5) Kratom product means a food, ingredient, or dietary supplement that: (a) Consists of or contains kratom or kratom extract; (b) Does not contain any synthesized kratom alkaloids, other synthesized kratom constituents, or synthesized metabolites of any kratom constituent; ... (8) Synthesized means an alkaloid or alkaloid derivative that has been created, in full or in part, by directed chemical, physical, or biosynthetic conversion, including, but not limited to, fermentation, recombinant techniques, yeast-derived, or enzymatic techniques, rather than traditional food preparation techniques, such as heating or extracting.

Source of excerpt

Citations

  1. Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-3809 (adulterated kratom product; prohibited) (Nebraska Legislature, 2026-11-08) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
  2. Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-3802 (Kratom Consumer Protection Act definitions) (Nebraska Legislature, 2026-11-08)OFFICIAL
  3. Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-3810 (civil penalties) (Nebraska Legislature, 2026-11-08)OFFICIAL
  4. Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-3803 (sale to persons under 21 prohibited) (Nebraska Legislature, 2026-11-08)OFFICIAL
  5. Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-3807 (product registration) (Nebraska Legislature, 2026-11-08)OFFICIAL
  6. Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-405 (schedules of controlled substances) (Nebraska Legislature, 2026-11-08)OFFICIAL

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

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Among Nebraska's 6 neighbors, Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota and Wyoming are gray area; Iowa and Missouri are 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 Nebraska

4 instruments on file for this compound’s framework in Nebraska; 6 of 6 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-3802 · Kratom Consumer Protection Act; terms, definedOFFICIAL
Instrument
Kratom Consumer Protection Act; terms, defined
Source
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-3802
Retrieved
2026-10-29
Fingerprint
c487782404695115
71-3802.

Terms, defined.

For purposes of the Kratom Consumer Protection Act:

(1) Attractive to children means products:

(a) Manufactured in the shape of humans, cartoons, or animals; or

(b) Manufactured in a form that bears any reasonable resemblance to an existing candy product that is familiar to the public as a widely distributed or a branded food product such that a product could be mistaken for the branded food product, especially by children;

(2) Department means the Department of Revenue;

(3) Kratom means the plant mitragyna speciosa or any part of that plant, including, but not limited to, all components present in the natural plant;

(4) Kratom extract means the material obtained by extraction of kratom leaves with a solvent consisting of water, ethanol, or food-grade carbon dioxide, or any other solvent allowed by federal or state regulation to be used in manufacturing a food ingredient;

(5) Kratom product means a food, ingredient, or dietary supplement that:

(a) Consists of or contains kratom or kratom extract;

(b) Does not contain any synthesized kratom alkaloids, other synthesized kratom constituents, or synthesized metabolites of any kratom constituent;

(c) Does not contain a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent of the alkaloid composition of the kratom product; and

(d) Does not include any kratom product in any form that is combustible, is intended to be used for vaporization, or is injectable;

(6) Processor means a person that manufactures, packages, labels, or distributes kratom products or advertises, represents, or holds itself out as manufacturing, preparing, packaging, labeling, or distributing kratom products;

(7) Retailer has the same meaning as in section
77-2701.32
; and

(8) Synthesized means an alkaloid or alkaloid derivative that has been created, in full or in part, by directed chemical, physical, or biosynthetic conversion, including, but not limited to, fermentation, recombinant techniques, yeast-derived, or enzymatic techniques, rather than traditional food preparation techniques, such as heating or extracting.
Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-3802 (with 71-3809) · Kratom Consumer Protection Act: terms definedOFFICIAL
Instrument
Kratom Consumer Protection Act: terms defined
Source
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-3802
Retrieved
2026-10-29
Fingerprint
268c867147e7fcb3
71-3802.

Terms, defined.

For purposes of the Kratom Consumer Protection Act:

(1) Attractive to children means products:

(a) Manufactured in the shape of humans, cartoons, or animals; or

(b) Manufactured in a form that bears any reasonable resemblance to an existing candy product that is familiar to the public as a widely distributed or a branded food product such that a product could be mistaken for the branded food product, especially by children;

(2) Department means the Department of Revenue;

(3) Kratom means the plant mitragyna speciosa or any part of that plant, including, but not limited to, all components present in the natural plant;

(4) Kratom extract means the material obtained by extraction of kratom leaves with a solvent consisting of water, ethanol, or food-grade carbon dioxide, or any other solvent allowed by federal or state regulation to be used in manufacturing a food ingredient;

(5) Kratom product means a food, ingredient, or dietary supplement that:

(a) Consists of or contains kratom or kratom extract;

(b) Does not contain any synthesized kratom alkaloids, other synthesized kratom constituents, or synthesized metabolites of any kratom constituent;

(c) Does not contain a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent of the alkaloid composition of the kratom product; and

(d) Does not include any kratom product in any form that is combustible, is intended to be used for vaporization, or is injectable;

(6) Processor means a person that manufactures, packages, labels, or distributes kratom products or advertises, represents, or holds itself out as manufacturing, preparing, packaging, labeling, or distributing kratom products;

(7) Retailer has the same meaning as in section
77-2701.32
; and

(8) Synthesized means an alkaloid or alkaloid derivative that has been created, in full or in part, by directed chemical, physical, or biosynthetic conversion, including, but not limited to, fermentation, recombinant techniques, yeast-derived, or enzymatic techniques, rather than traditional food preparation techniques, such as heating or extracting.

Source

Laws 2025, LB230, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-3809; Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-3802 · Adulterated kratom product; prohibited. Terms, defined (Kratom Consumer Protection Act)OFFICIAL
Instrument
Adulterated kratom product; prohibited. Terms, defined (Kratom Consumer Protection Act)
Source
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-3809
Retrieved
2026-11-08
Fingerprint
7c54fd2e8bc89652
(1) No person shall sell, offer for sale, provide, or distribute an adulterated kratom product in the State of Nebraska.

(2) A product shall be deemed adulterated if:

(a) It contains any kratom alkaloid or metabolite, including 7-hydroxymitragynine, and does not meet the definition of a kratom product under section 
71-3802
; or

(b) The kratom product is combined with a dangerous nonkratom substance that contains a poisonous or otherwise deleterious nonkratom ingredient, including, but not limited to, any substance listed as a controlled substance under the laws of this state or federal law.

(3) If the department has a reasonable belief that a product may be an adulterated kratom product, the department may require the person selling, providing, or distributing the product to obtain an independent third-party test of the product by a laboratory of the department's choosing. A person shall not sell, provide, or distribute any product undergoing such testing until the test results verify that such product is not adulterated.

For purposes of the Kratom Consumer Protection Act:

(1) Attractive to children means products:

(a) Manufactured in the shape of humans, cartoons, or animals; or

(b) Manufactured in a form that bears any reasonable resemblance to an existing candy product that is familiar to the public as a widely distributed or a branded food product such that a product could be mistaken for the branded food product, especially by children;

(2) Department means the Department of Revenue;

(3) Kratom means the plant mitragyna speciosa or any part of that plant, including, but not limited to, all components present in the natural plant;

(4) Kratom extract means the material obtained by extraction of kratom leaves with a solvent consisting of water, ethanol, or food-grade carbon dioxide, or any other solvent allowed by federal or state regulation to be used in manufacturing a food ingredient;

(5) Kratom product means a food, ingredient, or dietary supplement that:

(a) Consists of or contains kratom or kratom extract;

(b) Does not contain any synthesized kratom alkaloids, other synthesized kratom constituents, or synthesized metabolites of any kratom constituent;

(c) Does not contain a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent of the alkaloid composition of the kratom product; and

(d) Does not include any kratom product in any form that is combustible, is intended to be used for vaporization, or is injectable;

(6) Processor means a person that manufactures, packages, labels, or distributes kratom products or advertises, represents, or holds itself out as manufacturing, preparing, packaging, labeling, or distributing kratom products;

(7) Retailer has the same meaning as in section 
77-2701.32
; and

(8) Synthesized means an alkaloid or alkaloid derivative that has been created, in full or in part, by directed chemical, physical, or biosynthetic conversion, including, but not limited to, fermentation, recombinant techniques, yeast-derived, or enzymatic techniques, rather than traditional food preparation techniques, such as heating or extracting.
Neb. Rev. Stat. Sec. 71-3801 to -3816 (Kratom Consumer Protection Act) · NE KCPA - age 21, 2% 7-OH cap, synthetic + vape/injectable banOFFICIAL
Instrument
NE KCPA - age 21, 2% 7-OH cap, synthetic + vape/injectable ban
Source
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-3802
Retrieved
2026-07-07
Fingerprint
337d3cb21dc6e46e
71-3802. (3) Kratom means the plant mitragyna speciosa or any part of that plant ... (4) Kratom extract means the material obtained by extraction ... (5) Kratom product means a food, ingredient, or dietary supplement that: (a) Consists of or contains kratom or kratom extract; (b) Does not contain any synthesized kratom alkaloids, other synthesized kratom constituents, or synthesized metabolites of any kratom constituent; (c) Does not contain a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent of the alkaloid composition of the kratom product; and (d) Does not include any kratom product in any form that is combustible, is intended to be used for vaporization, or is injectable ... (8) Synthesized means an alkaloid or alkaloid derivative ... created ... by directed chemical, physical, or biosynthetic conversion ...
71-3803. (1) No person shall sell, offer for sale, provide, or distribute a kratom product to a person under twenty-one years of age. (2) Online retailer/marketplace shall implement an age-verification system.
71-3804. No person shall ... introduce into commerce a kratom product ... manufactured in a manner that is attractive to children.

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Compound Analytics. “Is 9-OH Legal in Nebraska? Updated Nov 2026.” Compound Laws, https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/9-oh/nebraska/. Accessed November 13, 2026.

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