Is 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) Legal in Tennessee? (2026)
As of November 12, 2026, 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) is illegal to sell at retail in Tennessee. Criminal kratom ban; definition expressly reaches synthetically altered kratom alkaloids (Tenn. Pub. Ch. 950, eff. 2026-07-01). Effective 2026-07-01. Controlling source: Tenn. Pub. Ch. 950 (2026), Sec. 2 (H.B. 1649), Matthew Davenport’s Law, bill text as passed.
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Tennessee 9-OH ban status: ban in force
- Rule type
- permanent
- Tier
- Prohibited
- Effective
- 2026-07-01
What the record says
Tennessee Public Chapter 950 (2026), Matthew Davenport’s Law, Section 2, effective July 1, 2026, makes it an offense to knowingly possess Kratom (Class A misdemeanor) or to knowingly manufacture, deliver or sell Kratom, or possess it with intent to do so (Class C felony; Class B felony for sale by an adult to a minor at least two years younger). Kratom is defined to include any part of the plant containing mitragynine or 7-OH; any substance or compound obtained by extraction of the leaf; any alkaloid or alkaloid derivative created by chemical synthesis or biosynthetic means that synthetically alters the composition of any Kratom alkaloid or alkaloid derivative; and any derivative, analog or other preparation of Kratom. A semi-synthetic 9-OH made by O-demethylating mitragynine is an alkaloid created by chemical synthesis that alters the composition of a Kratom alkaloid, and the mitragynine starting material is itself a compound obtained by extraction of the leaf, so the express definition reaches the product with no interpretive step. A naturally extracted 9-OH would be reached as an extracted compound. Tablet and liquid forms are equally covered. The new offense contains no age, label or registration exception; Section 1 also deletes subdivision (a)(3) of Tenn. Code Ann. 39-17-452, the prior kratom sales section. Also checked: the Tennessee schedules and the federal-scheduling and analogue provisions of the Drug Control Act were not retrieved from an official source and are not needed, because the Chapter 950 offense applies by its own terms; 9-OH is not federally scheduled, so federal adoption would not reach it in any case. The enrolled public chapter PDF on the Secretary of State site refused automated retrieval; the quoted text is the bill as filed on the General Assembly site, which passed without an adopted amendment. Trace 7-OH is reached by the same definition. 9-OH is not federally scheduled; federal Analogue Act and FDA exposure are interpretive.
Controlling language, verbatim
(a) It is an offense to knowingly possess Kratom. (b) It is an offense to knowingly manufacture, deliver, or sell Kratom. ... (d) As used in this section, "Kratom" means any part of the mitragyna speciosa plant containing the alkaloid mitragynine or metabolite 7-hydroxymitragynine; any substance or compound obtained by extraction of the mitragyna speciosa leaf; any alkaloid or alkaloid derivative that has been created by chemical synthesis or biosynthetic means that synthetically alters the composition of any Kratom alkaloid or alkaloid derivative; any derivative, analog, or other preparation of Kratom; and any derivative, analog, or other preparation thereof that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical to Kratom.
Citations
- Tenn. Pub. Ch. 950 (2026), Sec. 2 (H.B. 1649), Matthew Davenport’s Law, bill text as passed (Tennessee General Assembly, 2026-11-08) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
- Tenn. Pub. Ch. 950 (2026), enrolled public chapter (Tennessee Secretary of State, 2026-11-08)LEGISLATION
- H.B. 1649 bill history (114th General Assembly) (Tennessee General Assembly, 2026-11-08)OFFICIAL
Where 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) stands across the country
Among Tennessee's 8 neighbors, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and Virginia are gray area; Missouri 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 Tennessee
3 instruments on file for this compound’s framework in Tennessee; 2 of 3 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-451 (Pub. Ch. 950, 2026) · TN — Kratom criminal ban (“Matthew Davenport’s Law”)OFFICIAL
- Instrument
- TN — Kratom criminal ban (“Matthew Davenport’s Law”)
- Source
- https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0950.pdf
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-06
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SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-452, is amended by deleting subdivision (a)(3). SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4, is amended by adding the following as a new section: (a) It is an offense to knowingly possess Kratom. (b) It is an offense to knowingly manufacture, deliver, or sell Kratom. (c) It is an offense to knowingly possess Kratom with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell Kratom. (d) As used in this section, "Kratom" means any part of the mitragyna speciosa plant containing the alkaloid mitragynine or metabolite 7-hydroxymitragynine; any substance or compound obtained by extraction of the mitragyna speciosa leaf; any alkaloid or alkaloid derivative that has been created by chemical synthesis or biosynthetic means that synthetically alters the composition of any Kratom alkaloid or alkaloid derivative; any derivative, analog, or other preparation of Kratom; and any derivative, analog, or other preparation thereof that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical to Kratom. (e)(1) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. (2)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (e)(2)(B), a violation of subsection (b) or (c) is a Class C felony. (B) A violation of subsection (b) or (c) is a Class B felony if the violation involved the delivery or sale of Kratom to a minor from an adult who is at least two (2) years the minor’s senior, and who knows that the person is a minor. SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 33-2-1404(a)(8), is amended by deleting ", including Kratom". SECTION 7. This act is known and may be cited as “Matthew Davenport’s Law.” SECTION 8. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
Tenn. Pub. Ch. 950 (2026), Sec. 2 (new section, Tenn. Code Ann. Title 39, Ch. 17, Part 4) · Kratom offenses (Matthew Davenport’s Law)OFFICIAL
- Instrument
- Kratom offenses (Matthew Davenport’s Law)
- Source
- https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0950.pdf
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-29
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(a) It is an offense to knowingly possess Kratom. (b) It is an offense to knowingly manufacture, deliver, or sell Kratom. (c) It is an offense to knowingly possess Kratom with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell Kratom. (d) As used in this section, "Kratom" means any part of the mitragyna speciosa plant containing the alkaloid mitragynine or metabolite 7-hydroxymitragynine; any substance or compound obtained by extraction of the mitragyna speciosa leaf; any alkaloid or alkaloid derivative that has been created by chemical synthesis or biosynthetic means that synthetically alters the composition of any Kratom alkaloid or alkaloid derivative; any derivative, analog, or other preparation of Kratom; and any derivative, analog, or other preparation thereof that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical to Kratom. (e) (1) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. (2) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (e)(2)(8), a violation of subsection (b) or (c) is a Class C felony. (B) A violation of subsection (b) or (c) is a Class B felony if the violation involved the delivery or sale of Kratom to a minor from an adult who is at least two (2) years the minor’s senior, and who knows that the person is a minor.
Tenn. Pub. Ch. 950 (2026), Sec. 2 and Sec. 8 (new section in Tenn. Code Ann. Title 39, Ch. 17, Part 4) · Kratom offenses (Matthew Davenport’s Law)OFFICIAL
- Instrument
- Kratom offenses (Matthew Davenport’s Law)
- Source
- https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1649.pdf
- Retrieved
- 2026-11-08
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SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4, is amended by adding the following as a new section: (a) It is an offense to knowingly possess Kratom. (b) It is an offense to knowingly manufacture, deliver, or sell Kratom. (c) It is an offense to knowingly possess Kratom with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell Kratom. (d) As used in this section, "Kratom" means any part of the mitragyna speciosa plant containing the alkaloid mitragynine or metabolite 7-hydroxymitragynine; any substance or compound obtained by extraction of the mitragyna speciosa leaf; any alkaloid or alkaloid derivative that has been created by chemical synthesis or biosynthetic means that synthetically alters the composition of any Kratom alkaloid or alkaloid derivative; any derivative, analog, or other preparation of Kratom; and any derivative, analog, or other preparation thereof that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical to Kratom. (e) (1) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. (A) Except as provided in subdivision (e)(2)(B), a violation of subsection (b) or (c) is a Class C felony. (B) A violation of subsection (b) or (c) is a Class B felony if the violation involved the delivery or sale of Kratom to a minor from an adult who is at least two (2) years the minor’s senior, and who knows that the person is a minor. SECTION 8. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
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9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) in neighboring states
- 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) in Alabama Gray area
- 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) in Arkansas Gray area
- 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) in Georgia Gray area
- 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) in Kentucky Gray area
- 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) in Mississippi Gray area
- 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) in Missouri Legal
- 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) in North Carolina Gray area
- 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine) in Virginia Gray area
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