Is Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) Legal in Illinois? (2026)

Rule type

permanent

Tier

kcpa regulated

Effective

2015-01-01

Controlling language, verbatim

A minor under 18 years of age shall not knowingly purchase or possess any product containing any quantity of Kratom (720 ILCS 642/5(b))

Source of excerpt

Citations

No citation on file for this row yet.

Where Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) stands across the country

Among Illinois's 5 neighbors, Indiana and Wisconsin are illegal; Kentucky is restricted; Missouri is gray area; Iowa is legal.

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Federal posture

Not federally scheduled. Kratom leaf / mitragynine not federally scheduled; DEA 7-OH re-notice (Nov 13+) reaches extracts under 100:1 mitragynine to 7-OH Federal detail

Pending deadlines

• 2026-11-13 · Federal · DEA 7-OH threshold order would reach kratom extracts under 100:1 mitragynine to 7-OH (DEA-1570 / FR 2026-20943)
  On or after Nov 13, 2026: kratom products whose mitragynine is less than 100 times their 7-OH (or 7-OH plus pseudoindoxyl), or above 1 mg/g or 1 mg/mL of those, would be Schedule I. Plain leaf and typical extracts sit above 100:1; enhanced 7-OH kratom does not. Kratom leaf and mitragynine are not scheduled.

Verbatim law on file for Illinois

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

(720 ILCS 642/1) Sec. 1. This Act may be cited as the Kratom Control Act.
(720 ILCS 642/5) Sec. 5. (a) As used in this Act, "Kratom" means any parts of the plant Mitragyna speciosa, whether growing or not, and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of that plant, including but not limited to mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine. (b) A minor under 18 years of age shall not knowingly purchase or possess any product containing any quantity of Kratom. (c) [no false ID]. (d) A person shall not knowingly sell, buy for, distribute samples of, or furnish any product containing any quantity of Kratom to any minor under 18 years of age. (e) Sentence. Violation of (b) or (c) is a Class B misdemeanor. Violation of (d) is a Class B misdemeanor for which the offender shall be fined not less than $500.

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Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in neighboring states

• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Indiana Illegal
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Iowa Legal
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Kentucky Restricted
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Missouri Gray area
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Wisconsin Illegal

Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in other states

Same framework in Illinois

• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Illinois Illegal
• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in Illinois Restricted
• Speciociliatine in Illinois Restricted

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