As of October 22, 2026, Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) is legal to sell at retail with restrictions in Kentucky. KCPA permits compliant leaf 21+; 2% cap N/A to leaf; trace 7-OH below 400 ppm.
Verified October 22, 2026 (llm review) · confidence: confirmedWhole leaf permitted 21+ with labeling under KRS 217.2202; 2% cap N/A to leaf; trace 7-OH below the 400 ppm scheduling threshold. See states/kentucky.md.
A kratom processor or kratom retailer shall not: (1) ... sell ... to an individual who is under twenty-one (21) years of age; or (2) ... sell ... any kratom extract or kratom product that: ... (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 ...
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Among Kentucky's 7 neighbors, Indiana and Tennessee are illegal; Illinois, Virginia and West Virginia are restricted; Missouri is gray area; Ohio is legal.
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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
2 instruments on file for this compound's framework in Kentucky; 0 of 0 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.
d39380804600fb46Section 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).
f25f84cf39cddd85SECTION 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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