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

Legal

As of July 18, 2026, Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) is legal to sell at retail in Maine. Unregulated; not scheduled, no KCPA.

Verified July 18, 2026 · confidence: under_review
Tier
unscheduled

What the record says

No scheduling, named ban, or KCPA in 17-A M.R.S. Sec. 1102 as of 2026-06-24. See states/maine.md.

Controlling language, verbatim

Kratom, Mitragyna speciosa, mitragynine, and 7-hydroxymitragynine do not appear in Maine's controlled-substance schedules (17-A M.R.S. Sec. 1102).

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

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Among Maine's one neighbor, New Hampshire is legal, the same posture as Maine.

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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 Maine

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

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Related

Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in neighboring states

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Same framework in Maine

Other compounds in Maine

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Compound Analytics. "Is Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) Legal in Maine? (2026)." Compound Laws, https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/kratom/maine/. Accessed October 25, 2026.

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