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

Tier

unscheduled

What the record says

Not on the NJ CDS Act schedules; no enacted KCPA. NJ bill materials confirm 7-OH 'not presently barred by New Jersey law.' Pending S-301/A1636 would add 7-OH Schedule I. See states/new-jersey.md.

Controlling language, verbatim

Until the drug is scheduled under the federal act, 7-OH is not presently barred by federal law. It is also not presently barred by New Jersey law.

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

Among New Jersey's 3 neighbors, Delaware and New York are restricted; Pennsylvania 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 New Jersey

0 instruments on file for this compound's framework in New Jersey; 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

• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Delaware Restricted
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in New York Restricted
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Pennsylvania Legal

Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in other states

Same framework in New Jersey

• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in New Jersey Illegal
• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in New Jersey Legal
• Speciociliatine in New Jersey Legal

Other compounds in New Jersey

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