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

Legal

As of October 22, 2026, Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) is legal to sell at retail in New Mexico. Unregulated under CSA + no KCPA; food-additive prohibition + Albuquerque local ban.

Verified October 22, 2026 (hash check) · confidence: under_review
Tier
unscheduled

What the record says

Not on NMSA 30-31 schedules; no enacted KCPA. Dec 2025 NMED food-additive prohibition bars kratom in food/beverages (not dietary-supplement retail). Albuquerque local retail ban (Oct 2025). See states/new-mexico.md.

Controlling language, verbatim

Kratom, an herbal supplement, may not be used in any food or beverage produced, prepared, or sold in state-permitted food establishments in New Mexico. ... any food containing kratom will be considered adulterated under state food safety regulations.

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Citations

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

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Among New Mexico's 5 neighbors, Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah are restricted.

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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 Mexico

0 instruments on file for this compound's framework in New Mexico; 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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Compound Analytics. "Is Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) Legal in New Mexico? (2026)." Compound Laws, https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/kratom/new-mexico/. Accessed October 25, 2026.

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