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

Rule type

permanent

Tier

kcpa regulated

Effective

2025-12-19

What the record says

Ch. 690 of 2025 (PHL 1399-mmm, eff. 2025-12-19): 21+ sale prohibition + ID verification. Definition sweeps 'any compound/derivative/preparation' of M. speciosa. No cap, no scheduling. See states/new-york.md.

Controlling language, verbatim

Sec. 1399-MMM. SALE OF KRATOM PROHIBITED. 1. NO PERSON SHALL KNOWINGLY SELL OR PROVIDE KRATOM TO ANY OTHER PERSON UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE. ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES ... SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

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

Among New York's 5 neighbors, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont are illegal; New Jersey and Pennsylvania are 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 York

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

1399-xx. Sale or distribution of kratom products to minors. 1. Definitions ... (d) "Kratom" means any part of the plant Mitragyna speciosam whether growing or not, and any compound, manufacture, derivative, mixture, salt or preparation of such plant or synthesized or semi-synthesized preparations of mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine, their derivatives, salts, esters, and isomers. ... 2. No person or kratom business shall knowingly sell or provide kratom to any other person under twenty-one years of age. 3.(a) [conspicuous sign "SALE OF KRATOM TO PERSONS UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE IS PROHIBITED BY LAW"]; (b) ID verification required; (c) optional transaction scan + affirmative defense; (d)-(e) scan data limits. 4. Civil penalty up to $500 (each day of missing signage a separate violation). 5. [enforcement/hearing].

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Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in neighboring states

• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Connecticut Illegal
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Massachusetts Illegal
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in New Jersey Legal
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Pennsylvania Legal
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Vermont Illegal

Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in other states

Same framework in New York

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

Other compounds in New York

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