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

Tier

unscheduled

What the record says

Plain 'Mitragynine' (whole leaf) expressly EXCLUDED from the rule, carve-out (4). Whole leaf legal; a separate rulemaking to schedule plain mitragynine had comments due 1/28/2026 -- watch.

Controlling language, verbatim

Mitragynine-related compounds do not include any of the following: ... (4) Mitragynine. (Ohio Adm. Code 4729:9-1-01.1(A) carve-out)

Source of excerpt

Citations

1. Ohio Adm. Code 4729:9-1-01.1 - Mitragynine-Related Compounds (Schedule I emergency rule, eff. 2025-12-12) (Ohio Board of Pharmacy) PRIMARYOFFICIAL

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

Among Ohio's 5 neighbors, Indiana is illegal; Kentucky and West Virginia are restricted; Michigan 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 Ohio

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

The following are classified as schedule I controlled substances: (A) Mitragynine-related compounds, whether synthetic or naturally occurring substances contained in the plant, or in the resinous extractives of mitragyna speciosa (also known as kratom) and/or synthetic substances, derivatives, prodrugs, isomers, esters, ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters and ethers with similar chemical structure. Mitragynine-related compounds include, but are not limited to, the following: 7-hydroxymitragynine; mitragynine pseudoindoxyl; dihydro-7-hydroxy mitragynine; and 7-acetoxymitragynine. Mitragynine-related compounds do not include any of the following: (1) Any dangerous drug that is the subject of an application approved by the [FDA] under subsections 505(c) or (j) of the [FD&C Act] ... for marketing as a dangerous drug; (2) Any compound used in food consistent with either: (a) A food additive regulation published in the [CFR]; or (b) A "no questions response" issued by the [FDA] in response to a [GRAS] notice. (3) Any drug approved by the [FDA] ... that may be lawfully sold over the counter without a prescription in accordance with section 505G of the [FD&C Act] ...; (4) Mitragynine.

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Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in neighboring states

• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Indiana Illegal
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Kentucky Restricted
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Michigan Legal
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Pennsylvania Legal
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in West Virginia Restricted

Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in other states

Same framework in Ohio

• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Ohio Illegal
• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in Ohio Illegal
• Speciociliatine in Ohio Gray area

Other compounds in Ohio

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