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

Rule type

permanent

Tier

kcpa regulated

Effective

2026-04-01

What the record says

Whole-leaf kratom conditioned by the KCPA (age/labeling/registration); the 7-OH concentration cap does not apply to leaf.

Controlling language, verbatim

All kratom and kratom products that do not comply with subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed contraband. (R.I. Gen. Laws 21-28.12-3(c))

Source of excerpt

Citations

1. R.I. Gen. Laws 21-28.12-3 - Rhode Island Kratom Act (eff. 2026-04-01) (Rhode Island General Assembly) PRIMARYOFFICIAL

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

Among Rhode Island's 2 neighbors, Connecticut and Massachusetts are illegal.

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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 Rhode Island

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

21-28.12-3. (a) A person shall not prepare, distribute, sell, possess, or advertise: ... (5) A kratom product containing any synthetic alkaloids including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine, or any other synthetically derived compounds of the kratom plant. ... (7) combustible or intended for vaporization, aerosolization, or injection. (8) mimics a candy product / appeals to under-21. (9) not child-resistant packaging. (10) A kratom product that contains a concentration ratio that is: (i) Greater than 150 mg of mitragynine per serving; (ii) Greater than 0.5 mg 7-hydroxymitragynine per gram; or (iii) Greater than 1 mg 7-hydroxymitragynine per serving. (11) A kratom product that contains more than one percent of 7-hydroxymitragynine by percentage of total kratom alkaloids. (12) [labeling]. (c) noncompliant kratom deemed contraband.
21-28.12-4. (a) No person shall distribute, sell, transfer, or advertise a kratom product to a person under 21 years. (b) behind the sales counter. (d) valid photo ID required.

Related

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 other states

Same framework in Rhode Island

• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Rhode Island Illegal
• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in Rhode Island Restricted
• Speciociliatine in Rhode Island Restricted

Other compounds in Rhode Island

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