Is MGM-16 Legal? State by state
MGM-16 (9-fluoro-dihydro-7-hydroxymitragynine) is legal to sell at retail in 0 states, restricted in 0, in a gray area in 0 and illegal in 51. Federal: federally scheduled or prohibited. Verified through November 12, 2026.
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What is MGM-16?
Fluorinated semi-synthetic derivative of 7-hydroxymitragynine (9-fluoro-dihydro-7-hydroxymitragynine; 10-fluoro under an alternate numbering), the sister product to MGM-15. Federally Schedule I since 2026-08-26 under the same DEA temporary scheduling order (Docket DEA-1644, drug code 9674), running to 2028-08-26. As a synthetic fluorinated compound it is not a natural kratom alkaloid, so state kratom statutes reach it only through named, synthetic, derivative or analog language.
Framework: Kratom / KCPA · Reference article
Legal 0 · Restricted 0 · Gray 0 · Illegal 51 · Not verified 0Federal posture
Federally scheduled or prohibited. Federal Schedule I (DEA temporary order, drug code 9674), effective 2026-08-26 to 2028-08-26 Federal detail and instruments
Status by state
- Alabama Illegal
- Alaska Illegal
- Arizona Illegal
- Arkansas Illegal
- California Illegal
- Colorado Illegal
- Connecticut Illegal
- Delaware Illegal
- District of Columbia Illegal
- Florida Illegal
- Georgia Illegal
- Hawaii Illegal
- Idaho Illegal
- Illinois Illegal
- Indiana Illegal
- Iowa Illegal
- Kansas Illegal
- Kentucky Illegal
- Louisiana Illegal
- Maine Illegal
- Maryland Illegal
- Massachusetts Illegal
- Michigan Illegal
- Minnesota Illegal
- Mississippi Illegal
- Missouri Illegal
- Montana Illegal
- Nebraska Illegal
- Nevada Illegal
- New Hampshire Illegal
- New Jersey Illegal
- New Mexico Illegal
- New York Illegal
- North Carolina Illegal
- North Dakota Illegal
- Ohio Illegal
- Oklahoma Illegal
- Oregon Illegal
- Pennsylvania Illegal
- Rhode Island Illegal
- South Carolina Illegal
- South Dakota Illegal
- Tennessee Illegal
- Texas Illegal
- Utah Illegal
- Vermont Illegal
- Virginia Illegal
- Washington Illegal
- West Virginia Illegal
- Wisconsin Illegal
- Wyoming Illegal
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Related compounds
- MGM-15 (dihydro-7-hydroxymitragynine)
- 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine)
- Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine)
- Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl
- 9-OH (9-hydroxycorynantheidine)
- Speciociliatine
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