Is MGM-16 Legal in Arizona? (2026)

Illegal

As of November 12, 2026, MGM-16 (9-fluoro-dihydro-7-hydroxymitragynine) is illegal to sell (federally scheduled; state law on file reads gray area) in Arizona. Federal Schedule I (DEA temporary order, drug code 9674), effective 2026-08-26 to 2028-08-26. Controlling source: A.R.S. 36-795.02 (kratom products; adulteration; synthetic alkaloids; sales to minors).

Verified November 12, 2026 (hash check) · confidence: under review

Is MGM-16 Legal? Every state and federal law

Watchnotice of intent by the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration), applies to every seller
Federal
Federal Schedule I (DEA temporary order, drug code 9674), effective 2026-08-26 to 2028-08-26 (effective 2026-08-26). State-law reading underneath: Gray area.
Rule type
permanent
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Under review

What the record says

Arizona's Kratom Consumer Protection Act bars a processor or retailer from preparing, distributing, selling or exposing for sale a kratom product containing any synthetic alkaloid, including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine or any other synthetically derived compounds of the kratom plant (A.R.S. 36-795.02(A)(4)); violations are class 2 misdemeanors (36-795.03). "Kratom product" is defined as a food product or dietary ingredient containing any part of the leaf of Mitragyna speciosa (36-795(2)). The prohibition expressly reaches synthetically derived kratom alkaloids, but a tablet whose active ingredient is a semi-synthetic or synthetic derivative falls within it only if it is a kratom product under that leaf-based definition, so reach is definitional. As a fluorinated, fully synthetic compound, MGM-16 falls readily within "synthetic alkaloid", but whether it is a compound “of the kratom plant” and whether the product is a "kratom product" are the same definitional questions. MGM-16 (9-fluoro-dihydro-7-hydroxymitragynine) is not named in A.R.S. Title 13 or Title 36. A.R.S. 36-2512(A) directs the Board of Pharmacy to adopt by rule the schedule I substances in 21 CFR 1308.11 and to amend the rules as necessary; this requires Board rulemaking, and R4-23-1004 as last read adopts the federal schedules as of its effective date with no later amendments, so the federal temporary listing is not shown to be adopted. No whole-plant ban or 7-OH scheduling exists in Arizona, and no general analog statute was found. HB 2415 (2026), which would have added synthetically derived kratom compounds to the A.R.S. 13-3401 narcotic drug definition, did not become law. Independently of this state row, the compound is federally Schedule I under the DEA temporary scheduling order (DEA-1644, FR Doc. 2026-17429, effective 2026-08-26 through 2028-08-26).

Controlling language, verbatim

A. A processor or retailer may not prepare, distribute, sell or expose for sale any of the following: ... 4. A kratom product containing any synthetic alkaloid, including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine or any other synthetically derived compounds of the kratom plant.

Source of excerpt

Citations

  1. A.R.S. 36-795.02 (kratom products; adulteration; synthetic alkaloids; sales to minors) (Arizona State Legislature, 2026-10-28) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
  2. A.R.S. 36-795 (definitions; kratom product) (Arizona State Legislature, 2026-10-28) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
  3. A.R.S. 36-2512 (schedule I; Board rules adopting 21 CFR 1308.11) (Arizona State Legislature, 2026-10-28) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
  4. Ariz. Admin. Code R4-23-1004 (schedules of controlled substances), Title 4, Ch. 23 (Cornell LII (mirror), 2026-10-28)OFFICIAL
  5. HB 2415 (2026), kratom products; narcotic drugs (Arizona State Legislature, 2026-10-28)OFFICIAL

Where MGM-16 (9-fluoro-dihydro-7-hydroxymitragynine) stands across the country

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Among Arizona's 5 neighbors, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah are illegal, the same posture as Arizona.

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Federal posture

Federally scheduled or prohibited. Federal Schedule I (DEA temporary order, drug code 9674), effective 2026-08-26 to 2028-08-26 Federal detail

Verbatim law on file for Arizona

3 instruments on file for this compound’s framework in Arizona; 5 of 5 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

A.R.S. 36-795.02 · Kratom products; adulteration; contamination; sales to minors prohibitedOFFICIAL
Instrument
Kratom products; adulteration; contamination; sales to minors prohibited
Source
https://www.azleg.gov/ars/36/00795-02.htm
Retrieved
2026-10-29
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36-795.02.

Kratom products; adulteration; contamination; sales to minors prohibited

A. A processor or retailer may not prepare, distribute, sell or expose for sale any of the following:

1. A kratom product that is adulterated with a dangerous nonkratom substance. A kratom product is adulterated with a dangerous nonkratom substance if the kratom product is mixed or packed with a nonkratom substance and that substance affects the quality or strength of the kratom product to such a degree as to render the kratom product injurious to a consumer.

2. A kratom product that is contaminated with a dangerous nonkratom substance. A kratom product is contaminated with a dangerous nonkratom substance if the kratom product contains a poisonous or otherwise deleterious nonkratom substance, including any controlled substance prescribed by chapter 27 of this title or rules adopted pursuant to chapter 27 of this title.

3. A kratom product containing a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent of the alkaloid composition of the product.

4. A kratom product containing any synthetic alkaloid, including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine or any other synthetically derived compounds of the kratom plant.

5. Any kratom-containing product that does not include on its package or label the amount of mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine contained in the product.

B. A processor or retailer may not distribute, sell or expose for sale a kratom product to an individual who is under eighteen years of age.
A.R.S. 36-795(2), 36-795.01, 36-795.02, 36-795.03(B) · Kratom products: definitions; disclosure; adulteration, synthetic alkaloids and sales to minors; penaltiesOFFICIAL
Instrument
Kratom products: definitions; disclosure; adulteration, synthetic alkaloids and sales to minors; penalties
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https://www.azleg.gov/ars/36/00795-02.htm
Retrieved
2026-11-08
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36-795.

Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Food" means a food as defined in section 36-901, food product, food ingredient, dietary ingredient, dietary supplement or beverage for human consumption.

2. "Kratom product" means a food product or dietary ingredient containing any part of the leaf of the plant mitragyna speciosa.

3. “Processor” means a person that sells, prepares, manufactures, distributes, wholesales or maintains kratom products or that advertises, represents or holds itself out as selling, preparing or maintaining kratom products.

4. “Retailer” means a person that sells or distributes kratom products or that advertises, represents or holds itself out as selling or maintaining kratom products.

A. A processor or a retailer that prepares, distributes, sells or exposes for sale a food that is represented to be a kratom product shall disclose on the product label the factual basis on which that representation is made.

B. A processor or retailer may not prepare, distribute, sell or expose for sale a food represented to be a kratom product that does not conform to the disclosure required by this section.

36-795.02.

Kratom products; adulteration; contamination; sales to minors prohibited

A. A processor or retailer may not prepare, distribute, sell or expose for sale any of the following:

1. A kratom product that is adulterated with a dangerous nonkratom substance. A kratom product is adulterated with a dangerous nonkratom substance if the kratom product is mixed or packed with a nonkratom substance and that substance affects the quality or strength of the kratom product to such a degree as to render the kratom product injurious to a consumer.

2. A kratom product that is contaminated with a dangerous nonkratom substance. A kratom product is contaminated with a dangerous nonkratom substance if the kratom product contains a poisonous or otherwise deleterious nonkratom substance, including any controlled substance prescribed by chapter 27 of this title or rules adopted pursuant to chapter 27 of this title. 

3. A kratom product containing a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent of the alkaloid composition of the product.

4. A kratom product containing any synthetic alkaloid, including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine or any other synthetically derived compounds of the kratom plant.

5. Any kratom-containing product that does not include on its package or label the amount of mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine contained in the product.

B. A processor or retailer may not distribute, sell or expose for sale a kratom product to an individual who is under eighteen years of age.

B. A processor or retailer that violates section 36-795.01, subsection B or section 36-795.02 is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. Sec. 36-795 to -795.03 (Kratom Products) · AZ KCPA - age 18, 2% 7-OH cap, synthetic banOFFICIAL
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AZ KCPA - age 18, 2% 7-OH cap, synthetic ban
Source
https://www.azleg.gov/ars/36/00795.htm
Retrieved
2026-07-07
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36-795. Definitions. (2) "Kratom product" means a food product or dietary ingredient containing any part of the leaf of the plant mitragyna speciosa. (3)-(4) processor/retailer.
36-795.01. (A) A processor or retailer ... shall disclose on the product label the factual basis on which [the kratom] representation is made. (B) may not ... sell ... that does not conform to the disclosure ...
36-795.02. (A) A processor or retailer may not prepare, distribute, sell or expose for sale: 1. A kratom product adulterated with a dangerous nonkratom substance ...; 2. contaminated ... (incl. any controlled substance under chapter 27); 3. A kratom product containing a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent of the alkaloid composition of the product; 4. A kratom product containing any synthetic alkaloid, including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine or any other synthetically derived compounds of the kratom plant; 5. any kratom-containing product that does not include ... the amount of mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine ... B. may not distribute, sell or expose for sale a kratom product to an individual who is under eighteen years of age.
36-795.03. Enforcement; class 2 misdemeanor; private right of action; good-faith-reliance defense.

MGM-16 (9-fluoro-dihydro-7-hydroxymitragynine) in neighboring states

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Compound Analytics. “Is MGM-16 Legal in Arizona? Updated Nov 2026.” Compound Laws, https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/mgm-16/arizona/. Accessed November 13, 2026.

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