Is MGM-16 Legal in Nebraska? (2026)

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Kratom Consumer Protection Act; terms, defined

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https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-3802

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2026-10-29

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71-3802.

Terms, defined.

For purposes of the Kratom Consumer Protection Act:

(1) Attractive to children means products:

(a) Manufactured in the shape of humans, cartoons, or animals; or

(b) Manufactured in a form that bears any reasonable resemblance to an existing candy product that is familiar to the public as a widely distributed or a branded food product such that a product could be mistaken for the branded food product, especially by children;

(2) Department means the Department of Revenue;

(3) Kratom means the plant mitragyna speciosa or any part of that plant, including, but not limited to, all components present in the natural plant;

(4) Kratom extract means the material obtained by extraction of kratom leaves with a solvent consisting of water, ethanol, or food-grade carbon dioxide, or any other solvent allowed by federal or state regulation to be used in manufacturing a food ingredient;

(5) Kratom product means a food, ingredient, or dietary supplement that:

(a) Consists of or contains kratom or kratom extract;

(b) Does not contain any synthesized kratom alkaloids, other synthesized kratom constituents, or synthesized metabolites of any kratom constituent;

(c) Does not contain a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent of the alkaloid composition of the kratom product; and

(d) Does not include any kratom product in any form that is combustible, is intended to be used for vaporization, or is injectable;

(6) Processor means a person that manufactures, packages, labels, or distributes kratom products or advertises, represents, or holds itself out as manufacturing, preparing, packaging, labeling, or distributing kratom products;

(7) Retailer has the same meaning as in section
77-2701.32
; and

(8) Synthesized means an alkaloid or alkaloid derivative that has been created, in full or in part, by directed chemical, physical, or biosynthetic conversion, including, but not limited to, fermentation, recombinant techniques, yeast-derived, or enzymatic techniques, rather than traditional food preparation techniques, such as heating or extracting.

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Kratom Consumer Protection Act: terms defined

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https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-3802

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2026-10-29

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71-3802.

Terms, defined.

For purposes of the Kratom Consumer Protection Act:

(1) Attractive to children means products:

(a) Manufactured in the shape of humans, cartoons, or animals; or

(b) Manufactured in a form that bears any reasonable resemblance to an existing candy product that is familiar to the public as a widely distributed or a branded food product such that a product could be mistaken for the branded food product, especially by children;

(2) Department means the Department of Revenue;

(3) Kratom means the plant mitragyna speciosa or any part of that plant, including, but not limited to, all components present in the natural plant;

(4) Kratom extract means the material obtained by extraction of kratom leaves with a solvent consisting of water, ethanol, or food-grade carbon dioxide, or any other solvent allowed by federal or state regulation to be used in manufacturing a food ingredient;

(5) Kratom product means a food, ingredient, or dietary supplement that:

(a) Consists of or contains kratom or kratom extract;

(b) Does not contain any synthesized kratom alkaloids, other synthesized kratom constituents, or synthesized metabolites of any kratom constituent;

(c) Does not contain a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent of the alkaloid composition of the kratom product; and

(d) Does not include any kratom product in any form that is combustible, is intended to be used for vaporization, or is injectable;

(6) Processor means a person that manufactures, packages, labels, or distributes kratom products or advertises, represents, or holds itself out as manufacturing, preparing, packaging, labeling, or distributing kratom products;

(7) Retailer has the same meaning as in section
77-2701.32
; and

(8) Synthesized means an alkaloid or alkaloid derivative that has been created, in full or in part, by directed chemical, physical, or biosynthetic conversion, including, but not limited to, fermentation, recombinant techniques, yeast-derived, or enzymatic techniques, rather than traditional food preparation techniques, such as heating or extracting.

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Laws 2025, LB230, § 2.

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Adulterated kratom product; prohibited. Terms, defined (Kratom Consumer Protection Act)

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https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-3809

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2026-11-08

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(1) No person shall sell, offer for sale, provide, or distribute an adulterated kratom product in the State of Nebraska.

(2) A product shall be deemed adulterated if:

(a) It contains any kratom alkaloid or metabolite, including 7-hydroxymitragynine, and does not meet the definition of a kratom product under section 
71-3802
; or

(b) The kratom product is combined with a dangerous nonkratom substance that contains a poisonous or otherwise deleterious nonkratom ingredient, including, but not limited to, any substance listed as a controlled substance under the laws of this state or federal law.

(3) If the department has a reasonable belief that a product may be an adulterated kratom product, the department may require the person selling, providing, or distributing the product to obtain an independent third-party test of the product by a laboratory of the department's choosing. A person shall not sell, provide, or distribute any product undergoing such testing until the test results verify that such product is not adulterated.

For purposes of the Kratom Consumer Protection Act:

(1) Attractive to children means products:

(a) Manufactured in the shape of humans, cartoons, or animals; or

(b) Manufactured in a form that bears any reasonable resemblance to an existing candy product that is familiar to the public as a widely distributed or a branded food product such that a product could be mistaken for the branded food product, especially by children;

(2) Department means the Department of Revenue;

(3) Kratom means the plant mitragyna speciosa or any part of that plant, including, but not limited to, all components present in the natural plant;

(4) Kratom extract means the material obtained by extraction of kratom leaves with a solvent consisting of water, ethanol, or food-grade carbon dioxide, or any other solvent allowed by federal or state regulation to be used in manufacturing a food ingredient;

(5) Kratom product means a food, ingredient, or dietary supplement that:

(a) Consists of or contains kratom or kratom extract;

(b) Does not contain any synthesized kratom alkaloids, other synthesized kratom constituents, or synthesized metabolites of any kratom constituent;

(c) Does not contain a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent of the alkaloid composition of the kratom product; and

(d) Does not include any kratom product in any form that is combustible, is intended to be used for vaporization, or is injectable;

(6) Processor means a person that manufactures, packages, labels, or distributes kratom products or advertises, represents, or holds itself out as manufacturing, preparing, packaging, labeling, or distributing kratom products;

(7) Retailer has the same meaning as in section 
77-2701.32
; and

(8) Synthesized means an alkaloid or alkaloid derivative that has been created, in full or in part, by directed chemical, physical, or biosynthetic conversion, including, but not limited to, fermentation, recombinant techniques, yeast-derived, or enzymatic techniques, rather than traditional food preparation techniques, such as heating or extracting.

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NE KCPA - age 21, 2% 7-OH cap, synthetic + vape/injectable ban

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https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-3802

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2026-07-07

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71-3802. (3) Kratom means the plant mitragyna speciosa or any part of that plant ... (4) Kratom extract means the material obtained by extraction ... (5) Kratom product means a food, ingredient, or dietary supplement that: (a) Consists of or contains kratom or kratom extract; (b) Does not contain any synthesized kratom alkaloids, other synthesized kratom constituents, or synthesized metabolites of any kratom constituent; (c) Does not contain a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent of the alkaloid composition of the kratom product; and (d) Does not include any kratom product in any form that is combustible, is intended to be used for vaporization, or is injectable ... (8) Synthesized means an alkaloid or alkaloid derivative ... created ... by directed chemical, physical, or biosynthetic conversion ...
71-3803. (1) No person shall sell, offer for sale, provide, or distribute a kratom product to a person under twenty-one years of age. (2) Online retailer/marketplace shall implement an age-verification system.
71-3804. No person shall ... introduce into commerce a kratom product ... manufactured in a manner that is attractive to children.