Is Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl Legal in Alabama? (2026)
Illegal
As of July 25, 2026, Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl is illegal to sell (federally scheduled; state law on file reads illegal) in Alabama. Pseudoindoxyl -- federally Schedule I (DEA temporary order, drug code 9672, eff. 2026-08-26). Controlling source: SB226 Enrolled - amending Section 20-2-23, Code of Alabama 1975 (Schedule I).
Ala. Code 20-2-23(b)(4)a.: "A synthetic controlled substance that is any material...that contains any quantity of the following chemical compounds, their salts, ISOMERS and salts of isomers...: 322. Mitragynine. 323. Hydroxymitragynine." 20-2-2 gives NO definition of "isomer"; AL narrows "isomer" to optical/geometric ONLY for specific fentanyls, so the general term is broad. Pseudoindoxyl is a constitutional isomer of the named Hydroxymitragynine (both C23H30N2O5).
Federally scheduled or prohibited. Pseudoindoxyl -- federally Schedule I (DEA temporary order, drug code 9672, eff. 2026-08-26) Federal detail
Pending deadlines
2026-08-01 · Federal · DEA temporary Schedule I order for mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, MGM-16 - effective on Federal Register publication (DEA NOI 2026-07-01)
2026-08-05 · Federal · DEA temporary Schedule I - mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, MGM-16 (DEA-1644 / FR 2026-17429) Second DEA Notice of Intent filed with the Federal Register on 7/1/2026 (companion to the 7-OH NOI, DEA-1570), placing three 7-OH-RELATED substances — mitragynine pseudoindoxyl (MP), MGM-15, and MGM-16 — into Schedule I under 21 U.S.C. 811(h). HHS confirmed these have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Same procedural clock as the 7-OH NOI: 30-day notice period, temporary order cannot issue before ~2026-08-05, effective on Federal Register publication of the order, 2-year duration (+1 yr possible). Unlike the 7-OH NOI there is NO concentration threshold here — these named substances are controlled outright. Confirm the exact companion docket number when the Federal Register posts on 7/6/2026.
2026-11-13 · Federal · DEA to replace pseudoindoxyl Schedule I order with a threshold order (re-notice) (DEA-1570 / FR 2026-20943) On or after Nov 13, 2026 DEA intends to withdraw the Aug 26 order (FR 2026-17429) and place pseudoindoxyl in Schedule I only above a threshold: more than 1 mg/g or 1 mg/mL alone or combined with 7-OH, or mitragynine under 100 times the pseudoindoxyl or combined amount. Until then it stays Schedule I at any amount. MGM-15 and MGM-16 stay Schedule I unchanged (FR 2026-20942).
Verbatim law on file for Alabama
1 instrument on file for this compound's framework in Alabama; 1 of 1 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.
Ala. Code 20-2-23(b)(4) + 20-2-2 · Alabama Schedule I synthetic-controlled-substance chapeau + entries; no statutory definition of "isomer"MIRROR
Instrument
Alabama Schedule I synthetic-controlled-substance chapeau + entries; no statutory definition of "isomer"
Ala. Code Sec. 20-2-23(b): "(b) The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule I:"
Sec. 20-2-23(b)(4)a. (governing chapeau):
"(4)a. A synthetic controlled substance that is any material, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of the following chemical compounds, their salts, isomers and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted, whenever the existence of these salts, isomers and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation or compound:"
Listed entries:
"322. Mitragynine."
"323. Hydroxymitragynine."
Ala. Code Sec. 20-2-2 (Definitions): contains NO standalone definition of "isomer." The word "isomer" is used but never defined and never qualified as optical/positional/geometric.
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