Is Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl Legal in District of Columbia? (2026)
Illegal
As of September 23, 2026, Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl is illegal to sell (federally scheduled; state law on file reads legal) in District of Columbia. Pseudoindoxyl -- federally Schedule I (DEA temporary order, drug code 9672, eff. 2026-08-26). Controlling source: 22-B DCMR 1201 Schedule I Enumerated (Department of Health), as amended effective 12/2/2016 - proof of absence for mitragynine / Mitragyna, 1201.1(h)(16).
Verified September 23, 2026 (manual) · confidence: confirmed
D.C. Code Sec. 48-902.04 Schedule I does not list mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, or speciociliatine; no analogue catch-all reaches them; DC has no Kratom Consumer Protection Act.
Headline updated: "Not listed in DC Schedule I: neither D.C. Code 48-902.04 nor 22-B DCMR 1201 names mitragynine or Mitragyna speciosa (the 2016 DC rule scheduled 7-hydroxymitragynine only)".
Where Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl stands across the country
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 District of Columbia
1 instrument on file for this compound's framework in District of Columbia; 1 of 1 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.
D.C. Official Code Sec. 48-902.04 (Schedule I) - proof of absence · DC Schedule I - kratom/7-OH/pseudoindoxyl/speciociliatine ABSENT (all legal)OFFICIAL
Instrument
DC Schedule I - kratom/7-OH/pseudoindoxyl/speciociliatine ABSENT (all legal)
D.C. Official Code Sec. 48-902.04 (Schedule I enumerated). Opiate class (1) is a closed NAMED list ("any of the following opiates, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts...") that does NOT include mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, or speciociliatine. Hallucinogen class (3) ("any material...which contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, its salts, isomers and salts of isomers...") runs alphabetically ...Lysergic acid diethylamide; Methoxetamine; Mescaline; Peyote... with NO "Mitragynine" entry at the M slot. DC Schedule I has NO general controlled-substance-analogue catch-all (only Synthetic Cathinones = 2-amino-1-propanone structures, and Synthetic Cannabimimetic Agents = cannabinoid-receptor agonists, neither of which reaches indole alkaloids). A full-text search of Sec. 48-902.04 for mitragynine / kratom / 7-hydroxy / pseudoindoxyl / speciociliatine returns ZERO matches. DC has enacted no Kratom Consumer Protection Act.
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