Is Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl Legal in Kentucky? (2026)

Federal

Pseudoindoxyl -- federally Schedule I (DEA temporary order, drug code 9672, eff. 2026-08-26) (effective 2026-08-26). State-law reading underneath: Restricted.

Rule type

permanent

Tier

concentration cap

Limit

2 percent total alkaloids (percentage alkaloid fraction)

Effective

2024-07-15

Effectively prohibitive

yes, in practice

Controlling language, verbatim

A kratom processor or kratom retailer shall not: (1) ... sell ... to an individual who is under twenty-one (21) years of age; or (2) ... sell ... any kratom extract or kratom product that: ... (c) Contains a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent (2%) of the overall alkaloid composition of the product; (d) Contains any synthetic alkaloid ...

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Citations

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Change history

• 2026-09-23Status changed from illegal to restricted.
• 2026-09-23Status changed from restricted to illegal.

Where Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl stands across the country

Among Kentucky's 7 neighbors, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia are illegal, the same posture as Kentucky.

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Federal posture

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 Kentucky

2 instruments on file for this compound's framework in Kentucky; 0 of 0 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

Section 1. Schedule I Controlled Substances. (1) Each substance that is scheduled or designated as a Schedule I controlled substance under 21 C.F.R. 1308.11, including a substance temporarily scheduled ... shall be scheduled ... at the state level as a Schedule I controlled substance. (2) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services designates the following as Schedule I controlled substances: (a) tianeptine; (b) bromazolam; and (c) 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) concentrated at a level above 400 parts per million on a dry weight basis. This designation does not apply to mitragynine. (3) The following shall be exempt ...: (a) Cannabis plant material ... pursuant to 21 C.F.R. 1308.35; and (b) Any substance ... exempt from the definition of marijuana pursuant to KRS 218A.010(27)(a)-(f).

SECTION 1 (KRS 217.2201 defs): "Kratom" means any part of the plant Mitragyna speciosa; "Kratom extract" ... extracted and concentrated ...; "Kratom product" means a food, powder, capsule, pill, or any other product intended for oral consumption that contains any part of the leaf ... or any extract thereof ...
SECTION 2 (KRS 217.2202): A kratom processor or kratom retailer shall not: (1) Distribute, dispense, sell, or make available for sale any kratom extract or kratom product to an individual who is under twenty-one (21) years of age; or (2) Prepare, manufacture, distribute, dispense, sell, or make available for sale any kratom extract or kratom product that: (a) Is adulterated with a dangerous nonkratom substance ...; (b) Contains a poisonous or otherwise harmful nonkratom ingredient, including but not limited to any controlled substance as defined in KRS Chapter 218A; (c) Contains a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent (2%) of the overall alkaloid composition of the product; (d) Contains any synthetic alkaloid, including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine, or any other synthetically derived compound of the plant Mitragyna speciosa; (e) Contains levels of residual solvents higher than ... USP Chapter 467; or (f) Does not meet the labeling requirements ...

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Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in neighboring states

• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Illinois Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Indiana Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Missouri Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Ohio Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Tennessee Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Virginia Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in West Virginia Illegal

Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in other states

Same framework in Kentucky

• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in Kentucky Illegal
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in Kentucky Restricted
• Speciociliatine in Kentucky Restricted

Other compounds in Kentucky

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