Is Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl Legal in Tennessee? (2026)

Federal

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

Rule type

permanent

Tier

schedule i

Effective

2026-07-01

What the record says

Matthew Davenport's Law criminalizes kratom statewide eff. 2026-07-01: caught by 'any derivative, analog, or preparation' + 'synthetic or biosynthetic equivalent' of mitragynine (Bucket-B catch-all satisfied). Possession Class A misdemeanor; manufacture/sale Class C felony (Class B to a minor).

Controlling language, verbatim

It is an offense for a person to knowingly ... Possess Kratom; Manufacture, deliver, or sell Kratom ... possessing Kratom [is] a Class A misdemeanor ... The other two offenses are ... Class C felonies. (TN Pub. Ch. 950 (HB 1649/SB 1656), eff. 2026-07-01)

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Citations

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Where Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl stands across the country

Among Tennessee's 8 neighbors, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia are illegal, the same posture as Tennessee.

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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 Tennessee

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

SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-452, is amended by deleting subdivision (a)(3).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4, is amended by adding the following as a new section: (a) It is an offense to knowingly possess Kratom. (b) It is an offense to knowingly manufacture, deliver, or sell Kratom. (c) It is an offense to knowingly possess Kratom with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell Kratom. (d) As used in this section, "Kratom" means any part of the mitragyna speciosa plant containing the alkaloid mitragynine or metabolite 7-hydroxymitragynine; any substance or compound obtained by extraction of the mitragyna speciosa leaf; any alkaloid or alkaloid derivative that has been created by chemical synthesis or biosynthetic means that synthetically alters the composition of any Kratom alkaloid or alkaloid derivative; any derivative, analog, or other preparation of Kratom; and any derivative, analog, or other preparation thereof that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical to Kratom. (e)(1) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. (2)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (e)(2)(B), a violation of subsection (b) or (c) is a Class C felony. (B) A violation of subsection (b) or (c) is a Class B felony if the violation involved the delivery or sale of Kratom to a minor from an adult who is at least two (2) years the minor's senior, and who knows that the person is a minor.
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 33-2-1404(a)(8), is amended by deleting ", including Kratom".
SECTION 7. This act is known and may be cited as "Matthew Davenport's Law." SECTION 8. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.

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Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in neighboring states

• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Alabama Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Arkansas Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Georgia Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Kentucky Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Mississippi Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Missouri Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in North Carolina Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Virginia Illegal

Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in other states

Same framework in Tennessee

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

Other compounds in Tennessee

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