Is Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl Legal in West Virginia? (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

kcpa regulated

Effective

2025-05-15

What the record says

WV has NO numeric 7-OH cap; a concentrated pseudoindoxyl product is a 'kratom product' under the permit/approved-list regime; purity standards delegated to Commissioner rules. Not scheduled, not named.

Controlling language, verbatim

Any person manufacturing, processing, distributing, offering for sale, or selling any kratom or kratom products in this state shall have a permit issued by the commissioner ... (W. Va. Code 19-12F-4(a))

Source of excerpt

Citations

No citation on file for this row yet.

Where Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl stands across the country

Among West Virginia's 5 neighbors, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia are illegal, the same posture as West Virginia.

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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 West Virginia

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

19-12F-3. Definitions. (5) "Kratom" means a psychoactive preparation ... composed of the crushed or powdered dried leaves of the mitragyna speciosa ... which contains the alkaloids mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine. (6) "Kratom product" means a food product, food ingredient, dietary ingredient, dietary supplement, or beverage intended or marketed for human consumption containing any part of the leaf of the plant mitragyna speciosa. (7)-(9) grower/processor/retailer.
19-12F-5. Rule-making authority. (a) The commissioner shall propose legislative rules ... that include, but are not limited to: (1) Issuance of permits ...; (2) Sampling and testing of kratom to determine purity levels; (3) Supervision ...; (6) labeling ("KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE USE IF YOU ARE PREGNANT OR TAKING ANY MEDICATION"); (8) prohibitive standards as to child targeted packaging ...
19-12F-6. Age verification. (a) website ... age-screening mechanism verifying the user is at least 21 years old ...; (b) non-in-person sales ... age-verification mechanism approved by the commissioner.

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Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in neighboring states

• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Kentucky Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Maryland Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Ohio Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Pennsylvania Illegal
• Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Virginia Illegal

Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in other states

Same framework in West Virginia

• 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) in West Virginia Restricted
• Kratom (Whole Leaf / Mitragynine) in West Virginia Restricted
• Speciociliatine in West Virginia Restricted

Other compounds in West Virginia

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