How Old Do You Have to Be to Buy Kratom in Arkansas? (2026)
As of November 12, 2026, kratom is illegal to sell at retail in Arkansas, so there is no age at which it can be bought legally there. Schedule I: Mitragynine named on the Department of Health list, Schedule I(c)(24), reaching leaf that contains it.
Verified November 12, 2026What the record says for Arkansas
- Minimum age to buy
- None: retail sale is banned
- Law effective
- November 8, 2015
- Kratom in Arkansas
- Illegal · Schedule I: Mitragynine named on the Department of Health list, Schedule I(c)(24), reaching leaf that contains it
The age is the age to buy or be sold kratom. It does not cover possession or use. Cities and counties can set their own rules; those are not yet in this record.
Citations for the Arkansas kratom record
- Ark. Dept. of Health List of Controlled Substances, Schedule I(c)(24)-(25), as filed Nov. 2015 (Arkansas Secretary of State (Arkansas Register), 2026-10-29) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
- Arkansas Register, Vol. 39 (Nov. 2015), adopted rules: docket 007.07.15-002F, effective 11/08/2015 (Arkansas Secretary of State, 2026-10-29) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
- 5 CAR pt. 22, List of Controlled Substances (Code of Arkansas Rules; history Ark. R. 2026-126, eff. 2026-09-28) (Arkansas Secretary of State / Department of Health, 2026-10-29) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
- SB 534 (2025), Arkansas Kratom Consumer Protection Act (Arkansas General Assembly, 2026-10-29) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
- Ark. Code 5-64-201(d) (control following federal designation) (law.onecle.com (unofficial mirror), 2026-10-29)OFFICIAL
Neighboring states
- Kratom age in Louisiana not sold (banned)
- Kratom in Missouri no state age on file
- Kratom age in Mississippi age 21
- Kratom age in Oklahoma age 18
- Kratom age in Tennessee not sold (banned)
- Kratom age in Texas age 18
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