How Old Do You Have to Be to Buy Kratom in Massachusetts? (2026)
As of November 6, 2026, kratom is illegal to sell at retail in Massachusetts, so there is no age at which it can be bought legally there. Schedule 1: kratom plant and mitragynine named in DPH emergency regulation 105 CMR 726, eff. 2026-08-28 for one year.
Verified November 6, 2026What the record says for Massachusetts
- Minimum age to buy
- None: retail sale is banned
- Law effective
- August 28, 2026
- Kratom in Massachusetts
- Illegal · Schedule 1: kratom plant and mitragynine named in DPH emergency regulation 105 CMR 726, eff. 2026-08-28 for one year
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 Massachusetts kratom record
- 105 CMR 726.000, Temporary placement of kratom in schedule 1 (emergency regulation) (Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2026-10-29) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
- 105 CMR 726.000 regulation page (mass.gov), dated 2026-08-28 (Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2026-10-29)OFFICIAL
- DPH legal advisory on kratom (2026) (Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2026-10-29)OFFICIAL
- 105 CMR 726.000 (archived copy of the official PDF, captured 2026-10-24) (Internet Archive (copy of mass.gov PDF), 2026-10-29)OFFICIAL
- M.G.L. c. 94C, s. 2A (temporary placement of substance in schedule I) (Massachusetts Legislature, 2026-10-29)OFFICIAL
- M.G.L. c. 94C, s. 2 (schedules; federal designations require a commissioner regulation) (Massachusetts Legislature, 2026-10-29)OFFICIAL
- M.G.L. c. 94C, s. 31 (classes of controlled substances; kratom alkaloids absent) (Massachusetts Legislature, 2026-10-29)OFFICIAL
Neighboring states
- Kratom age in Connecticut not sold (banned)
- Kratom in New Hampshire no state age on file
- Kratom age in New York age 21
- Kratom age in Rhode Island age 21
- Kratom age in Vermont not sold (banned)
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