Kratom laws by state
Is kratom legalin California?
Yes, with limits. California treats kratom and 7-OH as unapproved food additives, which bars retail sale and manufacture in-state. This is an administrative retail restriction, not a controlled-substance or possession ban. A long list of cities and counties had already banned it before the state acted.
The rules
What the California rules actually say.
California treats kratom and 7-OH as unapproved food additives, which bars retail sale and manufacture in-state. This is an administrative retail restriction, not a controlled-substance or possession ban. A long list of cities and counties had already banned it before the state acted.
Restricted on our map: sales are limited in some way. This may mean an age restriction (often 21+), a specific city or county ban, or a labeling rule that stops short of full KCPA coverage.
What to watch
AB 1088 would create a state-level framework regulating kratom and 7-OH for ages 21 and up. It remains pending in the Senate Health Committee.
Full legal detail
California restricts in-state retail sales of kratom and 7-hydroxymitragynine. On October 24, 2025, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) declared kratom and 7-OH to be unapproved food additives under the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law, restricting their sale and manufacture statewide. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) began enforcement against licensed in-state retailers on February 9, 2026. This is an administrative retail-sale restriction, not a controlled-substance or possession ban. AB 1088 (a state-level KCPA-style framework regulating kratom and 7-OH for ages 21+) remains pending in the Senate Health Committee. CDPH also filed legal action against a kratom manufacturer in 2026.
Local exceptions. Pre-existing local bans remain in place and predate the statewide prohibition: San Diego (since 2016), Oceanside, Newport Beach, Anaheim, Jurupa Valley. Los Angeles County banned sales in November 2025. Los Alamitos enacted a partial ban in April 2026. San Mateo County passed a unanimous 5-0 ordinance on April 21, 2026 prohibiting sales in unincorporated areas, the first Bay Area county to do so, with violations carrying fines up to $1,000 and up to six months in jail. In July 2026, the Fountain Valley City Council voted 4-1 to ban kratom and other products containing more than 2% 7-OH in the alkaloid fraction, following similar Orange County ordinances in Newport Beach and Dana Point. The 2% threshold targets concentrated and semi-synthetic 7-OH products rather than natural leaf.
- Status
- Restricted
- Legal status
- Retail sale and manufacture restricted statewide
- Possession
- Not criminalized
- Enforcement
- ABC action against licensed retailers since Feb 2026
- Local rules
- Bans in San Diego, LA County, San Mateo County and more
- Local rules
- Some cities or counties have their own
- Online orders
- Yes, except some local areas. Shipping details
- Last reviewed
Local rules
Cities and counties with their own rules.
Local rules can be stricter than state law. These are the ones we know about as of our last review.
- Pre-existing local bans remain in place and predate the statewide prohibition: San Diego (since 2016), Oceanside, Newport Beach, Anaheim, Jurupa Valley. Los Angeles County banned sales in November 2025. Los Alamitos enacted a partial ban in April 2026. San Mateo County passed a unanimous 5-0 ordinance on April 21, 2026 prohibiting sales in unincorporated areas, the first Bay Area county to do so, with violations carrying fines up to $1,000 and up to six months in jail. In July 2026, the Fountain Valley City Council voted 4-1 to ban kratom and other products containing more than 2% 7-OH in the alkaloid fraction, following similar Orange County ordinances in Newport Beach and Dana Point. The 2% threshold targets concentrated and semi-synthetic 7-OH products rather than natural leaf.
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Fountain Valley voted 4-1 to ban products above 2% 7-OH in the alkaloid fraction, following similar Orange County ordinances in Newport Beach and Dana Point.
San Mateo County passed a unanimous 5-0 ordinance banning sales in unincorporated areas, the first Bay Area county to do so. Violations carry fines up to $1,000 and up to six months in jail.
Los Alamitos enacted a partial ban.
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control began enforcement against licensed in-state retailers.
Los Angeles County banned sales.
CDPH declared kratom and 7-OH unapproved food additives under the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law.
San Diego, Oceanside, Newport Beach, Anaheim, and Jurupa Valley bans predate the statewide restriction.
In our Law Tracker
Nationwide · Schedule I, Synthetics Only
Three compounds the DEA describes as lab-made, mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15 and MGM-16, are federally Schedule I as of August 26, 2026.
Can I order kratom onlinein California?
Yes, except localities with their own bans, including San Diego, Oceanside, Newport Beach, Anaheim, Jurupa Valley, Los Angeles County, and San Mateo County. Orders to the rest of California ship normally. Checkout verifies every address against our current restriction list automatically.
Shipping to California
- Every address is checked at checkout against our current list of restricted states, counties and cities.
- No orders to Newport Beach, Oceanside and San Diego.
- Every pouch is lab tested by an independent ISO 17025 lab, with the certificate published by batch number.
- Orders placed before 11am ET ship the same business day from Poughkeepsie, NY.
California questions
Answered straight.
The short answers. The rule, local bans and shipping are covered in full above.
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Is kratom legal in California?
Yes, with limits. Kratom is legal in California, but state or local rules restrict how, where, or in what form it can be sold. Status category: Restricted, meaning legal with limits on sale, form, or age.
Can I order kratom online in California?
Yes, except localities with their own bans, including San Diego, Oceanside, Newport Beach, Anaheim, Jurupa Valley, Los Angeles County, and San Mateo County. Orders to the rest of California ship normally. Checkout verifies every address against our current restriction list automatically.
Are there local kratom bans in California?
Yes. Bans in San Diego, LA County, San Mateo County and more
Is anything changing in California?
AB 1088 would create a state-level framework regulating kratom and 7-OH for ages 21 and up. It remains pending in the Senate Health Committee.
How current is this page?
The California status on this page was last reviewed July 20, 2026. It is generated from the same continuously reviewed dataset that powers our interactive 50-state legality map, and it changes when the data changes.
Other states
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Arizona
KCPA regulatedLegal under Arizona's 2019 Kratom Consumer Protection Act.
See the rulesNevada
KCPA regulatedLegal under a Kratom Consumer Protection Act in force since 2019.
See the rulesOregon
KCPA regulatedLegal under a 2022 Kratom Consumer Protection Act.
See the rulesUtah
KCPA regulatedUtah's Kratom Consumer Protection Act is widely treated as the model other states copy.
See the rulesStripes mark a change on the way.
