Kratom laws by state
Is kratom legalin Louisiana?
No. Mitragynine and 7-OH are Schedule I controlled substances in Louisiana. Possession of more than 14 grams carries up to five years in prison. A repeal bill has not moved.
The rules
What the Louisiana rules actually say.
Mitragynine and 7-OH are Schedule I controlled substances in Louisiana. Possession of more than 14 grams carries up to five years in prison. A repeal bill has not moved.
Prohibited on our map: kratom is a controlled substance in this state, or a statewide sales ban has passed. We don't ship where a ban is in force.
Full legal detail
Kratom became illegal in Louisiana effective August 1, 2025 via Senate Bill 154 (signed June 2025, authored by Sen. Jay Morris), which classifies mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine as Schedule I controlled substances. Possession of over 14 grams carries up to 5 years in prison. The original ban passed 87-6. A repeal effort, HB 778 (Provides with respect to the possession of Kratom), was introduced in the 2026 regular session and referred to the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice on March 9, 2026, but has not advanced to a committee vote.
Local exceptions. None. Statewide ban as of August 2025.
- Status
- Prohibited
- Legal status
- Schedule I controlled substance
- Effective
- August 1, 2025
- Penalties
- Over 14 grams carries up to 5 years in prison
- Local rules
- None. The ban is statewide.
- Online orders
- We don’t ship here
- Last reviewed
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Repeal bill HB 778 was referred to the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. It has not advanced to a committee vote.
The ban took effect.
Senate Bill 154, authored by Sen. Jay Morris, was signed. The original ban passed 87-6.
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 Louisiana?
No. Kratom became a Schedule I controlled substance in Louisiana in August 2025, and we do not ship to Louisiana addresses. Checkout verifies every address against our current restriction list automatically.
Why we don’t ship here
- No orders to Louisiana addresses while the ban is in force.
- We ship to 39 states and Washington, D.C. The full list is on the legality map.
Louisiana 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 Louisiana?
No. Kratom is classified as a controlled substance in Louisiana. Status category: Prohibited, meaning classified as a controlled substance.
Can I order kratom online in Louisiana?
No. Kratom became a Schedule I controlled substance in Louisiana in August 2025, and we do not ship to Louisiana addresses. Checkout verifies every address against our current restriction list automatically.
Are there local kratom bans in Louisiana?
No local bans are known in Louisiana at our last review. Local ordinances can appear quickly, so check your city or county if in doubt.
How current is this page?
The Louisiana status on this page was last reviewed March 8, 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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Arkansas
ProhibitedKratom has been a Schedule I controlled substance in Arkansas since 2016.
See the rulesKansas
ProhibitedKansas scheduled 7-OH as a Schedule I substance.
See the rulesMississippi
RestrictedLegal at the state level for 21 and up, with synthetic extracts and high-concentration 7-OH banned.
See the rulesOklahoma
KCPA regulatedLegal under a Kratom Consumer Protection Act last updated in 2024.
See the rulesTennessee
ProhibitedKratom is banned in Tennessee as of July 1, 2026.
See the rulesTexas
KCPA regulatedLegal under a Kratom Consumer Protection Act.
See the rulesStripes mark a change on the way.


