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Kratom laws by state

Is kratom legalin New Mexico?

Legal

Yes. Kratom is legal statewide with no consumer protection act. State guidance bars kratom as an ingredient in food and beverages, and Albuquerque has its own ordinance.

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The rules

What the New Mexico rules actually say.

Kratom is legal statewide with no consumer protection act. State guidance bars kratom as an ingredient in food and beverages, and Albuquerque has its own ordinance.

Legal on our map: kratom can be sold and possessed by adults with no state-level restriction on the plant itself. Local ordinances may still apply in some counties or cities.

Full legal detail

Kratom is legal in New Mexico statewide. No KCPA. NM Department of Environment issued guidance in December 2025 prohibiting kratom as an ingredient in food and beverages. The NM Department of Justice issued a consumer advisory regarding kratom in November 2025. No statewide ban legislation is pending.

Local exceptions. Albuquerque has a local kratom ordinance. Statewide rules prohibit kratom in food and beverage products.

Status
Legal
Minimum age
None statewide
Food and beverage
Prohibited as an ingredient under December 2025 guidance
Local rules
Albuquerque has a kratom ordinance
Legislation
No statewide ban pending
Online orders
Yes. 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.

  • Albuquerque has a local kratom ordinance. Statewide rules prohibit kratom in food and beverage products.

Where we can’t ship in New Mexico

Nowhere right now. Local rules here limit retail sales, and checkout is updated the day a ban reaches online orders.

Dates

Recent and upcoming dates.

Every dated change we track for New Mexico, newest first.

  1. The Department of Environment issued guidance prohibiting kratom as an ingredient in food and beverages.

  2. The Department of Justice issued a consumer advisory regarding kratom.

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 New Mexico?

Yes, except Albuquerque, which has a local ordinance. Orders to the rest of New Mexico ship normally. Checkout verifies every address against our current restriction list automatically.

Shipping to New Mexico

  • Every address is checked at checkout against our current list of restricted states, counties and cities.
  • 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.

New Mexico questions

Answered straight.

The short answers. The rule, local bans and shipping are covered in full above.

Please read

This page is regulatory information based on public sources, current as of the review date shown. It isn’t legal advice. Laws change quickly, so check the current rules with the state or your local government before you order.

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Is kratom legal in New Mexico?

Yes. Kratom is legal in New Mexico with no state-level restriction on the plant itself. Status category: Legal, meaning no state-level restriction on the plant.

Can I order kratom online in New Mexico?

Yes, except Albuquerque, which has a local ordinance. Orders to the rest of New Mexico ship normally. Checkout verifies every address against our current restriction list automatically.

Are there local kratom bans in New Mexico?

Yes. Albuquerque has a kratom ordinance

How current is this page?

The New Mexico status on this page was last reviewed December 14, 2025. It is generated from the same continuously reviewed dataset that powers our interactive 50-state legality map, and it changes when the data changes.

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