Kratom laws by state
Is kratom legalin New Mexico?
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.
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
- Local rules
- Some cities or counties have their own
- 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.
The Department of Environment issued guidance prohibiting kratom as an ingredient in food and beverages.
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.
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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.
Other states
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Nearby on the map
Arizona
KCPA regulatedLegal under Arizona's 2019 Kratom Consumer Protection Act.
See the rulesColorado
KCPA regulatedLegal under an expanded Kratom Consumer Protection Act.
See the rulesKansas
ProhibitedKansas scheduled 7-OH as a Schedule I substance.
See the rulesNebraska
KCPA regulatedLegal under a Kratom Consumer Protection Act that became operative in 2026.
See the rulesOklahoma
KCPA regulatedLegal under a Kratom Consumer Protection Act last updated in 2024.
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.


