Kratom laws by state
Is kratom legalin North Carolina?
Yes, with limits. Legal for 18 and up, and that age limit is the only statewide rule. A compromise bill that would schedule kratom and raise the age to 21 cleared the Senate and is parked in House Rules.
The rules
What the North Carolina rules actually say.
Legal for 18 and up, and that age limit is the only statewide rule. A compromise bill that would schedule kratom and raise the age to 21 cleared the Senate and is parked in House Rules.
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
Law enforcement groups are publicly urging a House vote. Nothing has been enacted.
Full legal detail
Kratom is legal in North Carolina for 18+. Statewide age restriction of 18+. No full KCPA. HB 328 (hemp regulation bill amended by the Senate to add kratom as Schedule VI) advanced in summer 2026: after the House voted 95-18 not to concur in April, a conference committee produced a compromise that the Senate adopted 37-6 on July 2, 2026. The compromise would add kratom to Schedule VI, prohibit the sale, delivery, and possession of synthetic kratom products, and bar kratom sales to, and possession by, anyone under 21. The House did not take it up, and on July 30, 2026 the measure was re-referred to the House Rules Committee, where it sits while law enforcement groups publicly urge a vote. Nothing has been enacted; 18+ remains the only statewide rule.
Local exceptions. None known. Monitor HB 328: the Senate adopted the conference compromise July 2, 2026, but the House re-referred it to its Rules Committee on July 30, 2026 without a vote.
- Status
- Restricted
- Minimum age
- 18+
- 7-OH and synthetics
- No statewide rule enacted
- Local rules
- None known
- What is proposed
- HB 328 would add kratom to Schedule VI and set 21+
- Online orders
- Yes. Shipping details
- Last reviewed
Dates
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Every dated change we track for North Carolina, newest first.
The measure was re-referred to the House Rules Committee without a vote.
The Senate adopted the conference compromise 37-6. It would add kratom to Schedule VI, prohibit synthetic kratom products, and bar sales to and possession by anyone under 21.
The House voted 95-18 not to concur in the Senate's kratom amendment to HB 328, sending the bill to a conference committee.
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 North Carolina?
Yes, for customers 18 and over. We ship all Garuda Kratom products to North Carolina addresses. Checkout verifies every address against our current restriction list automatically.
Shipping to North Carolina
- 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.
North Carolina 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 North Carolina?
Yes, with limits. Kratom is legal in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina?
Yes, for customers 18 and over. We ship all Garuda Kratom products to North Carolina addresses. Checkout verifies every address against our current restriction list automatically.
Are there local kratom bans in North Carolina?
No local bans are known in North Carolina at our last review. Local ordinances can appear quickly, so check your city or county if in doubt.
Is anything changing in North Carolina?
Law enforcement groups are publicly urging a House vote. Nothing has been enacted.
How current is this page?
The North Carolina status on this page was last reviewed July 31, 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.
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Alabama
ProhibitedKratom is a Schedule I controlled substance in Alabama and has been since 2016.
See the rulesGeorgia
KCPA regulatedLegal under a Kratom Consumer Protection Act strengthened by HB 181, which set per-serving alkaloid limits, banned synthesized alkaloids, and required vendor registration and alkaloid disclosure.
See the rulesKentucky
LegalChange pendingKentucky has enacted a ban on kratom sales, inserted into HB 757, a 380-page omnibus revenue bill that also repeals the state's Kratom Consumer Protection Act.
See the rulesMississippi
RestrictedLegal at the state level for 21 and up, with synthetic extracts and high-concentration 7-OH banned.
See the rulesSouth Carolina
KCPA regulatedLegal under a Kratom Consumer Protection Act effective July 2025.
See the rulesTennessee
ProhibitedKratom is banned in Tennessee as of July 1, 2026.
See the rulesVirginia
KCPA regulatedLegal under a KCPA-style framework covering Mitragyna speciosa extracts.
See the rulesWest Virginia
KCPA regulatedLegal under a regulated framework.
See the rulesStripes mark a change on the way.
