Legal
No state-level restriction
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.
State-by-state map
KCPA reference
Updated July 8, 2026
Regulatory Reference
Kratom legality, state by state.
Kratom rules vary by state and change regularly. Use the map below to check the current status where you live, then read the categories and recent updates underneath for the why behind the color.
Five status categories
Updated as bills move
Federal status included
Source notes per row
The Map
Is kratom legal in your state?
Each state opens a card with its category, a one-line summary, and a source citation when available.
The Five Statuses
What each color actually means.
The map uses five categories. Here is the working definition for each one.
KCPA Regulated
Consumer Protection Act in effect
The state has passed a Kratom Consumer Protection Act. Sales are legal but vendors must meet labeling, age, and product-quality requirements. Adulterated or synthetic-spiked products are prohibited.
Restricted
Sold with limits
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.
Pending Legislation
Bill currently in motion
A bill is moving through the state legislature that would change the current status. The outcome is not yet final. Bills can pass, fail, stall in committee, or get amended.
Prohibited
Possession not allowed
Kratom is classified as a controlled substance in this state and possession is illegal. Hudson Valley Botanicals does not ship to these states.
The Kratom Consumer Protection Act
What is the Kratom Consumer Protection Act?
Drafted by the American Kratom Association, adopted state by state.
The KCPA is model legislation that gives states a clear framework for keeping kratom legal while protecting consumers. When a state passes a KCPA, it usually replaces a patchwork of local rules with a single statewide standard.
- A minimum age of 21 to purchase
- Required labeling with serving size, alkaloid content, and a manufacturer ID
- A ban on synthetic alkaloids and adulterated products
- Penalties for vendors who sell unsafe or mislabeled product
Hudson Valley Botanicals already meets KCPA labeling and testing requirements. A new KCPA in your state does not change what we ship.
The 7-OH Problem
What is 7-OH, and why are states acting on it?
Read the updates below and one name keeps appearing. It is not the leaf. It is concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine.
What 7-OH actually is
7-hydroxymitragynine, usually shortened to 7-OH, is one of many alkaloids found in the kratom leaf. In the natural plant it is a trace compound, typically well under one percent of the total alkaloids and often far less. Ordinary leaf is dominated by mitragynine; 7-OH sits in the background.
The products regulators are moving against are a different thing. They are made by isolating or chemically converting alkaloids so that 7-OH is concentrated to many times the level found in any leaf, then sold as tablets, shots, and gummies. Because that concentration is engineered rather than grown, agencies describe these products as semi-synthetic, and a growing list of states schedule them separately from the plant.
Natural leaf
What we sell
- Whole-leaf and powdered kratom only
- 7-OH present only in trace, naturally occurring amounts
- Alkaloid profile is whatever the plant grew
- Every batch lab tested, percent and batch ID on the pouch
Concentrated 7-OH
What states are scheduling
- Isolated or semi-synthetic, made in a lab
- 7-OH multiplied far above any natural leaf level
- Sold as tablets, shots, gummies, and extracts
- Often no testing, no batch ID, no age control
Regulators treat it as a new substance
Because the 7-OH level is engineered rather than grown, agencies do not treat these products as the traditional botanical. A growing list of states schedule 7-OH by name, separate from the plant itself.
It puts the whole plant at risk
Lawmakers reacting to concentrated 7-OH often write bills that sweep up plain leaf along with it. These products are a large part of why plant-only protections keep getting harder to pass.
It is sold like a convenience-store drug
Tablets, shots, and gummies sit on gas-station and smoke-shop counters, frequently with no alkaloid testing, no batch ID, and no age verification at the register.
The category is inconsistent and unverified
Two packages from the same shelf can carry very different amounts. Nothing about the format is held to the labeling and testing standard a Kratom Consumer Protection Act requires.
Designed to look like something it is not.
Many 7-OH brands lean all the way into it. Names, color schemes, and packaging are built to read like street or pharmaceutical drugs: blister packs, pill-shaped tablets, "extra strength" shot bottles, slang names borrowed straight from the back of a head shop. The look is chosen to signal a high, not to inform a buyer. We think that is exactly the wrong direction for a botanical, and that styling is a big part of why regulators are alarmed and why the bills keep coming.
States acting on 7-OH specifically
These measures target concentrated or semi-synthetic 7-OH by name, sometimes alongside the plant and sometimes instead of it. See the recent updates below for the full text of each.
Federal / DEA
Schedule I, Aug 2026
Kansas
Schedule I, Jul 2026
Connecticut
Schedule 1
California
Banned additive
Ohio
Schedule I extract
Wyoming
Barred under KCPA
Colorado
Concentrate limit
Mississippi
Synthetic 7-OH ban
Michigan
At governor
New Hampshire
Proposed ppm cap
South Carolina
Proposed ban
Washington
Proposed cap
Where we stand
Never have, never will.
Hudson Valley Botanicals has never sold a concentrated or semi-synthetic 7-OH product, and we never will. We sell whole-leaf and powdered kratom with its natural alkaloid profile, every batch lab tested, the alkaloid percent and batch ID printed on the pouch. If a product has to be engineered above what the leaf provides, dressed up to look like a street drug, and sold with no testing behind it, it is not what we are here to sell. Holding that line is also how we keep the plain leaf legal for the people who want it.
Recent Activity
What's moving in state legislatures.
Curated. Updated as bills pass, fail, or land on the governor's desk.
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On July 1, 2026 the DEA sent two Notices of Intent to the Federal Register to temporarily place concentrated and semi-synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), along with three related substances, mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16, into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. HHS and the FDA had found these substances have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. The notices publish July 6, 2026, with the temporary scheduling taking effect roughly 30 days later, in early August 2026. The action targets chemically manipulated 7-OH products, not natural kratom leaf; the plant itself is not part of this scheduling. Hudson Valley Botanicals has never sold concentrated or semi-synthetic 7-OH.
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An interim Oneida County Health Department public health order took effect June 5, 2026, halting the sale of kratom and kratom-derived products county-wide. On June 30, 2026, County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. introduced a permanent local law to make the ban lasting; it now goes to the Board of Legislators for a 30-day review with a public hearing before any final vote. The measure covers kratom broadly, not just isolated alkaloids. Hudson Valley Botanicals does not ship to billing or shipping addresses inside Oneida County while the order is in effect. Statewide 21+ age restriction remains in effect for the rest of New York.
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Washington County, NY has prohibited the sale and distribution of kratom county-wide. Hudson Valley Botanicals no longer ships to billing or shipping addresses inside Washington County. Statewide 21+ age restriction remains in effect for the rest of New York.
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The Ohio Board of Pharmacy consumer and retailer notice issued May 14, 2026 (effective May 19, 2026) under OAC 4729:9-1-01.1 confirms only natural kratom in vegetation form (dried leaf or powdered) may be sold or possessed, and only when it is not marketed as a food, drug, or dietary supplement. Kratom in capsule form, liquid or drink form, gum, tablets, edibles, and all extracts are Schedule I. 7-hydroxymitragynine, mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, dihydro-7-hydroxy mitragynine, and 7-acetoxymitragynine are also Schedule I. Hudson Valley Botanicals ships unbranded plain powder pouches to Ohio without dosage, serving size, brewing, or supplement-style language. Capsules and extracts are not available for Ohio orders.
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H 4641, the bill that would have repealed the SC KCPA and Schedule-I-listed kratom, passed the House but was tabled in the Senate Medical Affairs Committee until the next session. A subcommittee adopted an amendment to ban semi-synthetic compounds (7-OH, MGM15, mit pseudoindoxyl) rather than the plant, but the full committee wanted more time to get the language right. SC KCPA stays in effect; no full ban this year.
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HB 1649 / SB 1656 ("Matthew Davenport's Law") cleared both chambers and became law in early May 2026 after Governor Lee's signing window elapsed. Effective July 1, 2026, knowingly possessing kratom is a Class A misdemeanor, manufacturing or selling is a Class C felony, with enhancements when minors are involved. The prior Kratom Consumer Protection Act framework is superseded.
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A House Finance Committee working group voted May 5, 2026 to amend Senate Bill 557 so that only high-dose products are banned, specifically kratom with a dry-weight 7-hydroxymitragynine concentration above 1,000 parts per million. Plain leaf would remain legal. A full House vote is pending; Governor Ayotte has indicated support for the amended language.
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House Bill 5537, which prohibits growing, synthesizing, importing, distributing, and selling kratom statewide including synthetic 7-OH, passed the Michigan House on March 18, 2026 and the Senate on March 24, 2026. The bill is now at the Governor for signature. First offense up to 90 days jail and $5,000 fine; selling to a minor up to one year and $10,000.
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During the 2026 Budget Session, SF 56 passed the Senate 29-2 and the House 57-0, establishing a Kratom Product Regulation framework with 21+ sales, labeling, prohibition on adulterated products and synthetic alkaloids including 7-hydroxymitragynine, and compliance authority for the Department of Health. A competing prohibition bill, HB 185, failed during the same session.
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On April 10, 2026, Governor Laura Kelly signed HB 2365, adding 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) to Schedule I of the Kansas Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Because 7-OH occurs naturally in all kratom leaf material, the scheduling effectively prohibits all kratom products statewide. No carve-out for plain leaf. Effective July 1, 2026.
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House Bill 757, an omnibus bill that included a kratom sales ban inserted in committee, became law in early April 2026 after Governor Beshear partially vetoed only an unrelated statue provision. The 2024 Kratom Consumer Protection Act is repealed, and kratom sales become illegal on January 1, 2027. Possession by consumers is not criminalized under HB 757.
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Rhode Island became the first U.S. state to reverse a kratom ban. The Rhode Island Kratom Act (S0792 / HB 5565-A), signed in July 2025, took effect April 1, 2026 and replaces the prior prohibition with a 21+, vendor-licensed, KCPA-style framework. The RIDOH Center for Food Protection is now issuing manufacturer, importer, distributor, and retailer licenses; the Division of Taxation Advisory 2026-10 confirms a 15% wholesale tax.
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The Legislative Regulation Review Committee classified Mitragyna speciosa and 7-hydroxymitragynine as Schedule 1 controlled substances. The Department of Consumer Protection ordered all retailers to remove kratom products and return or destroy them by March 25, 2026.
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On October 24, 2025 the California Department of Public Health declared kratom and 7-hydroxymitragynine 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 began enforcement against licensed in-state retailers on February 9, 2026. This is an administrative retail-sale restriction rather than a controlled-substance or possession ban, so Hudson Valley Botanicals ships to California addresses, with the exception of localities that have enacted their own bans (including San Diego, Oceanside, Newport Beach, Los Angeles County, and San Mateo County). AB 1088, a 21+ KCPA-style framework, remains pending in the Senate Health Committee.
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Suffolk County is considering Introductory Resolution 1279-2026, which would ban the sale and distribution of kratom county-wide. The vote was recessed in late April 2026 after a lengthy public hearing with more than fifty speakers and remains scheduled for a future Legislature meeting. Nassau County, the neighboring jurisdiction, enacted its own kratom ban on March 9, 2026.
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Three Washington state cities enacted local kratom sales bans in spring 2026: Spokane (effective April 8, 2026), Othello (effective May 1, 2026), and Warden (April 2026). At the state level, three regulatory bills (HB 2291 KCPA, SB 6196 95% distributor tax, SB 6287 7-OH cap and 21+ rule) all failed to advance before policy cutoff.
For the most current status, check your state legislature's website or the American Kratom Association.
At the Federal Level
Is kratom legal at the federal level?
Federal status is the backdrop for every state-level decision.
DEA
Leaf not scheduled, 7-OH is
The DEA proposed scheduling kratom in 2016 but withdrew the notice after public comment, and the natural leaf remains outside the Controlled Substances Act. On July 1, 2026 the DEA moved separately to temporarily place concentrated and semi-synthetic 7-OH, along with mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16, into Schedule I, with the order set to take effect in early August 2026. That action targets the isolated compounds, not the plant.
FDA
Import alerts, not a ban
The FDA has issued import alerts and warning letters but has not banned the plant. The agency does not approve kratom for any medical use. In March 2026, a group of U.S. Senators led by Pete Ricketts sent a letter pressing the FDA to act on federal scheduling.
USPS
Lawful to ship in legal states
USPS, UPS, and FedEx all accept kratom shipments to states where the plant is legal. We do not ship to prohibited states.
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Important
Information, not legal advice.
Laws change. Verify current status with your state legislature, attorney general, or local authority before purchasing. Customers are responsible for knowing the rules where they live. Kratom is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.
