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We list 1 Arkansas rule on kratom and 7-OH products; 1 is a ban.

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Arkansas

BannedDo not ship kratom or 7-OH products to Arkansas: the Arkansas Department of Health lists mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine in Schedule I.
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(a) Schedule I shall consist of the drugs and other substances, by whatever official name, common or
usual name, chemical name, or brand name designated, listed in this section.  Each drug or substance
has been assigned the DEA Controlled Substances Code Number set forth opposite it.
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(c) Opium derivatives: (Narcotic Drugs)  Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another
schedule, any of the following opium derivatives, its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the
existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical
designation:
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(24) Mitragynine -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11-2015)
(25) 7-Hydroxymitragynine---- ------------------------------------ ---------------------------------(11-2015)

Federal

These apply in every state.

BannedMitragynine pseudoindoxyl ("MP", "pseudo") and the 7-OH derivatives MGM-15/MGM-16 are temporarily Schedule I nationwide; don't sell or ship products containing them anywhere in the US.
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(89) Methyl (E)-2-((1'S,6'S,7'S)-6'-ethyl-4-methoxy-3-oxo- 9672
3',5',6',7',8',8a'-hexahydro-2'H-spiro[indoline-2,1'-
indolizine]-7'-yl)-3-methoxyacrylate (commonly known as
mitragynine pseudoindoxyl) including its isomers, esters,
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(90) Methyl (E)-2-((2S,3S,7aS,12aR,12bS)-3-ethyl-7a-hydroxy-8- 9673
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15; also known as dihydro-7-hydroxymitragynine) including its
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(91) Methyl (E)-2-((2S,3S,7aS,12aR,12bS)-3-ethyl-9-fluoro-7a- 9674
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(commonly known as MGM-16; also known as 9-fluoro-dihydro-7-
hydroxymitragynine; or 10-fluoro-dihydro-7-hydroxymitragynine
BannedConcentrated 7-OH products (more than 1 mg 7-OH per gram/mL, or 7-OH more than 1% of the mitragynine content) are about to become federal Schedule I nationwide (DEA order expected on or after Nov. 13, 2026), and FDA already says 7-OH can't lawfully be sold as a supplement or food; don't sell 7-OH tablets or shots.
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The substances [7-hydroxymitragynine] and [mitragynine
pseudoindoxyl] be controlled in schedule I [pursuant to 21 U.S.C.
811(h)] when either substance alone, or their combined amount if both
present, is:
(A) Above a specified threshold concentration, that is, greater
than 1 mg per gram (for solid powders, encapsulated material, or other
solid forms) or greater than 1 mg per milliliter (for liquid
preparations), OR
(B) The mass of mitragynine present divided by the mass of [7-
hydroxymitragynine], or [mitragynine pseudoindoxyl], or the combined
amount of [7-hydroxymitragynine] and [mitragynine pseudoindoxyl] if
both present, is less than 100.
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The temporary scheduling order will be published in the Federal
Register on or after November 13, 2026.