Kratom, 7-OH Laws Diverge Amid the Spread of Potent Synthetic Products
Federal and state actions are focusing on high-potency 7-OH products as poison-center reports reached 3,190 through June, officials said.
- State lawmakers and federal regulators are increasingly targeting concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine kratom products, commonly dubbed 'gas station heroin' by lawmakers, due to potency concerns.
- Kratom, a tree native to Southeast Asia traditionally consumed as tea or powder, has evolved as newer products introduce synthetic derivatives including mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16.
- Poison centers logged 3,190 reports involving kratom through June 2026, while the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis linked 233 deaths to kratom exposure between 2015 and 2025.
- State approaches vary widely: Tennessee enacted a statewide prohibition in July, Oklahoma set a 1% potency ceiling, and Pennsylvania advanced legislation banning products exceeding 0.5% 7-OH.
- In July, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced plans to temporarily place 7-OH above 0.05% concentration and three related compounds in Schedule I through August 2028, while the Global Kratom Coalition supports this federal action as a public health measure.
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Kratom, 7-OH laws diverge amid the spread of potent synthetic products • Rhode Island Current
For years, the psychoactive compound kratom has been sold across much of the United States as an herbal supplement, available in powders, capsules and extracts with few of the restrictions applied to controlled substances. But the market is changing. Products containing a potentially dangerous kratom derivative known as concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, and other chemically […]
Kratom laws diverge amid the spread of potent synthetic products
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Kratom, 7-OH laws diverge amid the spread of potent synthetic products • SC Daily Gazette
For years, the psychoactive compound kratom has been sold across much of the United States as an herbal supplement, available in powders, capsules and extracts with few of the restrictions applied to controlled substances. But the market is changing. Products containing a potentially dangerous kratom derivative known as concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, and other chemically […]
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