Intergovernmental review
Kratom Pre-Review Report
World Health Organization
Global review of botany, historical and contemporary use, oral preparations, pharmacology, harms, dependence, and international controls.
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Follow the evidence. Open the law. Check the date.
Core sources behind the education and legal directory, with government and primary legal material prioritized wherever available.
Editorial standard
Experience, emerging science, and established facts each have a place.
We accurately describe why adults choose kratom while distinguishing personal reports from clinical evidence; natural leaf from enhanced 7-OH and synthetic or semi-synthetic derivatives; federal scheduling from FDA market status; and enacted rules from proposals. The federal, state, territory, and local directory carries a September 7, 2026 review date.
Historical research
A Study of Kratom Use in Thailand
United Nations Bulletin on Narcotics
A 1975 account of occupational, social, and folk-medicine contexts in Thailand; historical description is not proof of efficacy.
Government
FDA and Kratom
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Federal regulatory position, adverse events, contamination, and research limits.
Government
Products Containing 7-OH Can Cause Serious Harm
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Consumer warning covering added or enhanced 7-OH tablets, gummies, drink mixes, and shots.
Government
Hiding in Plain Sight: 7-OH Products
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
2026 update on federal action aimed at elevated 7-OH and synthetic derivatives.
Government
Temporary Placement of 7-OH Above a Specified Threshold
Federal Register
DEA notice of intent and the proposed distinction between elevated 7-OH and natural trace levels.
Primary federal law
Schedule I Order for Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16
Federal Register
Final temporary order effective August 26, 2026 covering the three compounds plus specified isomers, esters, ethers, and salts.
Government
Emergency Scheduling of Three Potent Opioid Compounds
U.S. Department of Justice
August 2026 temporary Schedule I placement of mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16.
Government
Kratom
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Research overview of effects, use, dependence, and knowledge gaps.
Peer-reviewed research
Survey of More Than 2,700 U.S. Adults Who Use Kratom
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Peer-reviewed survey reporting reasons for use, perceived benefits, adverse effects, and indicators of kratom-use disorder in a self-selected sample.
Peer-reviewed research
Naturalistic Study of Regular Kratom Consumers
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology
Controlled observational research examining acute effects among adults who regularly use kratom in their daily lives.
Peer-reviewed research
Examining the Psychoactive Differences Between Kratom Strains
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
Peer-reviewed survey of customer-reported subjective differences among commonly marketed red, green, and white strain categories; reports are not guarantees or medical claims.
Peer-reviewed research
Chemical Profiling and Alkaloid Analysis of Commercial Kratom Products
Scientific Reports
Research showing meaningful chemical variation across commercial products and why a strain name alone cannot establish composition.
Peer-reviewed research
Quantitative Validation Across Commercial Kratom Products
Journal of AOAC International
Analytical research supporting measured product and batch information rather than assumptions based only on color or strain labels.
Government
Kratom-Related Reports to Poison Centers, 2015–2025
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Poison Data System trend report published in 2026.
Legal research
Kratom: Summary of State Laws
Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association
122-page jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction baseline covering all states, D.C., and five inhabited U.S. territories; research current through January 2026.
Clinical education
What is kratom?
Poison Control
Signs, reported adverse effects, overdose response, and poison-help access.
Government
National Helpline
SAMHSA
Confidential, 24/7 treatment referral and information.
Industry tracking
Restricted ZIP Codes
Global Kratom Coalition
Best-effort vendor list of addresses where leaf-product sales are restricted; independently verify.
Primary law
2026 Chapter 63
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes
Official 2026 change raising the kratom age threshold to 21.
Government
Emergency Kratom Action
North Dakota Governor
Official notice of the August 2026 temporary statewide prohibition.
Government
Kratom Enforcement Update
California Governor
September 2026 statement on California's retail and manufacturing enforcement position.
See something that changed?
Kratom rules are moving unusually quickly in 2026. Send a correction through the contact page with the exact government source. Commercial shipment decisions should always use a current address-level review rather than relying on a static article alone.