Is 7-OH legal in Alabama?

Banned

Quick answer

7-OH in Alabama: Banned

Banned

Age rule: No statewide age rule listed
Local caveats: No local caveat listed in this entry
Citations: 3 linked sources

Last checked June 6, 2026 · Sources checked: Binding state controlled-substances schedule, administrative rule, or kratom consumer-protection statute naming 7-hydroxymitragynine; FDA 2025 federal scheduling recommendation; snapshot 2026-06-06-7oh

7-OH (7-hydroxymitragynine) is banned in Alabama, where hydroxymitragynine is a Schedule I controlled substance. Alabama added the kratom alkaloids to its Schedule I list in 2016, and the state attorney general issued a statewide cease-and-desist order against kratom and 7-OH products in 2026. Federally, the FDA recommended in 2025 that the DEA schedule concentrated 7-OH, but 7-OH remains federally unscheduled as of 2026.

Citations

Statutes

Ala. State Bd. of Health Controlled Substances List, Schedule I (324) Mitragynine / (325) Hydroxymitragynine; codified at Ala. Code § 20-2-23 (state control 2016)state

Sources

What changed

June 6, 2026 — First published after verifying the binding state law explicitly names 7-hydroxymitragynine and checking the FDA 2025 federal posture. Ala. State Bd. of Health Controlled Substances List, Schedule I (324) Mitragynine / (325) Hydroxymitragynine; codified at Ala. Code § 20-2-23 (state control 2016)