Is 7-OH legal in District of Columbia?

Banned

Quick answer

7-OH in District of Columbia: 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 the District of Columbia, where it is listed as a Schedule I controlled substance. The District added 7-hydroxymitragynine to its schedule by rulemaking and has not removed it. Readers should confirm current District law with official sources before relying on this summary. Federally, the FDA recommended in 2025 that the DEA schedule concentrated 7-OH, but 7-OH remains federally unscheduled as of 2026.

Citations

Statutes

22-B DCMR § 1201(h)(16) — D.C. Schedule I "(Kratom) 7-hydroxymitragynine"state

Sources

What changed

June 6, 2026 — First published from the D.C. Schedule I rule naming 7-hydroxymitragynine; flagged review-needed because the official rule text could not be independently re-confirmed from an automated source. 22-B DCMR § 1201(h)(16) — D.C. Schedule I "(Kratom) 7-hydroxymitragynine"

Neighboring states

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