Is 7-OH legal in Tennessee?

Regulated

Quick answer

7-OH in Tennessee: Regulated

Regulated

Age rule: 21+
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 regulated in Tennessee, where natural kratom is legal for adults 21 and older but synthetic mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine are illegal. A law signed in 2026 is scheduled to ban all kratom products, natural and synthetic, on July 1, 2026, after which possession and sale become crimes. Readers should confirm current Tennessee 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

Tenn. Code § 39-17-452 — kratom (natural-form requirement and age restriction; synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine prohibited)state

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What changed

June 6, 2026 — First published after verifying the binding state law explicitly names 7-hydroxymitragynine and checking the FDA 2025 federal posture. Tenn. Code § 39-17-452 — kratom (natural-form requirement and age restriction; synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine prohibited)
June 6, 2026 — Seeded a curated scheduled change: Tennessee 7-OH flips from regulated to banned on 2026-07-01 under HB1649 ("Matthew Davenport's Law"), which names 7-hydroxymitragynine in the kratom definition. The future status is date-gated and verified now, so it activates automatically. Tenn. Pub. Ch. 950 (2026), HB1649 — "Matthew Davenport's Law" amends Tenn. Code § 39-17-452 (kratom definition names 7-hydroxymitragynine; eff. 2026-07-01)