DEA Invokes Emergency Power To Outlaw A Kratom Compound
Filed July 1 and published July 6 under Docket DEA-1570, the notice targets 7-hydroxymitragynine, kratom's psychoactive compound.
- Threshold set above 0.05% dry weight in kratom, or 1 milligram per synthetic unit.
- Order invokes 21 U.S.C. 811(h), emergency power that skips normal notice-and-comment rulemaking.
- Schedule I status lasts two years, renewable one more, resting on 165 poison-center cases.
Why it matters: A power written for imminent hazards bans a supplement nationwide on 165 counted cases.
DEA/DOJ Notice of Intent, Federal Register 2026-13580 (Docket DEA-1570) ↗ · Jul 15, 20267/15/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check