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Is Kratom Legal in Arkansas?

No. Kratom cannot lawfully be sold in Arkansas. The Department of Health lists mitragynine and 7-OH, the main kratom alkaloids, in Schedule I of the state controlled substance list, so making, selling, distributing or possessing them is governed by Schedule I law. A 2025 bill to remove them from Schedule I and regulate kratom, SB 534, died at the end of the session.

Last verified . General information, not legal advice.

What changed recently

  1. Mitragynine and 7-OH were added to Schedule I. The Department of Health list dates both entries 11-2015 and LAPPA gives November 8, 2015, but a 2016 KATV report placed it at the start of 2016.
  2. The House and Senate Public Health committees heard kratom exhibits, including a Department of Health response to a petition. No action was recorded.
  3. The Board of Health adopted a list revision that keeps both Schedule I entries. A hearing followed on January 7, 2025, and the list was notarized June 20, 2025.
  4. SB 534, the Arkansas Kratom Consumer Protection Act, was introduced.
  5. After passing the Senate, SB 534 got a Do Not Pass from a House committee.
  6. SB 534 died at sine die.
  7. Federal: DEA published a notice of intent to temporarily schedule 7-OH and MP above a set threshold. MP, MGM-15 and MGM-16 have been temporarily Schedule I federally since August 26, 2026.

The Arkansas rules in detail

How the ban works

The Arkansas List of Controlled Substances places mitragynine (item 24) and 7-OH (item 25) under Schedule I(c), opium derivatives. The kratom plant is not named, but LAPPA treats kratom itself as controlled because of these entries. This research did not re-read the Schedule I preamble to confirm it covers any material containing any quantity of the listed substances.

No threshold and no exemption

There is no 7-OH cap, no natural-leaf carve-out and no age-based exception. No kratom-specific exemption of any kind was found.

What SB 534 would have changed

SB 534 would have removed both alkaloids from Schedule I and set an 18+ age, a 1% 7-OH cap, a synthetic alkaloid ban, label rules, adverse event reporting and annual processor registration with the Department of Agriculture backed by an independent lab COA. It passed the Senate but stalled in a House committee and died on May 5, 2025.

Is change coming?

No 2026 kratom bill was found, though that search was not exhaustive. It is also unclear whether a 2024 petition to deschedule kratom led to any rulemaking. See kratom laws by state for how Arkansas compares.

Enforcement and penalties

The Department of Health maintains the list. Police and prosecutors enforce it under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Ark. Code Ann. Title 5, Chapter 64, which covers possession, possession with purpose to deliver, manufacture and delivery. This research did not verify the specific penalty sections or ranges that apply to mitragynine and 7-OH, so ask Arkansas counsel before relying on any figure.

Federal context

Federal rules sit on top of state law. As of the sources we reviewed on October 18, 2026, DEA had temporarily scheduled mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15 and MGM-16 (effective August 26, 2026). On October 14, 2026 it published a notice of intent to temporarily schedule 7-OH and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl above a threshold (more than 1 mg per gram or per mL, or less than 100 times as much mitragynine as 7-OH); that order cannot take effect before about November 13, 2026. DEA has said its action does not override stricter state law. Check the Federal Register for anything newer, and see our overview of kratom laws for sellers for the federal background.

What this means for sellers

  1. Do not ship any kratom or 7-OH product to an Arkansas address.
  2. Screen ship-to addresses on direct, marketplace and drop-ship orders.
  3. Do not assume raw leaf or 'not for consumption' labeling falls outside the listing; get Arkansas counsel first.
  4. Watch Department of Health list revisions for any change to Schedule I(c).
  5. Recheck after the next legislative session for a new version of SB 534.

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Arkansas kratom law FAQ

Is kratom legal in Arkansas?

No. Mitragynine and 7-OH, the main kratom alkaloids, are Schedule I controlled substances in Arkansas, so kratom cannot lawfully be sold there.

Is 7-OH legal in Arkansas?

No. 7-OH is listed by name in Schedule I, along with mitragynine.

When did Arkansas ban kratom?

The Department of Health list dates the listing to November 2015. One 2016 news report placed it at the start of 2016, so sources differ on the exact date.

Can adults buy kratom in Arkansas?

No. Schedule I has no age-based exception, so no sale is lawful at any age.

Did Arkansas try to legalize kratom?

Yes. SB 534 (2025) would have descheduled it and created a Kratom Consumer Protection Act, but it died at the end of the session on May 5, 2025.

How we verified this page

We checked the sources below on October 18, 2026. Where a primary source (a statute, bill text or agency release) was available we relied on it, and we say so when a detail comes from news coverage or a secondary summary.

What we have not confirmed yet
  • The exact date of the original scheduling: November 8, 2015 per LAPPA, or early 2016 per KATV.
  • Whether the Schedule I preamble covers any material containing any quantity of the listed alkaloids, which would reach raw leaf explicitly.
  • The specific penalty sections and ranges in Ark. Code Ann. 5-64 that apply.
  • Whether the 2024 petition to deschedule led to any rulemaking.
  • Whether any 2026 or planned 2027 bill addresses kratom.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Laws change often and vary by city and county. Confirm the current rules with qualified counsel before you sell or ship, and recheck on a schedule.

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