On June 22, 2026, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier signed an expanded emergency rule that widens the state's ban on concentrated 7-OH — and, importantly, on the newer chemical look-alikes that manufacturers had been using to stay on shelves. Alongside 7-hydroxymitragynine itself, the rule names derivatives like mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, 7-acetoxymitragynine, and the synthetic compounds MGM-15 and MGM-16, and caps any kratom-related product at no more than one milligram of these concentrates per gram of total mass.
State officials say inspectors have pulled more than 23,000 packages of illegal 7-OH concentrate over the past year, and that Florida Poison Control already logged 95 exposure cases tied to these products in just the first four months of 2026 — in people ranging from infants to the elderly. Violators were warned they could face up to 30 years in prison.
Federally, the picture has moved since this was written. The DEA filed its notice of intent on July 6, 2026 to temporarily schedule concentrated 7-OH, and its 30-day waiting period closed August 5 — meaning a federal order can now issue at any time. As of August 23, 2026 it has not, so there is still no federal ban. The short version for families: in Florida, concentrated 7-OH is already treated as a Schedule I drug — but new formulations keep appearing, which is exactly why the rules keep changing.