Kratom

Banned under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016.

Kratom is banned under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, which prohibits any substance intended for psychoactive effects (with exemptions for alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, etc.). Import and supply for human consumption is a criminal offense.

Controlled substance. Mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine scheduled as narcotics.

France classifies kratom alkaloids (mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine) as narcotics (stupéfiants). Kratom products are illegal to possess, sell, or import.

Controlled substance classified under NPS legislation.

Poland controls kratom under its new psychoactive substances legislation. Possession, sale, and import are criminal offenses.

Controlled under ANVISA Class E since 2023.

Brazil's health regulatory agency ANVISA classified kratom (mitragynine) under Class E (controlled substances) in 2023 via Resolution RDC 816. Import, sale, and possession are prohibited.

Banned since 2017.

Argentina banned kratom in 2017, classifying it as a controlled substance.

Schedule 9 Prohibited substance under the Poisons Standard.

The TGA Poisons Standard classifies mitragynine as a Schedule 9 (Prohibited) substance. Kratom cannot be legally imported, sold, or possessed in Australia.

Classified as a designated drug (指定薬物) since March 2016.

Japan classified kratom as a "designated drug" (shitei yakubutsu) in March 2016 under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, making it illegal to manufacture, sell, import, or possess.

Designated prescription medicine under the Medicines Act 1981.

New Zealand designated kratom as a prescription medicine, meaning it can legally be obtained with a prescription but over-the-counter sales are prohibited.

Controlled per EUDA. Personal possession decriminalized under 2001 reform.

Kratom is controlled in Portugal per EUDA classification. Under the 2001 decriminalization law (Lei 30/2000), personal possession of any controlled substance is an administrative rather than criminal matter.

Controlled substance. Personal use is an administrative offense.

Italy controls kratom. Under Italian drug law (DPR 309/1990), personal use of any controlled substance is treated as an administrative offense rather than a criminal one, consistent with treatment of all scheduled drugs.

Not controlled under BtMG or NpSG. Sold as botanical product.

Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is not listed in BtMG annexes. The NpSG (Neue psychoaktive Stoffe Gesetz) explicitly exempts plants in their natural state. Available online and in specialty shops.

Not controlled under SMG or NPSG.

Kratom is not scheduled under the Suchtmittelgesetz (SMG) or the Neue-Psychoaktive-Substanzen-Gesetz (NPSG). Available for purchase without restriction.

Not listed on Swiss narcotics schedules.

Kratom is not controlled under the BetmG. Not listed in any Swissmedic narcotics schedule.

Not controlled under the Opiumwet. Available in smartshops.

Kratom is not listed in the Opiumwet schedules. Freely available in smartshops alongside other legal psychoactive botanicals.

Not specifically controlled. No scheduling.

Kratom is not listed in Spain's controlled substances schedules. Available for purchase without specific legal restriction.

Regulated sales legal since July 2025.

The Czech Republic legalized regulated kratom sales starting July 2025, making Czechia one of the few countries with explicit legal regulation of kratom rather than a ban or absence of regulation.

Not specifically controlled.

Kratom is not scheduled under Belgian drug control legislation. Available without specific legal restriction.

Federally unscheduled. DEA "drug of concern". Banned in some states.

Kratom is not scheduled by the DEA but is listed as a "drug and chemical of concern". The FDA has issued import alerts and safety warnings. Banned in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin. The Kratom Consumer Protection Act has been adopted in several states to regulate rather than ban.

Not scheduled under CDSA. Health Canada restricts marketing for ingestion.

Kratom is not listed in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act schedules. Health Canada issued a 2020 advisory prohibiting the marketing of kratom for human consumption, but possession itself is not restricted.

Not specifically controlled under the Ley General de Salud.

Kratom is not listed in Mexico's controlled substances tables.

Not specifically controlled.

Kratom is not listed in Colombia's controlled substances schedules.

Not specifically controlled.

Kratom is not listed in Peru's controlled substances schedules.

Not specifically controlled.

Kratom is not scheduled under South African drug control legislation.

Not specifically controlled.

Kratom is not listed under Israel's Dangerous Drugs Ordinance.

Not explicitly listed in MDA schedules.

Kratom is not explicitly listed in Singapore's Misuse of Drugs Act schedules. However, Singapore has extremely strict drug laws and authorities may take action against new psychoactive substances. Kratom leaves are traditionally used in some Southeast Asian countries.