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Exhibit 144

Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of 7-Hydroxymitragynine Above a Specified Threshold in Schedule I (Docket No. DEA-1570)

Exhibit 144 ยท Agency notice

Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of 7-Hydroxymitragynine Above a Specified Threshold in Schedule I (Docket No. DEA-1570)

contains more than 0.050 percentage of 7-hydroxymitragynine on a dry weight basis

Notice of intent to place 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) above a specified threshold temporarily in Schedule I. The threshold, adapted from an HHS definition sent to DEA on 28 July 2025, is more than 0.050 percent 7-OH by dry weight in botanical kratom, with parallel 0.050 percent limits for synthetic and processed products.

Source
Drug Enforcement Administration
Date
6 July 2026 (Federal Register)
Quoted from
Public inspection copy, p. 2, threshold (A)
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13580.pdf
Accessed
2026-11-09
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit

Cited by

Finding MED-6.8
Reported In October 2026 DEA proposed, in a new notice of intent, to use HHS-recommended 7-OH scheduling thresholds that, for solid products, are twice the limit in its July notice.