How long does temporary scheduling last?

Temporary Schedule I placement runs two years and can be extended by one more while the permanent record is built.

7-OH Ban Timeline & Status Tracker

Q: When did the 7-OH ban start?

There isn't one single ban day. The DEA filed Notices of Intent July 1, 2026 (published July 6); August 5, 2026 was the earliest a temporary order could take effect; the DEA-1644 analogues (pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, MGM-16) were acted on in late August 2026. The final decision on the 7-OH threshold docket, DEA-1570, is the remaining open step.

Q: Can you still buy 7-OH?

Not from Favor'd Alkz — its 7-OH sales ended September 24, 2026. At category level, legality turns on the DEA's published threshold (0.05% by dry weight or 1 mg per article) plus state law.

Q: Will Favor'd Alkz sell 7-OH again?

Only if the DEA's final rule permits it. The company's catalog is 7-OH-free as of September 24, 2026, with non-7-OH product lines in development.

Status — Updated September 24, 2026

The DEA-1644 compounds (mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, MGM-16) have been acted on — they left the legal market in late August 2026.
DEA-1570 — the 7-OH concentration threshold docket — awaits the DEA’s final decision. That decision is the one this page tracks.
Favor’d Alkz has ended all 7-OH sales. Our final 7-OH inventory sold through on September 24, 2026. We will not offer 7-OH again unless the final rule permits it.
Mitragynine and natural kratom leaf are not named in either docket and remain unscheduled federally.

This page is a dated, factual timeline of the DEA’s 2026 action on 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) — what was filed, what took effect, what remains pending, and what it meant in practice for a compliant U.S. retailer. Every date below is from the public record or our own documented operations. We update this page as the record changes.

The timeline

July 1, 2026 — the DEA signs two Notices of Intent

The DEA announced its intent to temporarily place two groups of substances in Schedule I: DEA-1570, covering 7-OH above a concentration threshold (more than 0.05% by dry weight, or more than 1.00 mg of 7-OH per article in a processed product), and DEA-1644, separately naming mitragynine pseudoindoxyl (MP), MGM-15 and MGM-16. Mitragynine itself and natural kratom leaf were named in neither.

July 6, 2026 — Federal Register publication

Both notices published: FR Doc. 2026-13580 (DEA-1570) and FR Doc. 2026-13581 (DEA-1644). Publication started the statutory 30-day clock: a temporary order could not take effect before August 5, 2026.

August 5, 2026 — the earliest-effective date arrives

August 5 was the first day a temporary order could issue — not a guarantee that one would. Ahead of that date we set a hard order cutoff for our 7-OH catalog (Wednesday, August 5, 3:33 PM PT) so that nothing we shipped could arrive into an uncertain legal window.

Late August 2026 — the DEA-1644 compounds exit the market

With the action on the DEA-1644 analogues taking effect, we withdrew every pseudoindoxyl and MGM product from sale and destroyed our remaining pseudoindoxyl inventory on August 26, 2026 — documented, at cost, with the write-off recorded for our accountants. We said at the time and repeat here: products marketed as “legal 7-OH alternatives” on the strength of containing MP or MGM-15 were reading the record wrong — those compounds were named, not exempt.

September 24, 2026 — Favor’d Alkz ends 7-OH sales

Our final 7-OH inventory — a last clearance run of Wild Berries tablets — sold through on September 24, 2026. As of that date we sell no 7-OH products, and we will not resume unless the DEA’s final decision on DEA-1570 permits it.

Pending — the DEA-1570 final decision

Temporary scheduling, once ordered, runs two years, extendable by one, while the permanent-scheduling record is built. The decision that matters for the category’s future is the final rule on 7-OH itself. When it lands, this page will say so plainly.

Common questions

When did the 7-OH ban start?

There isn’t one single “ban day.” The DEA filed its intent on July 1, 2026; publication followed on July 6; August 5 was the earliest a temporary order could take effect; the DEA-1644 analogues were acted on in late August. The final decision on the 7-OH threshold docket (DEA-1570) is the remaining open step.

Can you still buy 7-OH?

Not from us — our 7-OH sales ended September 24, 2026. At category level, legality turns on the published threshold (0.05% dry weight / 1 mg per article) plus your state’s law. We don’t track other vendors’ order books and make no claims about any named company.

Is kratom leaf banned?

No. Mitragynine and natural kratom leaf are not named in either DEA docket. State law still varies — several states ban or restrict kratom independently of the federal action.

What happens if the final rule confirms Schedule I?

Above-threshold 7-OH products remain off the legal market for the duration of scheduling. Our catalog stays 7-OH-free and we continue building non-7-OH product lines.