Kansas bill would label kratom a Schedule 1 drug alongside heroin, LSD and marijuana

By: Grace Hills

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: February 17, 2026

Words: 545

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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TOPEKA — A bill heard Monday would list kratom as a Schedule 1 drug, moving the previously unclassified substance into the same category as heroin, LSD and marijuana.

Senate Bill 497 classifies both kratom and 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, as controlled substances. Proponents and opponents Monday before the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee agreed that 7-OH — the opioid-like compound derived from kratom — is hurting Kansans, but opponents argued the bill wrongly equates …

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