Is 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) legal in Malaysia?
- Legal status
- 7-Hydroxymitragynine, a kratom alkaloid, is controlled together with the plant/mitragynine (no separate isolate carve-out): mitragynine is the named Poisons Act 1952 poison capturing ketum, and 7-OH shares that status as a constituent of the leaf. 7-OH is not separately named — its individual listing is left to confirmation. As a Poisons Act (not Dangerous Drugs Act) matter, it is not death-eligible.
- Consequences if caught
- Processing, possession, sale, import or export of ketum draws Poisons Act s.30 penalties — a fine up to RM10,000 and/or up to 4 years; it sits outside the Dangerous Drugs Act capital regime.
- If prescribed or medical
- No lawful consumer medical route — mitragynine is a scheduled poison; the living tree may be grown but the leaf may not be processed or used.
- Documentation
- No lawful personal-import route for ketum/mitragynine as a Poisons Act substance.
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