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Legality · 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)

Is 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) legal in Portugal?

Confirmed against a primary sourceVerified July 13, 2026
Legal status
7-Hydroxymitragynine, a kratom alkaloid, is controlled together with the plant (no separate isolate carve-out): it is named explicitly alongside mitragynine and Mitragyna speciosa in the NPS list under DL 54/2013 (amended by Portaria 232/2022), production/import/sale prohibited, personal possession decriminalised.
Consequences if caught
Personal use is decriminalised (referred to a Dissuasion Commission); production, import, sale or advertising of the NPS is prohibited and prosecuted.
If prescribed or medical
No lawful medical route, kratom and its alkaloids are listed NPS with no authorised Portuguese medicine.
Documentation
No lawful personal-import route for supply; personal possession is decriminalised rather than lawful.
Primary source

Court records

We have not yet assessed whether court records are publicly available for this jurisdiction.

7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) in related jurisdictions

Jurisdictions related to Portugal by shared drug statute, shared regulator or constitutional link. Each has its own separately verified status; a relationship is not a shared answer.

Other substances confirmed in Portugal

Same substance, other countries

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If you’re detained or arrested abroad

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