Is Kratom legal in India?
- Legal status
- Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is not a scheduled narcotic in India — it is not listed under the NDPS Act 1985, and neither mitragynine nor 7-hydroxymitragynine appears in the NDPS schedules; the plant is unregulated at the federal level (India is a producer and exporter), with no confirmable state-level scheduling.
- Consequences if caught
- No NDPS penalty at the federal level, as kratom is not scheduled; ordinary commercial and export rules apply.
- If prescribed or medical
- Not a scheduled medicine under the NDPS Act — no controlled prescription requirement.
- Documentation
- No federal kratom-specific carry restriction; a reasonable personal quantity is not an NDPS matter.
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with India’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
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