Is Mitragynine legal in Indonesia?
- Legal status
- Neither mitragynine nor kratom is scheduled as a narcotic in Indonesia: mitragynine, the principal alkaloid of kratom, shares the plant's status as a legal, regulated trade commodity (Permendag 20/2024 and 21/2024, in force 29 Sep 2024) — BNN's 2022 push for Schedule I was not adopted; BPOM bars use only in medicines/supplements.
- Consequences if caught
- No narcotics penalty attaches to the alkaloid; kratom is a regulated legal commodity, not a scheduled drug.
- If prescribed or medical
- No BPOM-registered kratom or alkaloid medicine exists; use in medicines/supplements is barred, but the plant may be grown, processed and exported.
- Documentation
- No narcotics import controls apply; kratom is a lawful trade commodity subject to trade (not drug) regulation.
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