Is Mitragynine legal in Mexico?
- Legal status
- Neither mitragynine nor kratom is listed under the General Health Law (Ley General de Salud): mitragynine, the principal alkaloid of kratom, is not separately scheduled, so as a kratom alkaloid it shares the plant's un-controlled status; possession and use appear legal with no official COFEPRIS listing located.
- Consequences if caught
- No controlled-substance penalty attaches to the alkaloid under current listings; kratom is not scheduled.
- If prescribed or medical
- No COFEPRIS-listed kratom or alkaloid medicine exists; there is no controlled prescription tier for it.
- Documentation
- No narcotics import controls apply; kratom and its alkaloids are unscheduled.
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