Policy · 2026-10-15
Missouri expands 7-OH investigation to nine more companies
Source: Missouri Attorney General
Why it matters
Missouri has widened its investigation of concentrated 7-OH and other kratom-derived products. The new demands seek business records; they do not establish that the companies violated the law.
The big picture
Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced nine additional civil investigative demands on October 15, bringing the office’s reported total to 31. This expands an existing enforcement effort rather than creating a new statewide kratom law. The office’s claims about controlled-substance analogues are its stated legal position, not a court ruling reported in this announcement.
Key findings
- The attorney general issued nine additional civil investigative demands to manufacturers, distributors and retailers connected to kratom-derived products sold in Missouri.
- The office reported 31 civil investigative demands in total as part of its broader investigation into kratom and kratom-derived products.
- Separate cease-and-desist orders directed KC Distro and Karmic Genesis to stop selling 7-OH products immediately, according to the announcement.
- Investigators sought alkaloid levels, information about added or isolated 7-OH, and records on manufacturing, testing, sourcing and distribution. They also requested complaints, adverse-event reports, regulator communications and safety or dosage claims.
- The office said the companies may have violated Missouri consumer-protection and other laws. The announcement reports investigative and enforcement steps, not final findings of liability against the nine companies.
What they say
The attorney general’s office said the demands seek information to determine whether companies manufactured, distributed or sold products containing controlled compounds. It also asserted that artificially elevated 7-OH products qualify as controlled-substance analogues in Missouri; that legal assertion should not be read as a new federal 7-OH scheduling order.
Bottom line
Missouri added nine companies to its 7-OH investigation and issued two sales-stop demands; the announcement does not establish violations by the investigated businesses.