New Jersey would classify kratom chemical 7-OH as Schedule I

New Jersey would put 7-OH in Schedule I, a category for drugs with high abuse potential and no accepted medical use or accepted safety under medical supervision. The listing would cover 7 hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), its salts, and chemical forms called isomers, where those forms can exist, unless specifically excepted. Making or distributing it, or possessing it with intent to make or distribute it, would be a second-degree crime at one ounce or more and a third-degree crime below one ounce. The classification would take effect immediately if the bill becomes law.