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Kratom Legality by Country
Kratom Legality by Country: compare 62 countries on 2 metrics.
Law62 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Jul 22, 2025Original page
14 sources
- Legality of Kratom across Europe varies from country to country. - EKA (The European Kratom Alliance)
- Mitragyna speciosa - Wikipedia
- Every Country With a Kratom Ban - Kratom Geek
- Traveling with Kratom - Kingdom Kratom
- Is Kratom Legal Near Me - Soulful Herbals
- Where Kratom Is Legal & Side Effects of Use - Ocean Recovery
- ASEAN Guiding Principles for Inclusion into or Exclusion from the Negative List of Substances for Traditional Medicines and Health Supplements - Wayback Machine
- Cambodia requests reports on kratom growth nationwide - Nation Thailand
- Thailand takes kratom off illegal drug list - Cambodianess
- Where is Kratom Illegal? Kratom Laws Around the World - Buy Kratom
- Indonesia officially regulates kratom trade - Antara
- Illegal Use of Kratom Persists in Laos Amidst Debate Over Legality vs Medicinal Benefits - Laotian Times
- Attitudes towards Kratom use, decriminalization and the development of a community-based Kratom control mechanism in Southern Thailand - Science Direct
- Kratom in Myanmar and southeast Asia: time for legal regulation? - Transnational Institute
Kratom Legality
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62 countries
 Albania | Legal | — |
 Argentina | Illegal | — |
 Australia | Illegal | — |
 Austria | Legal | — |
 Belarus | Illegal | — |
 Belgium | Illegal | Illigal since 1st of June 2024. |
 Brazil | Legal | In Brazil, kratom is nominally listed as a New Psychoactive Substance (NPS). However, it remains legal until its inclusion among prohibited substances. |
 Brunei | Restricted | Prohibited by ASEAN in 2013 for use in traditional medicines or health supplements. |
 Bulgaria | Illegal | Illegal since 2011. |
 Cambodia | Restricted | Prohibited by ASEAN in 2013 for use in traditional medicines or health supplements. However, as of August 2024, Cambodian law did not specifically regulate or criminalize kratom. |
 Canada | Restricted | Although technically legal, Health Canada has not authorized the sale of kratom or kratom-containing products and kratom products cannot be marketed or labeled as “for human consumption”. |
 Croatia | Illegal | — |
 Cyprus | Illegal | Illegal since since April 2021. |
 Czechia | Legal | — |
 Denmark | Legal for medical use | Requires a doctor’s prescription. |
 Egypt | Unclear | Not addressed by name in legal code, but given the country's strict drug policies, kratom would likely be classified as a prohibited substance. |
 Estonia | Illegal | Illegal since 2015. |
 Finland | Controlled substance | It is prohibited to import, store, or sell kratom in Finaland. Possession and use, however, are not punished acts. Legal for medical use with a prescription. |
 France | Illegal | Illegal since January 2020. |
 Germany | Restricted | Legal if not for human consumption. |
 Greece | Legal | — |
 Hungary | Legal | — |
 Iceland | Illegal | — |
 Indonesia | Regulated | Indonesia is the world's largest exporter of kratom. The Indonesian Minister of Health had previously issued a ban on the production and export of kratom, but the government reversed course in 2024 and established guidelines for the export of certain kratom-related products. F… |
 Ireland | Illegal | Illegal since 2017. |
 Israel | Illegal | Banned in 2019. |
 Italy | Illegal | Illegal since August 2016. |
 Laos | Illegal | Prohibited by ASEAN in 2013 for use in traditional medicines or health supplements. |
 Latvia | Illegal | — |
 Lithuania | Illegal | Illegal since 2008. |
 Luxembourg | Illegal | Illegal since 2012. |
 Malaysia | Illegal | Banned in 1952, and the ban appears to still stand. Also prohibited by ASEAN in 2013 for use in traditional medicines or health supplements. |
 Malta | Legal | — |
 Mexico | Legal | — |
 Moldova | Illegal | Illegal since 2010. |
 Montenegro | Legal | — |
 Myanmar | Illegal | Citizens have been arrested for possession of kratom. Also prohibited by ASEAN in 2013 for use in traditional medicines or health supplements. |
 Netherlands | Legal | — |
 New Zealand | Legal for medical use | Requires a doctor’s prescription. |
 North Macedonia | Legal | — |
 Norway | Legal for medical use | Requires a doctor’s prescription. |
 Philippines | Restricted | Prohibited by ASEAN in 2013 for use in traditional medicines or health supplements. Broadly legal otherwise. |
 Poland | Illegal | Illegal since 2009. |
 Portugal | Controlled substance | Controlled psychoactive substance since 2013., It is prohibited to import, store, or sell kratom in Finaland. Possession and use, however, are not punished acts. |
 Puerto Rico | Legal | — |
 Romania | Illegal | Illegal since 2010. |
 Russia | Illegal | Illegal since 2011. |
 Serbia | Illegal | Illegal since 2022. |
 Singapore | Illegal | Illegal since at least 2020. Also prohibited by ASEAN in 2013 for use in traditional medicines or health supplements. |
 Slovakia | Illegal | Illegal since 2021. |
 Slovenia | Illegal | Illegal since January 2019. |
 Spain | Legal | — |
 Sweden | Illegal | Controlled substance:, Illegal to produce or prepare the product for human consumption, consumption itself is also forbidden.+1 |
 Switzerland | Illegal | Illegal since October 2017. |
 Syria | Unclear | Not addressed by name in legal code, but given the country's strict drug policies, kratom would likely be classified as a prohibited substance. |
 Thailand | Legal | Decriminalized in 2021. Legalized for medicinal use only since 2018. Prohibited by ASEAN in 2013 for use in traditional medicines or health supplements. |
 Turkey | Illegal | Illegal since 2014. |
 Ukraine | Legal | — |
 United Arab Emirates | Illegal | Banned in 2015. |
 United Kingdom | Illegal | Illegal since March 2016. |
 United States | Legal | Although kratom is technically legal at the federal level, some states and municipalities have chosen to ban the substance, making it illegal to sell, possess, grow, or use it. Others have imposed age restrictions. |
 Vietnam | Illegal | Prohibited by ASEAN in 2013 for use in traditional medicines or health supplements. |
Quick answers
- Where does this kratom legality by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Legality of Kratom across Europe varies from country to country. - EKA (The European Kratom Alliance); Mitragyna speciosa - Wikipedia; Every Country With a Kratom Ban - Kratom Geek; Traveling with Kratom - Kingdom Kratom.