DOJ Updates Emergency Scheduling for Opioid Substances 7-OH and Related Compounds

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced updated emergency scheduling actions for 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and three related opioid substances: mitragynine pseudoindoxyl (MGPI), MGM-15, and MGM-16. These actions, based on new scientific recommendations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), introduce a revised threshold approach for 7-OH and MGPI to differentiate products with trace amounts from those intentionally enhanced or concentrated.