The current administration increased the tolerance limit for 7-hydroxymitragynine (7OH) in kratom products by 20 times.
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The Joe Rogan ExperienceNov 6, 2026
The sources confirm that the DEA initially set a 0.050% dry-weight threshold for 7-OH and later (October 2026) revised to concentration- or ratio-based thresholds on HHS's recommendation, but none states that the change was a 20-fold increase in the tolerance limit.
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… So that went through as a big victory. Unrelenting lobbying happened, and this Susie World, huge pushing, huge, huge pushing, meetings, pushing from the West Wing to relax the standards. And the administration, again, I don't think Trump even knows about this, they increased the tolerance 20 x. Oh, jeez. So, so 20 x versus what the recommendation was, and that's cleared then, and everyone knows the game. …
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Context. The Federal Register notice set the temporary-scheduling threshold for kratom at more than 0.050% 7-hydroxymitragynine on a dry weight basis.[1]
Context. HHS recommended in October 2026 that the DEA use science-based concentration or ratio thresholds for 7-OH and MGPI, and CRS reports DEA published a revised threshold approach on October 14, 2026.[2][3]
Context. No source states the revised threshold's numeric value or describes it as a 20-fold increase over the prior limit, so the claimed magnitude is not addressed.[2][3]
Sources
3 sources: 3 primary
- 1Federal Register :: Schedules of Controlled Substance ...federalregister.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 2HHS Recommends Science-Based Thresholds to Target Dangerous ...hhs.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 3Temporary Control of 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and ...congress.gov · primary source · cited for: context
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