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Kratom is a plant-based substance sold in Utah smoke shops, supplement stores, and online, sometimes used to manage pain or opioid withdrawal symptoms. This bill would add two specific compounds found in kratom — 7-hydroxymitragynine and Mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, including synthetic versions — to Utah's Schedule I controlled substances list, the same legal category as heroin and LSD; the 7-hydroxymitragynine restriction would apply when that compound makes up more than 0.4% of a product's total kratom alkaloid content, while Mitragynine pseudoindoxyl would be restricted at any concentration. The bill would also update the rule kratom processors must follow, replacing the current specific 2% concentration limit with a requirement that their products simply not qualify as a controlled substance under the newly revised schedule.