Kratom, six other substances now designated as Schedule I controlled substances in Connecticut

FOX61 – Monday, March 23, 2026
By Samantha Barrows

HARTFORD, Conn. — Kratom has officially been banned in Connecticut after it and several others were designated as schedule 1 controlled substances. In a press conference held Monday afternoon, Attorney General William Tong and the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection announced that the herbal substance, along with 7-OH, bromazolam, flubromazolam, nitazenes, tianeptine, and phenibut would all now fall under the designation.

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