Kratom in Cincinnati, Ohio.

In Ohio, an emergency rule and subsequent permanent rule ban synthetic and most “kratom-related” products, making it illegal to sell, possess, or distribute anything except products composed solely of mitragynine in natural vegetative form. Natural kratom leaf and ground leaf remain temporarily legal but under active review for possible Schedule I control. There is no known Cincinnati-specific ordinance that goes beyond state rules, so city retailers must comply with the statewide ban on synthetic/derivative products and food-safety registration requirements for any allowed natural kratom.

When sold, kratom in Cincinnati is typically found in smoke and vape shops, gas stations and convenience stores, and some specialty or herbal retailers, all of which are now constrained by Ohio’s emergency and food-safety rules and the synthetic-product ban.