{"id":2497,"date":"2026-10-05T07:38:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krakenkratom.com\/resources\/?p=2497"},"modified":"2026-10-05T15:56:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T15:56:48","slug":"the-kratom-in-the-ole-miss-headlines-wasnt-kratom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krakenkratom.com\/resources\/the-kratom-in-the-ole-miss-headlines-wasnt-kratom\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;Kratom&#8221; in the Ole Miss Headlines Wasn&#8217;t Kratom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n  .kk8-post ul:not(.kk8-tl){list-style:disc !important;padding-left:1.4em !important;margin:0 0 1.2em !important}\n  .kk8-post ol:not(.kk8-check){list-style:decimal !important;padding-left:1.4em !important;margin:0 0 1.2em !important}\n  .kk8-post ul:not(.kk8-tl)>li{list-style:disc !important;display:list-item !important;margin:.35em 0 !important}\n  .kk8-post ol:not(.kk8-check)>li{list-style:decimal !important;display:list-item !important;margin:.35em 0 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See the update log at the end of this post.<\/p>\n\n<p>Over the past two weeks, the word &#8220;kratom&#8221; has run through coverage of the deaths of two University of Mississippi students. The first reports said packaged kratom was found at both scenes. The court records that followed say something more specific: the product was a tablet called Smax Pseudo-DHM, and its listed ingredients are compounds the DEA placed in Schedule I in August because they do not occur in the kratom plant.<\/p>\n\n<p>No cause of death has been announced, and we are not going to speculate about one. What we can do is lay out what the public record actually shows, explain the difference between kratom leaf and the synthetic products sold under its name, and offer a short checklist for reading the next headline \u2014 because there will be a next one.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"kk8-tldr\">\n  <h3>The short version<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li>The product named in court records is <strong>Smax Pseudo-DHM<\/strong>, a tablet whose package lists pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15 (DHM), and 7-hydroxymitragynine.<\/li>\n    <li>Mitragynine pseudoindoxyl and MGM-15 are synthetic derivatives of 7-OH that do not occur naturally in the plant. Both have been <strong>federal Schedule I controlled substances since August 26, 2026<\/strong>.<\/li>\n    <li>Kratom leaf (<em>Mitragyna speciosa<\/em>) and its primary alkaloid, mitragynine, remain federally uncontrolled. The DEA&#8217;s own notice says the action does not apply to botanical kratom with naturally occurring 7-OH.<\/li>\n    <li>A toxicology report described in a federal court filing lists mitragynine, MGM-15, and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl as present. Investigators have not said what caused either death.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>What happened, in order<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"kk8-tl\">\n  <li><b>September 21<\/b>Two students are found unresponsive in separate incidents in Oxford, Mississippi. Police say there is no evidence the deaths are connected, but that packaged products from retail stores \u2014 described at the time as kratom \u2014 were found at both scenes.<\/li>\n  <li><b>September 22\u201326<\/b>Coverage spreads nationally under &#8220;kratom found&#8221; framing. Tennessee outlets tie the story to that state&#8217;s ban, which took effect July 1. The nickname &#8220;gas station heroin&#8221; appears in headlines.<\/li>\n  <li><b>September 28<\/b>An affidavit filed in Lafayette County identifies the product as Smax Pseudo-DHM tablets and lists the package ingredients as pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15 (DHM), and 7-hydroxymitragynine. Two employees of an Oxford vape shop are arrested on state distribution charges.<\/li>\n  <li><b>September 29\u201330<\/b>The American Kratom Association asks news organizations to correct the record and identify the product by name, then holds a press conference outside the Lafayette County Sheriff&#8217;s Office. The same week, deputies in Tipton County, Tennessee, seize more than 4,700 tablets described as &#8220;suspected kratom pills&#8221; from five stores.<\/li>\n  <li class=\"kk8-new\"><b>October 1\u20133<\/b>Federal prosecutors charge the vape shop&#8217;s manager and his son with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. A detention motion cites a toxicology report finding mitragynine, MGM-15, and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl in both students&#8217; systems \u2014 the same compounds found in the Smax tablets. Investigators have not said what killed either student.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Notice the shape of that timeline. The identification that matters \u2014 a named product with a printed ingredient list \u2014 arrived on day eight, in court paperwork. The word &#8220;kratom&#8221; arrived on day one, from a police statement, and it is the word most people will remember.<\/p>\n\n<h2>What &#8220;Smax Pseudo-DHM&#8221; actually is<\/h2>\n\n<p>Go by the label as reproduced in the affidavit. It lists three ingredients:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n  <li><strong>Pseudoindoxyl.<\/strong> The investigating agent reads this as <em>mitragynine pseudoindoxyl<\/em>, which the DEA describes as a chemical rearrangement product of 7-OH.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>MGM-15 (DHM).<\/strong> Dihydro-7-hydroxymitragynine, which the DEA describes as a derivative of 7-OH. It is a manufactured compound; it is not found in the kratom plant.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH).<\/strong> A minor alkaloid that occurs in kratom leaf at trace levels \u2014 and which is also produced synthetically and sold in concentrated form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Here is where the federal record stands:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n  <li><strong>July 1, 2026<\/strong> \u2014 the DEA announced two notices of intent, published in the Federal Register on July 6: one covering 7-OH above a specified threshold, and one covering mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16. We covered the first notice when it dropped: <a href=\"https:\/\/krakenkratom.com\/resources\/dea-7-oh-scheduling-natural-kratom\/\">what the DEA&#8217;s 7-OH action does and doesn&#8217;t cover<\/a>.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>August 26, 2026<\/strong> \u2014 the temporary scheduling order for mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16 took effect. It runs through August 26, 2028. From that date, manufacturing, selling, or possessing any quantity of those compounds outside a DEA registration is unlawful.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Still pending<\/strong> \u2014 the separate order for 7-OH above the threshold has not been published as of this writing.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Not covered<\/strong> \u2014 the DEA was explicit that the action does not apply to botanical kratom products containing naturally occurring 7-OH below the threshold. Mitragynine and <em>Mitragyna speciosa<\/em> leaf remain federally uncontrolled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Put the dates together: by the time these tablets were being sold in September, two of the three ingredients printed on the package had been federal Schedule I controlled substances for roughly a month. That is the single most important fact missing from most of the early coverage.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"kk8-tblwrap\">\n<table class=\"kk8-table\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr><th><\/th><th class=\"kk8-leaf\">Kratom leaf<\/th><th class=\"kk8-shelf\">What was on the shelf<\/th><\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr><td>What it is<\/td><td class=\"kk8-c1\" data-col=\"Kratom leaf\">Dried leaf of <em>Mitragyna speciosa<\/em>, a tree in the coffee family, sold as powder, capsules, or leaf-derived extract<\/td><td class=\"kk8-c2\" data-col=\"What was on the shelf\">Tablets whose label lists laboratory-made derivatives of 7-OH (pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15)<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Alkaloid profile<\/td><td class=\"kk8-c1\" data-col=\"Kratom leaf\">Mitragynine is the dominant alkaloid; 7-OH is naturally present at trace levels<\/td><td class=\"kk8-c2\" data-col=\"What was on the shelf\">Concentrated or isolated compounds that do not occur in the plant<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Federal status (October 2026)<\/td><td class=\"kk8-c1\" data-col=\"Kratom leaf\">Uncontrolled<\/td><td class=\"kk8-c2\" data-col=\"What was on the shelf\">Mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, MGM-16: Schedule I since August 26, 2026. 7-OH above threshold: order pending<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>How you verify it<\/td><td class=\"kk8-c1\" data-col=\"Kratom leaf\">Batch certificate of analysis showing the alkaloid panel<\/td><td class=\"kk8-c2\" data-col=\"What was on the shelf\">Label language such as &#8220;pseudo,&#8221; &#8220;DHM,&#8221; &#8220;MGM-15,&#8221; &#8220;isolate,&#8221; &#8220;enhanced,&#8221; or milligram amounts of 7-OH<\/td><\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Why the word &#8220;kratom&#8221; ended up in the headline<\/h2>\n\n<p>Three reasons, and none of them requires anyone to be acting in bad faith.<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n  <li><strong>The products are sold under the kratom name.<\/strong> Synthetic tablets sit on the same gas-station shelf as leaf powder, often with &#8220;kratom&#8221; on the package or the shelf tag, and the people selling them call them kratom. In this case, the informant who walked into the Oxford store asked for &#8220;7-OH kratom-based pills.&#8221; When investigators inventory a scene, they write down what the package says and what the clerk says.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Breaking news repeats official language.<\/strong> The first statements said &#8220;kratom,&#8221; and outlets reported that accurately \u2014 accurately as a quotation, not as chemistry. The AKA&#8217;s own statement acknowledges that reporters understandably repeated the description they were given.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Corrections don&#8217;t travel.<\/strong> The day-one headline gets the shares. The affidavit detail lands on day eight, in paragraph six, under a headline that still says &#8220;kratom.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>There is a fourth, smaller mechanism worth naming. &#8220;Gas station heroin&#8221; is a nickname that originally attached to tianeptine, an unrelated synthetic compound sold in the same kind of retail setting. It has since drifted onto anything in that cooler. A nickname is not a chemical identity either.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"kk8-quote\"><p>A shelf tag is not a chemical identity. The label is a claim. The lab result is the fact.<\/p><span class=\"kk8-cite\">\u2014 Kraken Kratom<\/span><\/blockquote>\n\n<h2>What the record shows, and what it doesn&#8217;t<\/h2>\n\n<p>We think it matters to say this plainly, because the point of this post is precision, not a counter-narrative.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n  <li><strong>What was in the tablets.<\/strong> The affidavit identified them by label. A federal filing now says the compounds found in the students&#8217; systems \u2014 mitragynine, MGM-15, and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl \u2014 match the compounds in the tablets.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Cause of death.<\/strong> Not announced. A toxicology report listing substances present is not a cause-of-death finding; that determination belongs to the medical examiner, and investigators have said they have not yet made it public.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Other factors.<\/strong> Whether anything else was present, and in what amounts, has not been released.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Where one set of tablets came from.<\/strong> Investigators say one student bought his tablets from a store roughly 20 miles from campus; that store&#8217;s owner has publicly disputed it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>The AKA&#8217;s position is the same one we hold: it is not asserting a cause, only asking that the product be identified accurately while the scientific process runs its course. We will update this post as the record develops, whatever it shows.<\/p>\n\n<h2>How to read the next kratom headline<\/h2>\n\n<p>There will be a next one. A substance with a legislative calendar attached to it generates headlines on a schedule. Here is the checklist we use internally when a story crosses our desk.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"kk8-check\">\n  <li><strong>Is the product named?<\/strong> Brand, product name, listed ingredients. &#8220;Kratom&#8221; by itself is a category, not an identification.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Who identified it?<\/strong> A laboratory, a label, or a press statement. Those are three very different levels of evidence.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Is a cause of death in?<\/strong> &#8220;Pending&#8221; means unknown. &#8220;Suspected&#8221; is not a finding. &#8220;Present in toxicology&#8221; is not &#8220;caused.&#8221;<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Were other substances present?<\/strong> Tennessee&#8217;s own 2026 public-health brief on kratom notes that most kratom-involved deaths in the state also involved other drugs. Ask whether the story does.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Does the story distinguish leaf from synthetic derivatives?<\/strong> Look for 7-OH, pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, &#8220;pseudo,&#8221; &#8220;enhanced,&#8221; &#8220;isolate.&#8221; If those words are absent, the story may not have asked.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Has it been updated?<\/strong> Check the dateline and the bottom of the article. The correction is often there and nowhere else.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Does the headline match the body?<\/strong> Read to the end before you share.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h2>What this means if you buy kratom<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"kk8-fig\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/krakenkratom.com\/media\/coa\/green-leaf-062326.pdf\"><img src=\"https:\/\/krakenkratom.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Xnip2026-10-05_11-53-49.jpg\" alt=\"Kraken Kratom certificate of analysis for OG Bali leaf, lot PDXAGL-20260623, showing mitragynine 0.87% and 7-hydroxymitragynine below the limit of quantitation\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n  <figcaption>A real one: OG Bali leaf, lot PDXAGL-20260623. Mitragynine 0.87%; 7-OH &#8220;LOQ,&#8221; meaning below the lab&#8217;s limit of quantitation. Every Kraken batch ships with this sheet.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p>None of this changes how to shop for a leaf product. It does make three habits more important.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Read the ingredient panel.<\/strong> If a product lists milligram amounts of 7-OH, or names pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, DHM, or MGM-16, or describes itself as an isolate or &#8220;enhanced,&#8221; it is not a leaf product. As of August 26, products containing mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, or MGM-16 cannot lawfully be sold in the United States at all.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Ask for the batch certificate of analysis.<\/strong> A leaf product&#8217;s COA shows the alkaloid panel: mitragynine as the dominant alkaloid, with 7-OH at a small fraction of it. The AKA&#8217;s proposed labeling standard \u2014 at least 100 parts mitragynine to 1 part 7-OH and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl combined \u2014 is a useful reference point when you read one. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/krakenkratom.com\/lab-testing\">lab testing page<\/a> walks through what each line on a COA means.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Know the law where you are.<\/strong> Tennessee&#8217;s statewide ban took effect July 1, 2026. Oxford and Lafayette County, Mississippi, have local bans while the state does not. The patchwork changes month to month; our <a href=\"https:\/\/krakenkratom.com\/resources\/kratom_local_legal\/\">kratom legality guide<\/a> is kept current with each bill move.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"kk8-box\">\n  <h3>What Kraken sells<\/h3>\n  <p>Kraken Kratom products are made from <em>Mitragyna speciosa<\/em> leaf: powders, capsules, and leaf-derived extracts. We do not add synthetic or isolated alkaloids to any product. Every batch is tested, and the certificate of analysis for the batch you receive is available on our lab testing page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Where we stand<\/h2>\n\n<p>We support the DEA&#8217;s scheduling of synthetic 7-OH derivatives. We support accurate product identification by law enforcement and by the press. We think a tragedy should be reported with the precision it deserves, and that a product which \u2014 by the public record \u2014 was not kratom should not be called kratom. And we will keep this page updated as the record develops.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"kk8-cta\">\n  <p><strong>Read the label. Read the lab.<\/strong><\/p>\n  <p>Look up the certificate of analysis for any Kraken batch, or check the current legal status of kratom in your state.<\/p>\n  <a class=\"kk8-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/krakenkratom.com\/lab-testing\">View Lab Results<\/a>\n  <a class=\"kk8-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/krakenkratom.com\/resources\/kratom_local_legal\/\">Check Your State<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Quick answers<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"kk8-faq\">\n  <details>\n    <summary>Is Smax kratom?<\/summary>\n    <p>Not by its own label. The package reproduced in the Lafayette County affidavit lists pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15 (DHM), and 7-hydroxymitragynine. The first two are synthetic derivatives of 7-OH that do not occur in the kratom plant, and both have been federal Schedule I controlled substances since August 26, 2026.<\/p>\n  <\/details>\n  <details>\n    <summary>Did kratom cause the Ole Miss deaths?<\/summary>\n    <p>No cause of death has been announced. A toxicology report described in a federal court filing lists mitragynine, MGM-15, and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl as present in both students; MGM-15 and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl are the synthetic compounds the DEA scheduled in August, and they match the ingredients of the Smax tablets found at both scenes. Whether any substance caused either death is a determination that has not been made public.<\/p>\n  <\/details>\n  <details>\n    <summary>Is kratom illegal in the United States?<\/summary>\n    <p>Not federally. Kratom leaf and mitragynine are not controlled substances under federal law. Some states and localities prohibit it \u2014 Tennessee&#8217;s statewide ban took effect July 1, 2026, and Oxford, Mississippi, has a local ban. Our legality guide lists current status by state.<\/p>\n  <\/details>\n  <details>\n    <summary>Is 7-OH illegal?<\/summary>\n    <p>Three synthetic 7-OH-related compounds \u2014 mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16 \u2014 have been federal Schedule I controlled substances since August 26, 2026. A separate DEA notice covering 7-OH above a specified concentration threshold was published July 6, 2026; as of this writing, that scheduling order has not been issued. Several states have their own restrictions on concentrated 7-OH. Naturally occurring 7-OH in kratom leaf is not covered by the federal action.<\/p>\n  <\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kk8-box kk8-log\">\n  <h3>Update log<\/h3>\n  <p><strong>October 5, 2026<\/strong> \u2014 Published. Added the October 1\u20133 federal charges and the toxicology findings cited in the prosecutors&#8217; detention motion. Cause of death not announced; 7-OH threshold scheduling order not yet published.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>Sources<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"kk8-sources\">\n  <li>American Kratom Association, &#8220;Calls on News Outlets to Correct the Record: Products in Ole Miss Death Investigations Were Not Natural Kratom,&#8221; September 29, 2026.<\/li>\n  <li>U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, &#8220;DEA to Temporarily Schedule 7-OH and Related Substances to Protect Public Safety,&#8221; July 1, 2026.<\/li>\n  <li>Federal Register, &#8220;Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16 in Schedule I,&#8221; effective August 26, 2026 (Docket DEA-1644).<\/li>\n  <li>Federal Register, &#8220;Temporary Placement of 7-Hydroxymitragynine Above a Specified Threshold in Schedule I,&#8221; notice of intent, July 6, 2026 (Docket DEA-1570).<\/li>\n  <li>U.S. Department of Justice, &#8220;Justice Department Announces Emergency Scheduling of Three Potent Opioid Compounds,&#8221; August 2026.<\/li>\n  <li>ABC News, &#8220;Ole Miss deaths may be connected to 2 stores allegedly selling kratom products,&#8221; September 30, 2026.<\/li>\n  <li>FOX13 Memphis, &#8220;Investigators find same tablets in rooms of two Ole Miss students who died, records show,&#8221; September 29, 2026.<\/li>\n  <li>WMC Action News 5 \/ Gray News, &#8220;Shop clerk, son charged with selling illegal kratom amid probe into Ole Miss student deaths,&#8221; October 3, 2026.<\/li>\n  <li>WSMV Nashville, &#8220;Why did Tennessee ban kratom?&#8221; September 23, 2026.<\/li>\n  <li>Fox News Digital, reporting on the affidavit and the store owner&#8217;s statement, October 1\u20132, 2026.<\/li>\n  <li>Tennessee Department of Health, &#8220;Emerging Trends: Kratom in Tennessee,&#8221; February 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p class=\"kk8-fine\"><em>This article is provided for informational purposes only and reflects publicly available records and statements as of the dates shown. It is not legal or medical advice. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Kraken Kratom products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Question\",\n      \"name\": \"Is Smax kratom?\",\n      \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n        \"text\": \"Not by its own label. The package reproduced in the Lafayette County affidavit lists pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15 (DHM), and 7-hydroxymitragynine. 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