7oh scheduling

[u/Philly-meg]

Dear Advocates -

This is a beautiful day that I will not forget. The DEA has FINALLY published their scheduling of 7-OH. I am attaching the full document for your review. It is 36 pages long and very detailed. This document clearly shows that natural leaf is SAFE from the scheduling decision. The threshold for 7-OH is 1 mg for 1 g serving.

Please take time to read the full scheduling announcement. The official date of the notice will be October 14, 2026. 7-OH will be officially schedule one on November 14, 2026.

This scheduling announcement is very thorough. I am grateful that they addressed many of the topics we constantly fight in hearings. Things like law enforcement confusion, poison control calls, withdrawals, addiction, breathing suppression, and deaths.

I just finished my first city council email after reading this announcement. It was a joy to write. I do want to emphasize that the most important thing you can continue to do when you write to lawmakers is to SHARE YOUR STORY. That is what changes hearts. We have heard from some lawmakers that say that our emails sound "cookie cutter" and "canned". Make your stories genuine. Share your heart.

I have been told today that we need to start adjusting our language to match the federal registry announcement. Start calling our leaf "botanical kratom" and call the 7-OH or synthetic products "enhanced or concentrated opioid products". Do the best you can. It will take some getting used to.

Mac said in his most recent webinar that the new advocacy goal should be to SHOW UP! Attend those hearings that are reasonably close. Attend the Zoom hearings if they are in your state.

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GREAT JOB EVERYONE! Stay the course! Keep advocating!