Kentucky (KY) — What’s Legal
Checked Oct 13 2025 • Parent-friendly summary (not legal advice).
- Tianeptine: Schedule I (902 KAR 55:015 — effective Aug 28 2025).
- Phenibut: Not scheduled statewide (check for future Board updates).
- Kratom: Regulated (HB 293 2024) — 21+, labeling/testing, processor/retailer licensing.
- Nitrous oxide: Retail sale of N₂O devices restricted; penalties defined.
- THC / Cannabis: Medical program legal (effective Jan 1 2025).
- Salvia: Possession/cultivation for human consumption criminalized (misdemeanor tiers).
- Amanita muscaria: Not scheduled.
- “Mad honey”: No KY-specific ban; FDA grayanotoxin advisory.
Parent tip: Kentucky criminalizes tianeptine and regulates kratom — avoid unverified “energy shots” or “relax caps.”