{"id":29705,"date":"2026-07-02T04:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T02:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=7727db7c6277af68272f8a01b05518c0"},"modified":"2026-07-02T04:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T02:46:00","slug":"bbhw-supports-dea-scheduling-of-7-oh-and-three-related-drugs-is-an-important-step-to-take-dangerous-synthetic-products-off-of-the-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=29705","title":{"rendered":"BBHW Supports DEA Scheduling of 7-OH and Three Related Drugs is an Important Step to Take Dangerous, Synthetic Products Off of the Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dea.gov%2Fpress-releases%2F2026%2F07%2F01%2Fdea-temporarily-schedule-7-oh-and-related-substances-protect-public&amp;esheet=54563730&amp;newsitemid=20260701125766&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=announced+today&amp;index=1&amp;md5=ce4f423cddbf2f07e4af6494572cea1e\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">announced today<\/a> that 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and three related synthetic drugs, pseudoindoxyl, MGM15 and MGM16, are being officially placed on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. This scheduling decision aligns regulation with science, a move <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbhw.org%2F&amp;esheet=54563730&amp;newsitemid=20260701125766&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Botanicals+for+Better+Health+and+Wellness&amp;index=2&amp;md5=c81e7e0019161131c0cec8376eec8fbc\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">Botanicals for Better Health and Wellness<\/a> (BBHW) strongly supports.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260701125766\/en\/2843990\/5\/BBHW_Logo_2.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260701125766\/en\/2843990\/22\/BBHW_Logo_2.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260701125766\/en\/2843990\/5\/BBHW_Logo_2.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260701125766\/en\/2843990\/21\/BBHW_Logo_2.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\n\u201cThe DEA\u2019s decision to schedule 7-OH and three related drugs sends a clear message to both U.S. consumers and industry actors: harmful unapproved drugs masquerading as natural botanicals undermines consumer safety, health, and trust and will not be tolerated,\u201d said Sheldon Bradshaw, BBHW\u2019s General Counsel.<\/p><p>\nThe DEA and Health and Human Services (HHS) should also be commended for preserving consumer access to natural kratom and for specifically <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hhs.gov%2Fpress-room%2Fhhs-fda-support-dea-7-oh-scheduling.html&amp;esheet=54563730&amp;newsitemid=20260701125766&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=stating&amp;index=3&amp;md5=d54ed7fbe19782f55aa72a198f33d0ea\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">stating<\/a> that today\u2019s actions are not intended to regulate natural botanical kratom, which does not contain enhanced levels of 7-OH.<\/p><p>\n<b>About BBHW<\/b><\/p><p>\nBotanicals for Better Health &amp; Wellness (BBHW) is dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding of botanical substances and advocating for evidence-based public health policy. BBHW works with researchers, policymakers, and industry partners to ensure that regulation of botanical products is grounded in science, protects consumers, and preserves responsible adult access to natural wellness solutions. For more information, visit <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbhw.org&amp;esheet=54563730&amp;newsitemid=20260701125766&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.bbhw.org&amp;index=4&amp;md5=165dfec46a74a8966477b7adcccce425\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">www.bbhw.org<\/a>.<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\nFor media inquiries, please contact: <a  href=\"mailto:meghan@bbhwco.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">meghan@bbhwco.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced today that 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and three related synthetic drugs, pseudoindoxyl, MGM15 and MGM16, are being officially placed on Schedule I of the Controlled Subst&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29705"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29706,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29705\/revisions\/29706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}