{"id":134802,"date":"2026-01-23T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/01\/23\/navy-bans-sailors-from-using-kratom-other-drugs\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:09:14","slug":"navy-bans-sailors-from-using-kratom-other-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2026\/01\/23\/navy-bans-sailors-from-using-kratom-other-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy bans sailors from using kratom, other drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Navy announced that it is prohibiting the consumption of an organic opioid, along with several other substances, in a recent service-wide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynavyhr.navy.mil\/Portals\/55\/Messages\/ALNAV\/ALN2026\/ALN26003.pdf?ver=8MtI6A5uBA8smuk9C-1qxQ==\" rel=\"\">message<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy announced in a Jan. 14 memo that service members were barred from using kratom, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cProtecting service member welfare and readiness is paramount to maintaining an effective fighting force,\u201d the message reads. \u201cAdditionally, substance misuse by members of the armed forces is incompatible with military standards of good order, discipline, performance, and operational readiness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/09\/05\/troops-will-be-drug-tested-for-psychedelic-mushroom-use-pentagon-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23254641443230.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Troops will be drug tested for psychedelic mushroom use, Pentagon says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Psilocin will be added to drug testing panels for service members as of Oct. 1, according to a Pentagon memo.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kratom comes from an indigenous Southeast Asian tree whose leaves contain the other two banned drugs, all of which are typically distributed to users in the form of capsules, shots, edibles and other forms, according to the naval administrative message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FDA does not federally regulate kratom, mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine, the latter of which can be stronger than morphine, the Navy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some states, like Ohio, are moving to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc4i.com\/news\/politics\/ohio-moves-toward-kratom-ban\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nbc4i.com\/news\/politics\/ohio-moves-toward-kratom-ban\/\">ban<\/a> the drug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ohio Board of Pharmacy recommended that kratom be reclassified as a Schedule I controlled substance after Ohio Gov. 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