AL HB175

Adds Mitragynine and Hydroxymitragynine (commonly known as Kratom or Vicazen) to Schedule I of Alabama's controlled substances list, making possession, distribution, and trafficking unlawful.

Expands Schedule I to include over 320 synthetic controlled substances and analogues organized by drug class (opiates, hallucinogens, cannabinoids, cathinones, amphetamines, tryptamines, and others).

Defines synthetic controlled substance analogues as materials chemically similar to Schedule I or II drugs, or substances that mimic their stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effects on the central nervous system.

Requires the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences to notify the Alabama Department of Public Health after identifying a substance as a synthetic controlled substance analogue for scheduling purposes.

Becomes effective immediately upon passage and gubernatorial approval; exempts bill from Amendment 621 local funding requirements because it defines a new crime.