AL SB226

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

Establishes that violations involving these newly scheduled substances are subject to existing criminal penalties for distribution and possession of Schedule I controlled substances.

Expands Schedule I to include numerous synthetic controlled substance analogues through structural similarity standards, including compounds with stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effects mimicking Schedule I or II substances.

Requires the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences to notify the Alabama Department of Public Health when a substance is determined to be a synthetic controlled substance analogue under the law.

Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor, with an exemption from local expenditure requirements because it defines new crimes under Alabama's constitutional amendment provisions.