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Ohio’s Board of Pharmacy Attempts to Target Natural Kratom Reversed By Court Order

Ohio’s Board of Pharmacy Attempts to Target Natural Kratom Reversed By Court Order

The Ohio Board of Pharmacy attempted to expand its emergency kratom rules on May 14 to target natural leaf kratom products including capsules, liquids, and...
Ohio’s Board of Pharmacy Attempts to Target Natural Kratom Reversed By Court Order

Ohio’s Board of Pharmacy Attempts to Target Natural Kratom Reversed By Court Order

The Ohio Board of Pharmacy attempted to expand its emergency kratom rules on May 14 to target natural leaf kratom products including capsules, liquids, and...
Michigan's Attempt to Ban Kratom Passes House Thanks to Party Politics, Misleading Information

Michigan's Attempt to Ban Kratom Passes House Thanks to Party Politics, Misleading Information

Michigan's HB 5537 passed the House of Representatives 56-48 without a single public hearing — pushed through by Republican leadership after being discharged from committee...
Revere Kratom Ban: Board of Health Hearing THIS THURSDAY — Show Up and Be Heard

Revere Kratom Ban: Board of Health Hearing THIS THURSDAY — Show Up and Be Heard

The Revere Board of Health is considering a regulation that would ban the sale of all kratom products in Revere with no distinction between natural...
Tennessee Passes Kratom Ban, Opts for Reduced Penalties

Tennessee Passes Kratom Ban, Opts for Reduced Penalties

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed HB 1649 into law on May 7, banning all forms of kratom in the state effective July 1, 2026. The...
Philadelphia Kratom Ban: City Council Hearing Thursday — Show Up or Submit Comments by Wednesday 3 PM

Philadelphia Kratom Ban: City Council Hearing Thursday — Show Up or Submit Comments by Wednesday 3 PM

Philadelphia's Bill 260163 contains regulatory elements that responsible kratom advocates would support — but buried in Section 9-6702(4) is an FDA pharmaceutical drug approval requirement...
2026 AKA Congressional Briefing: Take the Kratom Fight to Washington DC — June 2-3

2026 AKA Congressional Briefing: Take the Kratom Fight to Washington DC — June 2-3

The American Kratom Association is hosting its 2026 Congressional Briefing and Legislator Office Visits in Washington DC on June 2-3. On Tuesday June 2, advocates...
Sterling Heights Kratom Ban: City Council Votes Tomorrow — Contact Council Now

Sterling Heights Kratom Ban: City Council Votes Tomorrow — Contact Council Now

The Sterling Heights City Council is voting tomorrow, Tuesday May 19 at 7:00 PM ET on an ordinance that would ban the sale and distribution...
Brockton Kratom Ban: Ordinance Hearing Is TONIGHT at 6:30 PM — Show Up Now

Brockton Kratom Ban: Ordinance Hearing Is TONIGHT at 6:30 PM — Show Up Now

The Brockton Ordinance Committee is considering an ordinance that would ban the manufacture, sale, and distribution of all kratom products within city limits — with...
South Carolina Kratom Ban: Senate Hearing May 6 — Register to Speak by Monday Noon

South Carolina Kratom Ban: Senate Hearing May 6 — Register to Speak by Monday Noon

South Carolina's H.4641 is back for one final push this legislative session. A Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, May 6 at...
San Mateo County Kratom Ban: Board of Supervisors Introduces Blanket Ban — Act Now

San Mateo County Kratom Ban: Board of Supervisors Introduces Blanket Ban — Act Now

San Mateo County has become the first Bay Area county to ban kratom, with the Board of Supervisors voting 5-0 on April 21, 2026 to...