Legislative Update: Texas Squashes Ban Bill As Colorado and Mississippi Target 7-OH Products
In this 2025 legislative roundup, Texas blocks a proposed kratom ban, Colorado updates its regulatory framework, and Mississippi targets synthetic 7-OH products. Lawmakers across these...
Legislative Update: Texas Squashes Ban Bill As Colorado and Mississippi Target 7-OH Products
In this 2025 legislative roundup, Texas blocks a proposed kratom ban, Colorado updates its regulatory framework, and Mississippi targets synthetic 7-OH products. Lawmakers across these...
Rhode Island’s Kratom Legalization Veto: A Setback for Advocates
Aerial panorama of Providence skyline and Rhode Island capitol building at dusk. Providence is the capital city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Founded...
Local Kratom Bans: Law Enforcement Overreach and Lack of Science
As kratom policy gets taken up by seemingly every level of government oversight, the decisions made at the lowest levels make one thing clear about...
Rhode Island's Veto: A Setback for Kratom Legalization Efforts
Rhode Island was poised to become the first state to flip a kratom ban into regulations for a legal market with a bill that made...
Kratom Debate: Victory Against Ban in Chicago Suburb
As the number of states and municipalities debating kratom policy continues to rise, a recent back-and-forth over the dietary supplement shows that momentum over the...
Kentucky Becomes the 12th State to Codify Kratom Protections for Customers
Capitol building in Frankfort, Kentucky Despite new scare tactics and the same warnings from the Food and Drug Administration, the march toward embracing kratom regulations...
Kratom Legalization: Local Battles and Consumer Compromises in Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts, USA cityscape with the State House at dusk. Amidst the back-and-forth around kratom legalization, some states have opted to leave the decision to...
Navigating Kratom Regulation: Antioch, Illinois' Innovative Approach and Its Implications
Governments of all sizes and structures have tried to find unique ways of targeting kratom. Now, the city of Antioch, Illinois is taking its...
The Cost Of Unjust Incarceration: An Arkansas Man's Kratom Story
When police officers arrest someone for a banned substance it makes sense that law enforcement would test said substance before holding someone in custody. At...
Indonesia's President Meets Biden, Urges Free Trade of Kratom
Contained within a proposed federal Kratom Consumer Protection Act is a clause targeting the United States government’s ability to limit the import of the plant....
Vidalia, Louisiana Kratom Ban Sparks Controversy
Despite no significant public comment or scientific reasoning, Vidalia, another town in Louisiana has taken advantage of a loophole in the law to enact a...