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Legislative Update: Texas Squashes Ban Bill As Colorado and Mississippi Target 7-OH Products

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

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...
Zachary, Louisiana, where kratom ban is proposed.

Local Louisiana Kratom Ban Proposal Sparks Backlash and Concerns

Louisiana’s back-and-forth over kratom was already an intricate debate about balancing the demands of both sides. A small town’s decision to propose a kratom ban...
Social Media Rally for Alabama Woman Arrested with Kratom

Social Media Rally for Alabama Woman Arrested with Kratom

  Recent developments, and the attention it's getting on social media, have reignited calls for compassion surrounding an Alabama woman arrested earlier this year for...
The Vermont State House in Montpelier, Vermont, USA. The Committee agreed to reverse Vermont Kratom Ban

Vermont Set to Be the First State to Flip Kratom Ban

  When the Food and Drug Administration coaxed six states into scheduling kratom over three years, it drew a line in the sand for the...
Navigating Pennsylvania's Path to a Regulated Kratom Market

Navigating Pennsylvania's Path to a Regulated Kratom Market

Credit: SeanPavonePhoto - stock.adobe.com It’s been five years since a state has banned access to kratom. With little to no support for such measures, opponents...
Drone view of the Montana State Capitol, in Helena, on a sunny afternoon with hazy sky caused by wildfires. The Montana State Capitol houses the Montana State Legislature. This is where an attempt on a kratom ban in Montana was made.

Attempt at a Kratom Ban in Montana Falls Flat

Opponents of kratom have mostly stayed true to the same playbook in attempts to ban the plant. A failed effort to take action against kratom...
Missouri state capitol building in Jefferson City.

Missouri's Kratom Regulation: Unveiling the Unique Legislative Journey

  During 2023, as the momentum on the 'kratom question' shifted favorably towards advocates, Missouri's kratom regulation became a focal point, with the state finding...
Colorado State Capitol Building Gold Dome where the Colorado Kratom Bill was passed.

Colorado Approaches Crunch Time Before Kratom Bill Becomes Law

  Colorado was one of the first states to adopt its version of the Kratom Consumer Protection Act. Now, Colorado's kratom bill is trying to...
Lansing, Michigan, USA - March 14, 2019: Interior of the Michigan State Senate chambers in the state capitol building in Lansing. credit: ehrlif - stock.adobe.com

Michigan’s Second Attempt at Kratom Regulation Hangs in the Balance

Lansing, Michigan, USA: Interior of the Michigan State Senate chambers in the state capitol building in Lansing. credit: ehrlif - stock.adobe.com Some states have moved...
Flag, Prague castle and Lesser town, Prague (UNESCO), Czech republic in spring. Czech proposed a kratom ban recently.

Advocates Rally Against Czech Republic's Kratom Ban Proposal

  What started as a state-by-state showdown over the status of kratom in the United States has now spilled beyond our borders, as the Czech...
New York, USA - 15 February 2021: FDA US Food and Drug website in browser with company logo, Illustrative Editorial, credit: Postmodern Studio - stock.adobe.com

Defying the FDA: Kratom Advocates Fight for Safe and Regulated Use

Credit: Postmodern Studio - stock.adobe.com In a string of victories in state houses across America, kratom advocates have started to gain momentum toward sensible regulation...