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...
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
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...
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
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...
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'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 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...
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...
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...
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...