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Ponchatoula Expands Local Kratom Ban in Lousiana Behind Scare Tactics, Misinformation

Ponchatoula Expands Local Kratom Ban in Lousiana Behind Scare Tactics, Misinformation

Ponchatoula, Louisiana, joins a growing list of municipalities banning kratom, relying on misinformation and scare tactics. While advocates emphasize the importance of proper regulation over...
Ponchatoula Expands Local Kratom Ban in Lousiana Behind Scare Tactics, Misinformation

Ponchatoula Expands Local Kratom Ban in Lousiana Behind Scare Tactics, Misinformation

Ponchatoula, Louisiana, joins a growing list of municipalities banning kratom, relying on misinformation and scare tactics. While advocates emphasize the importance of proper regulation over...
Escambia County, Alabama Sheriffs Department police car

Alabama woman arrested for only $50 of kratom product

An Alabama woman is facing drug trafficking charges for $50 worth of kratom product that was purchased legally in a state just hundreds of feet...
Florida Aims To Establish Kratom Consumer Protection Acts

Florida Aims To Establish Kratom Consumer Protection Acts

Last week, the state of Florida took on a question that has popped up in the wake of proposed kratom bans, and from other similar...
Virginia state capitol building in Richmond

Virginia Establishes Kratom Regulation With New Laws

  A roller coaster ride of a legislative session came to an end for kratom advocates in Virginia after the governor signed protections for kratom...
Indiana Fails to Legalize Kratom in Latest Legislative Session

Indiana Fails to Legalize Kratom in Latest Legislative Session

  An attempt to overturn a kratom ban got ‘halfway there’ in the Indiana state house, but will now have to wait until next year...
Louisiana Proposes to Ban Kratom in Latest Hearing

Louisiana Proposes to Ban Kratom in Latest Hearing

Historic statue at Lousiana State Capitol. A proposed kratom ban in Louisiana had its committee hearing this week and gave a clear picture of the...
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Kratom Ban in Rhode Island Could Be Reversed

Amidst a back-and-forth year of legislative efforts centered around kratom, advocates are hoping that a bill in the Rhode Island legislature can deliver a gut...
State capitol complex in Helena, capital of Montana state

Montana Adds Kratom Ban to Recent Bill

State capitol complex in Helena, capital of Montana state A last-minute tweak to a bill aiming to curb intoxicated driving has caught kratom in the...
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American Kratom Association Presents at United Nations Conference

Discussions around kratom, its users, and how the supplement should be treated by governments of all sizes have seemingly become rinse and repeat. Despite advocates'...
San Diego, California, USA downtown skyline.

Is Kratom Legal in San Diego?

The question of kratom’s legal status has been taken up in states and municipalities across the country as the kratom industry continues to grow in...
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West Virginia passes Kratom Consumer Protection Act

Another state has spoken on the ‘kratom question’ in America, and it means that both the numbers and momentum are trending in favor of a...