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Connecticut Hearing Challenges Proposed Kratom Ban

Connecticut Hearing Challenges Proposed Kratom Ban

Connecticut lawmakers are rethinking a proposed kratom ban after a seven-hour public hearing drew over 100 testimonies. Advocates, including the American Kratom Association and researchers...
Connecticut Hearing Challenges Proposed Kratom Ban

Connecticut Hearing Challenges Proposed Kratom Ban

Connecticut lawmakers are rethinking a proposed kratom ban after a seven-hour public hearing drew over 100 testimonies. Advocates, including the American Kratom Association and researchers...
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...
Rhode Island state house as the state capitol and monument symbolizing america as united states in the downtown area

Rhode Island's Kratom Ban: Hope and Controversy Unveiled

With the number of states offering protection for kratom consumers now in double digits, Rhode Island was looking to be the first to flip a...
South Carolina Kratom Ban Expires: A Victory for Kratom Advocacy

South Carolina Kratom Ban Expires: A Victory for Kratom Advocacy

Legislators in South Carolina had a unique approach and a broad coalition behind an effort to schedule kratom in the state. What they didn’t have...
Nevada state capitol building entrance.

Nevada's Kratom Law Successful Until Governor's Last-Minute Veto

Nevada state capitol building entrance. An attempt to establish a safe, regulated kratom market in Nevada was undone when the governor struck down Nevada's kratom...
Louisiana's New Kratom Policy: The Age Restriction Compromise

Louisiana's New Kratom Policy: The Age Restriction Compromise

  A solution without satisfaction came to the Louisiana legislature this month as a back-and-forth over kratom policy came to an end with a compromise...
Massachusetts State House, Boston Beacon Hill, Massachusetts MA, USA. Where bill for kratom regulation in Massachusetts takes place.

Legislatures push for kratom regulation in Massachusetts with new bill

Massachusetts State House, Boston Beacon Hill, Massachusetts MA, USA. A comprehensive version of a Kratom Consumer Protection Act, a bill for kratom regulation in Massachusetts,...
Capitol building located in Tallahassee, Florida

Florida becomes 11th state to pass Kratom Consumer Protect Act

  The final step in a drawn out saga ended last week with Florida becoming the 11th state to codify protections for a regulated kratom...