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Louisiana kratom regulation: can a middle ground be found?
A log jam of kratom regulation in Louisiana is about to reach its tipping point, leaving advocates to anxiously await the fallout. Two different approaches, introduced in both chambers of the Louisiana legislature, are teetering

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 parties working to limit access: Are the measures to establish

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 into law. With the signature of Gov. Glenn Youngkin, kratom is

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 after momentum fizzled out in the upper chamber. The legislators who

Louisiana Proposes to Ban Kratom in Latest Hearing
A proposed kratom ban in Louisiana had its committee hearing this week and gave a clear picture of the tactics being used to cloud the ‘kratom question’ across the country. Earlier this year, Rep. Gabe

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 punch to opponents seeking to ban kratom, and at the

Montana Adds Kratom Ban to Recent Bill
A last-minute tweak to a bill aiming to curb intoxicated driving has caught kratom in the crossfire of the Montana legislature. What started in the Montana House of Representatives as a bill “generally revising criminal

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’ best efforts, the legality of kratom seems to ping pong

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 United States markets, including San Diego, California. For this city,

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 into law. With the signature of Gov. Glenn Youngkin, kratom is

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 after momentum fizzled out in the upper chamber. The legislators who

Louisiana Proposes to Ban Kratom in Latest Hearing
A proposed kratom ban in Louisiana had its committee hearing this week and gave a clear picture of the tactics being used to cloud the ‘kratom question’ across the country. Earlier this year, Rep. Gabe

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 punch to opponents seeking to ban kratom, and at the

Montana Adds Kratom Ban to Recent Bill
A last-minute tweak to a bill aiming to curb intoxicated driving has caught kratom in the crossfire of the Montana legislature. What started in the Montana House of Representatives as a bill “generally revising criminal

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’ best efforts, the legality of kratom seems to ping pong

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 United States markets, including San Diego, California. For this city,

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 regulated, safe market for consumer access. Following a back-and-forth debate