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Bill in Kentucky Seeks to Create “Department of Psychoactive Substances”

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Kentucky Representative Alan Gentry, a Democrat from Louisville representing District 46, has introduced HB895, a bill that would create a “Department of Psychoactive Substances” that will regulate legal psychoactives like kratom and hemp byproducts. Kentucky’s HB895 shares a nearly identical regulatory philosophy with Czech Republic’s Psychomodulatory Substances program (primarily established through the Psychomodulatory Substances Act …

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Kansas Authorities Seize Kratom Shots Containing Alcohol

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The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division (ABC), an agency within the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR), seized 1,006 OPMS liquid kratom extract products from 12 businesses that ABC claims contain 15.7% to 16.1% ethanol. Ethanol (the type of alcohol also found in alcoholic beverages) is used to extract alkaloids from kratom leaf to produce highly concentrated …

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Local Governments Crack Down on Kratom as 2026 Bans Expand

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UPDATED April 10, 2026: Multiple towns added Several American towns, cities, and counties have moved to ban the sale and distribution of kratom since the beginning of 2026. Some jurisdictions in Illinois and Mississippi moved to both ban sale and possession, criminalizing kratom consumers. This comes after last year’s announcement by the Food and Drug …

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Gavin Newsom calls kratom and 7-OH “illicit and deadly”

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Though no prohibition law has passed, California Governor Gavin Newsom is voicing support for the unilateral decision by his California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to declare kratom and 7-OH products illegal and confiscate them from retail shops across the state. Gov. Newsom tweeted this on Tuesday: I will not stand by while dangerous, illegal …

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Fifth Scientific Kratom Symposium Held in Florida

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The Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Nora Volkow, was the keynote speaker for this year’s Scientific Kratom Symposium. Hosted by the University of Florida College of Pharmacy at its Lake Nona research campus, the four-day event held from February 17-20, 2026, brought together roughly 100 scientists from about a dozen countries …

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Kratom Under Attack: New 2026 Bills Aim to Criminalize Consumers Across the U.S.

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UPDATE MAY 11, 2026: TENNESSEE governor signs kratom ban, goes into effect July 1, 2026. SOUTH CAROLINA ban momentum might be slowing down. Other states crossed out to reflect end of legislative sessions.UPDATE APRIL 27, 2026: KANSAS bans all forms of kratomUPDATE APRIL 14, 2026: KENTUCKY will likely ban all kratom sales but not possession …

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U.S. Municipalities Escalate Crackdowns on Kratom and 7-OH

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Since the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) July 29 announcement recommending 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) become a Schedule I controlled substance, many counties, cities, and towns have reacted by announcing possible bans on 7-OH, but also on plain leaf kratom, which the FDA said it is not targeting. Local municipalities have been enacting bans for years, most …

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FDA Seizes Tens of Thousands of 7-OH Products from Missouri Warehouses

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The U.S. Marshals Service operating under an order from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seized approximately 73,000 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) products from three Missouri warehouses. The warehouses are operated by Shaman Botanicals LLC (selling products under the American Shaman brand) and Relax Relief Rejuvenate Trading LLC (selling products under the Relax Relief Rejuvenate brand). American …

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