North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong announced an emergency ban on kratom on Monday, August 3, 2026, that goes into effect on August 5, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. The governor cited both constitutional and statutory authority in Executive Order 2026-04 to declare the sale, possession, and use of kratom constitute a public health crisis and a …
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Beginning July 1, laws designating kratom as a Schedule I controlled substance will take effect in both Kansas and Tennessee. In March, Kansas legislators added a last-minute kratom ban into a bill having nothing to do with kratom (HB2365 originally entitled “Establishing the south central regional mental health hospital”). The bill passed both the Kansas …
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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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