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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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Missouri Attorney General Launches Investigation into Kratom, 7-OH Companies

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Missouri is the latest state examining possible government action against both kratom and 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) since the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that 7-OH, but not kratom, be placed on the national list of Schedule I controlled substances. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced on …

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Kratom Products Recalled Due to Salmonella Concerns

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Vanguard Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Bedrock MFG and operating out of Boise, Idaho, has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of its “Monarch Premium Kratom” products after a sample tested positive for Salmonella, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed on October 31. The recall covers four specific product varieties of the Monarch Premium Kratom …

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Will Florida’s 7-OH Ban Set Off a Domino Effect?

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed an emergency rule that classifies 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) a Schedule I substance in Florida. “Due to the danger posed to the public, Florida is taking 7-OH off the shelves immediately,” said Uthmeier in a news release. “We are here today because Dr. Marty Makary and the FDA have alerted …

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Multiple Kratom Ban Bills Sit in Massachusetts Legislature

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This past spring, state lawmakers have filed six bills in Massachusetts having to do with kratom policy. Four of the bills aim to schedule kratom as a “Class A” controlled substance, which would put it in the same category as heroin and fentanyl. One bill, S1558, aims to regulate kratom similar to Kratom Consumer Protection …

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FDA Announces Plans to Schedule 7-OH as a Controlled Substance a Week After Kratom Industry Allegedly Staged 7-OH Protests

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On Tuesday, July 29, officials including Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary announced via a press conference the FDA’s intent to recommend to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) be scheduled as a controlled substance. Several times during …

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AKA and HART Face Off Over 7-Hydroxymitragynine This Friday

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Members of the American Kratom Association (AKA) and the Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust (HART) will debate the controversial alkaloid 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and the 7-OH-abundant products that have become available to consumers in the past 2 years. Billed as “The 7-OH Fault Line”, the debate will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center 3150 Paradise …

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Rhode Island Kratom Legalization Bill on Governor’s Desk

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Rhode Island House Bill 5565, and its companion Senate Bill 792. “The Rhode Island Kratom Act” is on the governor’s desk. The bill will legalize and regulate kratom in Rhode Island, which outlawed kratom in 2017. One of the bill’s sponsors, Rep. John G. Edwards, said, “Kratom, which is used by about 15 million Americans, …

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Nefarious Marketing: Making Health Claims and Synthetics Sold as “Kratom”

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Health Claims in Texas Smoke Shops With a dearth of regulation and market enforcement, marketers of kratom, kratom-derived synthetics, and products like hemp and THC continue to employ shady business practices to sell their products. Researchers from university pharmacy and medicine departments conducted a secret shopper investigation at 100 smoke shops in San Antonio and …

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