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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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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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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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Connecticut Governor Signs Bill to Ban Kratom

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A bill signed by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont on June 25 will schedule kratom as a controlled substance in Connecticut. Regardless of the schedule assigned, kratom will be illegal to freely sell, buy, and possess in the state. Section 4 of the bill instructs the Commissioner of Consumer Protection Bryan T. Cafferelli to schedule a …

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