https://www.americankratom.org/advocacy/aka-in-your-state.html
Attempting to purchase Kratom in a banned state will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Is Kratom Legal in My State?
Banned States
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Indiana
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Washington DC
- Wisconsin
- Sarasota County FL Cities, Towns, & NeighborhoodsBee Ridge. Desoto Lakes. Englewood. Fruitville. Gulf Gate Estates. Kensington Park. Lake Sarasota.Longboat Key* Nokomis. North Port* North Sarasota. Osprey. …Ridge Wood Heights. Sarasota* Sarasota Springs. Siesta Key. South Gate Ridge. South Sarasota. …The Meadows. Vamo. Venice* Venice Gardens. Warm Mineral Springs.
- Oceanside CA
- San Diego County CA
- Jerseyville IL .
Tennessee, please read
Amendment No. 3 to SB2258
AMEND Senate Bill No. 2258 House Bill No. 1832* SA1103 017375
-1- by deleting Section 11 and substituting instead the following:
SECTION 11. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-452(a), is amended by
adding the following language as a new subdivision (a)(1) and redesignating the existing subdivisions accordingly:
(A) Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, it is an offense for a person under the age of twenty-one (21) to knowingly purchase or possess Kratom in the form of a tea, dietary supplement, or food ingredient. All persons purchasing Kratom must present valid, government-issued photo identification at the point of sale.
(B) (i) To be eligible for sale in this state, Kratom in the form of a tea, dietary supplement, or food ingredient must be manufactured in compliance with the requirements of sections 402(g)(2), 415, and 761 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, codified in 21 U.S.C. §§ 342(g)(2), 350d, and 379aa-1.
(ii) All Kratom products must consist of the raw leaf and in the form of either:
(a) Dried, cut, and sifted leaf; or
(b) Raw tea leaf powder.
(iii) Retail Kratom products may only be sold as follows:
(a) Raw, powdered tea leaf encapsulated in vegetarian or gelatin capsules, not to exceed nine hundred milligrams (900 mg.) per capsule,
Amendment No. 3 to SB2258
AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 2258 House Bill No. 1832*
SA1103
017375
-2- packaged in bottles containing no more than one hundred twenty (120) capsules per bottle; or
(b) Raw, powdered tea leaf or dried, cut, and sifted leaf in pouches containing no more than five ounces (5 oz.) of raw material per pouch.
Below you will find the breakdown of all 50 states along with the legal status of kratom there:
State-by-State Kratom Developments
Listed below is a comprehensive list of legality across the U.S. States. Click on the state name to visit the states Facebook for Kratom
Though Kratom is legal in the U.S., some states have and/or are taking regulatory or legislative action to ban this wonderful plant. The current state of play for every state is listed below.
Green=Legal | Red=Banned | Black=Legal, but legislation to ban Kratom was introduced, has been introduced or is likely to be introduced.
**Please only use this information to approach policymakers in your own state/district, as constituents have the most influence on the political process. Overwhelming lawmakers with requests, unless directed to do so by the AKA for specific purposes, could have a negative impact on the push to keep kratom legal.**
- Alabama—Banned. As of May 10, 2016 SB226 makes kratom a schedule 1 controlled substance. Advocacy and education efforts are underway with the regulators and legislators of jurisdiction.
- Alaska—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Arizona—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Arkansas—Banned. As of February 1, 2016 it is banned. It was added to the controlled substance list using AR code § 5-4-201 (a)(1)(A)(i). Advocacy and education efforts are underway with the regulators and legislators of jurisdiction.
- California—Legal. Except in the city of San Diego and the city of Oceanside. SD passed ordinance 20657 on June 15, 2016. AKA is looking into surrounding cities for possible bans that were passed on a local level.
- Colorado—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Connecticut—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Delaware—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Florida—Legal. Except for Sarasota County. In 2017 HB183 and SB424 would have made kratom illegal. Thanks to the very hard work of many people, including AKA members and the legislators in FL, the bills died in committee. In 2016, (HB 73 and SB 11) did not pass and died in committee.
- Georgia—Legal. (HB 783) would have banned Kratom. Thanks to the very hard work of many people, AKA members and AKA Team Georgia, Kratom was removed from the bill.
- Hawaii—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Idaho—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Illinois—Legal for adults. Except for Jerseyville, banned in April 2017. On 10/3/17 HB4106 was introduced to amend the 18 and over law to make kratom possession a Class B misdemeanor. (HB 5526) during the 2014 legislative session make the sale of Kratom to minors under 18 of age banned. The bill is currently in Rules Committee with no hearing date. Working with our lobbying team to monitor.
- Indiana—Banned. Indiana SB0305 incorrectly identifies Kratom as a synthetic drug and thus scheduled Kratom as part of synthetic controlled substances legislation. Advocacy and education efforts are underway with the regulators and legislators of jurisdiction.
- Iowa—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action. Legislation that would have criminalized kratom (HB 640 / HF 2355) was introduced and referred to the Iowa House Public Safety Committee, however, the bill was not passed during the 2014 legislative session.
- Kansas—Legal. Senate Bill SB282 would have mad kratom illegal in all forms. Kratom was removed from SB282 and signed by governor.
- Kentucky—Legal. (SB136) would have made kratom a controlled substance. Thanks to the very hard work of many people, including AKA members, the bill did not pass.
- Louisiana—Legal. HR177 passed on 5/18 to request the LA Dept. of Health to study the scheduling of kratom.
- Maine—Legal. Senate LD1546 would have made kratom illegal. Thanks to the efforts of many the bill did not pass.
- Maryland—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Massachusetts—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Michigan—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action. Legislation that would have scheduled kratom (HB 5707) was not passed during the 2014 legislative session.
- Minnesota—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Missouri—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Mississippi—Legal. Except for Union County. SB2475 & HB974 Pending legislation to make kratom illegal statewide. Kratom was removed from SB2892 and signed by governor
- Montana—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action
- Nebraska—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Nevada—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- New Hampshire—Legal. 18+ per (SB540). Thanks to advocacy and education efforts of AKA members, the late State Rep. Shem Kellogg and Kratom users across the state of New Hampshire an agreement was reached putting an age restriction of 18+.
- New Jersey—Legal. Assemblyman Ron Dancer previously introduced legislation A4431 and A3461 that would criminalize the manufacture, sale and possession of substances containing Kratom; those bills did not pass. A2865 has been introduced to once again try to ban kratom statewide. A6924 monitoring A2865 (carryover from A3281) which criminalizes kratom. Pending in the Law & Public Safety Committee
- New Mexico—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- New York—Legal. Various bills have been introduced over the past few years. Currently A6924 is for prohibiting use by minors. However, bill A6345 bans the sale and distribution of kratom. For New York, it’s a year-round session but we’ll keep you up to speed should any developments occur. If you live in NY, please message or call your state Assembly and Senate members. Find yours here. State your opposition to ANY bill that prohibits the sale or possession of kratom. We continue to monitor multiple bills.
- North Carolina—Legal. (SB830) had been introduced into legislation that would have scheduled kratom. Instead restrict its use to people over the age of 18 plus a study. Thanks to the very hard work of many people, including AKA members, the bill did not pass.
- North Dakota—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Ohio—Legal. The Ohio Board of Pharmacy decided to move forward with the process of scheduling kratom as a Schedule I substance. We are actively fighting this.
- Oklahoma—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action. Legislation that would have scheduled kratom (HB 2666) was not passed during the 2014 legislative session.
- Oregon—Legal. Except for Ontario (page 38). SB 518 has been introduced. The state board of Pharmacy will conduct a study.
- Pennsylvania—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Rhode Island—Banned. Director of Health, using their Controlled Substance Act banned two alkaloids. Signed into law on May 31, 2017. See the ban details here. Please see Rep. Kennedy Letter to Director of Health Nicole Alexander-Scott at the Rhode Island Department of Health.
- South Carolina—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- South Dakota—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Tennessee—Legal. Ban was reversed making it legal for plain leaf for 21 and over as of July 2018. HB1832 and SB2258. SB2258/HB1832 passed with an under 21 ban on kratom making it legal.
- Texas—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Utah—Legal. HB110 would have made kratom a controlled substance. Kratom was removed bill.
- Vermont—Banned. Vermont classifies one of the primary alkaloids in Kratom, 7-OH (hydroxymitragynine), as a regulated drug (Title 18 V.S.A. § 4205), effectively banning Kratom in the state of Vermont. Advocacy and education efforts are underway with the regulators and legislators of jurisdiction.
- Virginia—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Washington—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
- Washington D.C.—Banned. The City of Washington D.C. quietly banned kratom by resolution on December 12, 2016. Advocacy and education efforts are underway with the regulators and legislators of jurisdiction.
- West Virginia— Legal. HB2526 would make kratom a controlled substance. Kratom was removed from HB 273 and signed by governor
- Wisconsin—Banned. Wisconsin classified the primary alkaloids in Kratom, mitragynine and 7-OH (hydroxymitragynine), as Schedule I (Wis. Stat. § 961.14), effectively banning Kratom in the state of Wisconsin. Advocacy and education efforts are underway with the regulators and legislators of jurisdiction.
- Wyoming—Legal. No known active or pending legislative action.
