Kratom industry & regulatory news
The Kratom Council tracks the laws, agencies, and companies shaping kratom in the United States — sourced from public records and named outlets, with every affiliation disclosed.
Regulation · Top story
Ohio Senator Bill Blessing has introduced Senate Bill 299, a proposal to set testing, labeling, and age-verification standards for kratom sales while prohibiting synthetic derivatives such as 7-OH.
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Science
A commentary in PsychiatryOnline flags a synthetic, chemically modified kratom derivative appearing in vape shops, and underscores why clinicians and researchers treat it as distinct from natural leaf.
Regulation
Albuquerque's Environmental Health Department embargoed more than 5,400 kratom items from over 50 retailers, citing regulatory non-compliance and federal guidance.
Industry
A Case Western Reserve study found the number of Cleveland-area retailers selling synthetic kratom products has more than tripled since 2023, prompting calls for clearer oversight.
Industry
As Manatee County weighs restrictions on kratom, downtown Bradenton business owners say the botanical anchors their lounges and are urging regulation over an outright ban.
Regulation
The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council passed a resolution banning the sale, possession, and use of kratom on its reservation, an exercise of tribal sovereignty amid a national patchwork of laws.
Regulation
From New Jersey's proposed CJ's Law to Rhode Island's move toward regulated sales, state lawmakers are charting sharply different courses on kratom and its concentrated derivative 7-OH.
Regulation
Kratom-derived products remain widely available across San Diego County as federal and state regulators debate how to classify, monitor, and regulate them.
Science
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the FDA issued an advisory on concentrated and synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine, stressing how it differs from the trace amounts in natural leaf.
Regulation
Ohio Senator Bill Blessing has introduced Senate Bill 299, a proposal to set testing, labeling, and age-verification standards for kratom sales while prohibiting synthetic derivatives such as 7-OH.
Regulation
Albuquerque's Environmental Health Department embargoed more than 5,400 kratom items from over 50 retailers, citing regulatory non-compliance and federal guidance.
Regulation
The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council passed a resolution banning the sale, possession, and use of kratom on its reservation, an exercise of tribal sovereignty amid a national patchwork of laws.
Regulation
From New Jersey's proposed CJ's Law to Rhode Island's move toward regulated sales, state lawmakers are charting sharply different courses on kratom and its concentrated derivative 7-OH.
Regulation
Kratom-derived products remain widely available across San Diego County as federal and state regulators debate how to classify, monitor, and regulate them.
Industry
A Case Western Reserve study found the number of Cleveland-area retailers selling synthetic kratom products has more than tripled since 2023, prompting calls for clearer oversight.
Industry
As Manatee County weighs restrictions on kratom, downtown Bradenton business owners say the botanical anchors their lounges and are urging regulation over an outright ban.
Science
A commentary in PsychiatryOnline flags a synthetic, chemically modified kratom derivative appearing in vape shops, and underscores why clinicians and researchers treat it as distinct from natural leaf.
Science
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the FDA issued an advisory on concentrated and synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine, stressing how it differs from the trace amounts in natural leaf.