Botanical Education Alliance Weekly Report Legislative Recap: Week of April 8th This week, committees heard the final remaining budget presentations for the year. The House released its list of budget appropriation...
Tennessee Kratom News
BEA 2017 Review & BREAKING TN Announcement!
BEA 2017 Review & BREAKING TN Announcement! 2017 was a roller coaster yet again. While we enjoyed the calm in the early year, the inevitable pressure from the FDA came storming down later on. Yet the kratom community has...
Hey Tennessee-Controversy, confusion over kratom use in Tennessee – Representative Tony Shipley of Kingsport. “We did not outlaw naturally occurring kratom. Having said that, I’m not advocating kratom or not advocating kratom.”
By Anne Brock | KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) — The kratom plant is either a helpful way to cope with pain and curb addiction to prescription painkillers, or an illegal substance in Tennessee, depending on who you ask. The plant...
Tennessee man arrested selling kratom for medicinal use
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Nashville drug arrest centered around a controversial substance is garnering national attention. The Metro Nashville Police Department is standing by the arrest of Chris Miller, 26, of Clarksville. An MNPD...
Lawmakers to Consider Banning Kratom in Louisiana
Lawmakers to consider banning kratom in Louisiana. KATC Fri, May 19, 2023 at 11:16 PM EDT
New Texas Law Regulates Kratom Products
Texas is taking new steps to regulate a controversial supplement. Lawmakers passed a bill to create...
Texas Legislature Passes Bill to Make Kratom Safer for Consumers
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas legislature passed a bill to regulate the sale of kratom in the state...
This bill would legalize kratom in RI. What is it and why is it...
Key Points Rhode Island made kratom a controlled substance after a federal ban was announced, but...
National group applauds West Virginia’s passage of kratom...
Last week, West Virginia become the eighth state in the nation to impose regulations on kratom. Gov...
Governor signs into Virginia law consumer legislation to protect...
(© Krisda – stock.adobe.com) Virginia is the ninth state in the United States to enact legislation...
Lawmakers In Dozens Of States Are Weighing Bills To Regulate Or...
Dozens of legislatures across the United States are currently weighing how to regulate or ban...
Virginia, West Virginia Open Markets to Kratom
Bills ensuring market access to kratom recently have been signed into law in Virginia and West...