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Editorial banner reading nine states, then Massachusetts, over the question of where kratom is illegal, noting nine outright state bans and one temporary Massachusetts order placing all forms of kratom in Schedule I from 28 August 2026

Kratom Illegal in What States? Nine of Them, an...

Kemal Whyte

Kratom is illegal outright in nine states. Massachusetts adds a temporary Schedule I order on 28 August 2026, and it got there without a single vote.

A dark grid of matte square tiles with a few lit in gold and one in red, an abstract image of shifting state by state regulation

July 2026: Two More States Closed, One Reopened...

Kemal Whyte

Kansas and Tennessee closed on 1 July and the DEA moved on 7-OH. Read together they look like a shutdown. Read properly they are two different stories, and the difference...