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LIVE MAPTHE PLAYBOOKSVERIFIED 12 AUG 2026
FLAGSHIP TOOL

BOTANICAL LAWS
BY STATE.

INTERACTIVE

Laws
by State

VERIFIED 12 AUG 2026
Tap any state. Kratom is legal in 15 states, regulated in 24, and banned in 12.

Every state, in writing

Legal (15): Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Washington

Regulated (24): Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming

Banned (12): Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, D.C., Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin

Alabama
: Banned. Prohibited at the state level.
Alaska
: Legal. No state-level restriction on sale or possession.
Arizona
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Arkansas
: Banned. Prohibited at the state level.
California
: Banned. Prohibited at the state level.
Colorado
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Connecticut
: Banned. Prohibited at the state level.
D.C.
: Banned. Prohibited at the state level.
Delaware
: Legal. No state-level restriction on sale or possession.
Florida
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Georgia
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Hawaii
: Legal. No state-level restriction on sale or possession.
Idaho
: Legal. No state-level restriction on sale or possession.
Illinois
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Indiana
: Banned. Prohibited at the state level.
Iowa
: Legal. No state-level restriction on sale or possession.
Kansas
: Banned. Prohibited at the state level.
Kentucky
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Louisiana
: Banned. Prohibited at the state level.
Maine
: Legal. No state-level restriction on sale or possession.
Maryland
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Massachusetts
: Legal. No state-level restriction on sale or possession.
Michigan
: Legal. No state-level restriction on sale or possession.
Minnesota
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Mississippi
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Missouri
: Legal. No state-level restriction on sale or possession.
Montana
: Legal. No state-level restriction on sale or possession.
Nebraska
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Nevada
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
New Hampshire
: Legal. No state-level restriction on sale or possession.
New Jersey
: Legal. No state-level restriction on sale or possession.
New Mexico
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
New York
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
North Carolina
: Legal. No state-level restriction on sale or possession.
North Dakota
: Banned. Prohibited at the state level.
Ohio
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Oklahoma
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Oregon
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Pennsylvania
: Legal. No state-level restriction on sale or possession.
Rhode Island
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
South Carolina
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
South Dakota
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Tennessee
: Banned. Prohibited at the state level.
Texas
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Utah
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Vermont
: Banned. Prohibited at the state level.
Virginia
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Washington
: Legal. No state-level restriction on sale or possession.
West Virginia
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
Wisconsin
: Banned. Prohibited at the state level.
Wyoming
: Regulated. Legal to sell, with consumer-protection or age rules in force.
KCPA & AKA BILLS

BILLS IN
MOTION.

Consumer-protection bills, state by state. What stage each one is at, and what comes next.

STATEBILLSTAGEWHAT'S NEXT
North Dakota Executive order + Board of Pharmacy rule In force Banned 5 Aug 2026. Special session 2 Sept for permanent law
Minnesota Age-21 law In force 21+ and labelling rules, the model other states are copying
Kansas Ban In force Closed 1 July 2026
Tennessee Ban In force Closed 1 July 2026
Rhode Island State rules In force Regulated, not banned. Sale allowed under state limits
Texas KCPA In force Kemal's note is in the TRACKER playbook
Florida KCPA In force Age 21+ rules apply at retail
New York Age-limit law In force 21+ and warning labels since Dec 2025
Louisiana Act 41 (SB 154) In force Schedule I, possession and sale criminalized
Wisconsin Legalization effort Stalled Still scheduled; advocates regrouping
California CDPH prohibition In force Sale and manufacture banned, AB 1088 stalled

Checked against primary sources. Last verified 12 August 2026. Reader tips get checked first.

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