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This history contains selected source reviews recorded on their individual review dates. It is a selected editorial history, not a complete live legal-status feed or a new review of every jurisdiction. Source corrections and proposal checks are labeled separately from enacted changes.
Each entry keeps its review date, any supported effective date, affected scope and remaining limits. These summaries do not authorize possession, sale or shipment. Check the primary source, current law and your specific circumstances with qualified counsel.
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review Effective-date basis: The current final Arkansas rule expressly lists the two alkaloids in Schedule I. Its principal prohibition is treated as operative; missing current official offense/authorization text does not prevent reporting the listed classification.
Previously: The earlier review retained partial verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: The current final Arkansas rule expressly lists the two alkaloids in Schedule I. Its principal prohibition is treated as operative; missing current official offense/authorization text does not prevent reporting the listed classification.
Affected products or activities: Mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine remain listed in Arkansas Schedule I. The 2025 delisting proposal did not become law.
Verification limits: Full current official statutory offense/authorization text remains unavailable; product-specific aggregate weight, exemptions, repeat-offense and trafficking questions are not determined.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Arkansas: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Missouri · Source review
Missouri: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment
Legal effective date: Effective-date basis: The final adopted emergency amendment is treated as effective September 25, 2026. No relevant order suspending this rule was identified in the bounded public search. Its operative March 23, 2027 expiry is the best-supported assessment; the later index’s March 25 date remains a separate research item.
Previously: The earlier review retained partial verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: The final adopted emergency amendment is treated as effective September 25, 2026. No relevant order suspending this rule was identified in the bounded public search. Its operative March 23, 2027 expiry is the best-supported assessment; the later index’s March 25 date remains a separate research item.
Affected products or activities: Missouri’s final emergency amendment schedules mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15 and MGM-16 from September 25, 2026. Its future expiry date has a separately noted document conflict.
Verification limits: November 2 official index March 25 discrepancy not expressly corrected by agency; product-specific analogue/authorization questions remain unresolved.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Missouri: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Normal · Source review
Normal: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment
Legal effective date: Effective-date basis: Treat reported adopted sales/distribution restriction as effective July 15, 2026 under user policy, absent contrary court evidence. Do not hold effectiveness pending a signature or publication certificate.
Previously: The earlier review retained pending verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: Treat reported adopted sales/distribution restriction as effective July 15, 2026 under user policy, absent contrary court evidence. Do not hold effectiveness pending a signature or publication certificate.
Affected products or activities: Normal adopted a restriction on kratom sales and distribution, treated as effective July 15, 2026 based on the posted operative clause, adoption record and contemporaneous reporting. Personal possession is distinct; final as-adopted wording remains under review.
Verification limits: Retain provisional assessment and revisit final as-adopted text comparison and any later amendments. Proposed complete operative text is available; adoption/reporting consistently corroborate sales/distribution rather than personal-possession scope. Do not falsely call the draft an executed final copy.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Normal: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Previously: The earlier review retained pending verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: Adopted manufacture/sale/distribution restriction presumed effective; no personal-possession crime inferred.
Affected products or activities: Arlington reports adoption of restrictions on manufacturing, selling and distributing kratom, effective August 20, 2026. Effectiveness is assumed from the town’s announcement; exact definitions and exceptions remain under review.
Verification limits: Full final definitions, exemptions and enforcement provisions unavailable; direct town access 403.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Arlington: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Hopkinton · Source review
Hopkinton: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment
Legal effective date: Effective-date basis: Reported adopted manufacture/distribution/sale restrictions presumed operative from reported date, not independently verified final regulation.
Previously: The earlier review retained pending verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: Reported adopted manufacture/distribution/sale restrictions presumed operative from reported date, not independently verified final regulation.
Affected products or activities: Contemporaneous local reporting describes adopted restrictions on manufacture, distribution and sale of natural and synthetic kratom, beginning July 30, 2026. This is a provisional assessment pending the complete adopted regulation.
Verification limits: Full final regulation and primary adoption record; precise definitions, exemptions and penalties.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Hopkinton: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Salem · Source review
Salem: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment
Legal effective date: Effective-date basis: Local commercial rule presumed effective September 1. Minutes expressly distinguish commerce regulation from criminalizing growing/personal use.
Previously: The earlier review retained pending verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: Local commercial rule presumed effective September 1. Minutes expressly distinguish commerce regulation from criminalizing growing/personal use.
Affected products or activities: Salem’s approved minutes confirm adoption of Regulation 34 restricting kratom commerce, with September 1, 2026 commencement. Effectiveness is assumed; the complete adopted wording and exceptions remain under review.
Verification limits: Complete adopted regulation including incorporated solicitor edits, exact definitions and exceptions.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Salem: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review Effective-date basis: Credible reporting supports adopted 21+ conventional-kratom sales controls and restrictions on specified derivatives, with final exact scope/date pending.
Previously: The earlier review retained pending verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: Credible reporting supports adopted 21+ conventional-kratom sales controls and restrictions on specified derivatives, with final exact scope/date pending.
Affected products or activities: Contemporaneous reporting supports an adopted Independence framework with adult-sales controls for conventional kratom and restrictions on specified derivatives. A reported 60-day business transition does not independently establish the law’s exact effective date.
Verification limits: Final amended enactment, effective-date clause, exact possession and penalty scope. Do not claim broad natural-leaf ban.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Independence: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Legal effective date: Effective-date basis: Assume adopted posted text became effectiveJune 1 absent located contrary court action; signatures not required under user’s research standard.
Previously: The earlier review retained pending verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: Assume adopted posted text became effectiveJune 1 absent located contrary court action; signatures not required under user’s research standard.
Affected products or activities: Lee’s Summit adopted its kratom framework March 24, 2026, with a June 1 effective date. It restricts under-21 sales and access, adulterated or child-appealing products, combustible/vape products, and products exceeding 2% 7-OH in the alkaloid fraction; it is not a categorical natural-leaf ban.
Verification limits: Recheck later amendments/current codification routinely; no separate signature requirement. Confirmed refers principal framework, not certified current entire code.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Lee's Summit: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Legal effective date: Effective-date basis: Presume operative September 1 absent located stay/supersession; this is an effectiveness assumption, not verified fulfillment of filing prerequisite.
Previously: The earlier review retained pending verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: Presume operative September 1 absent located stay/supersession; this is an effectiveness assumption, not verified fulfillment of filing prerequisite.
Affected products or activities: Albany County’s signed order and official guidance name September 1, 2026 for restrictions on selling, offering, distributing, marketing or delivering covered kratom products. Effectiveness is presumed from that date; the order’s NYDOH filing prerequisite has not been independently verified.
Verification limits: NYDOH filing proof, recurring review records, abatement or superseding local/state/federal prohibition; check narrow severable alternative if broader rule invalidated. No general personal-possession offense is inferred. The signed order includes a severable narrower product prohibition and 0.05%/1 mg form-specific thresholds.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Albany County: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Legal effective date: Effective-date basis: Presume publication-triggered operationOctober 2 based on indexed official notice; clearly provisional publication evidence.
Previously: The earlier review retained pending verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: Presume publication-triggered operationOctober 2 based on indexed official notice; clearly provisional publication evidence.
Affected products or activities: Coeur d’Alene’s Ordinance 3781 establishes local kratom controls. It is provisionally treated as effective October 2, 2026 based on the indexed city-issued publication notice; direct publication proof remains a follow-up item. The reviewed framework includes licensing and 21+ sales/access controls, with separate under-21 possession provisions.
Verification limits: Direct publication copy/affidavit and later amendments; maintain detailed licensing,21+sales and under 21 possession distinctions.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Coeur d'Alene: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Previously: The earlier review retained pending verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: Presume reported 90 day clause accurate; label calculateddate provisional.
Affected products or activities: Warden’s published notice confirms Ordinance 865 adoption on April 28, 2026. Reporting describes a commercial kratom ban beginning 90 days after passage, provisionally calculated as July 27; full operative wording remains under review.
Verification limits: Full Chapter 9.15 operative definitions/exceptions, official commencement clause and possession treatment.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Warden: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Mattawa · Source review
Mattawa: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review Effective-date basis: Best-supported assessment is adopted sales/distribution/advertising restriction operative by reviewdate, assuming one reported 60 daybasisaccurate; no exact date claimed.
Previously: The earlier review retained pending verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: Best-supported assessment is adopted sales/distribution/advertising restriction operative by reviewdate, assuming one reported 60 daybasisaccurate; no exact date claimed.
Affected products or activities: Mattawa’s city-issued notice and adoption reporting support a local restriction on kratom sales, distribution and advertising. It is provisionally treated as operative by November 6, 2026; conflicting reports leave its exact August commencement date unresolved.
Verification limits: Final full text, exact datebasis and definitions/exceptions; retrieve adopted ordinance to settle conflict.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Mattawa: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Royal City · Source review
Royal City: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment
Legal effective date: Effective-date basis: Presume posted commencement and principal commercial scope survived penalty amendment. Avoid unverified final dollar penalties.
Previously: The earlier review retained pending verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: Presume posted commencement and principal commercial scope survived penalty amendment. Avoid unverified final dollar penalties.
Affected products or activities: Royal City’s June 2 minutes confirm adoption of Ordinance 26-05 with amended penalties. Its principal restriction concerns kratom sale, distribution and advertising; commencement is provisionally calculated as August 9, 2026 from the posted 60-day clause and June 10 publication.
Verification limits: Final consolidated text with actual adopted penalties; later amendments. This is more than blank signature: text’s penalty blanks need reconciliation.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Royal City: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Grant County (unincorporated) · Source review
Grant County (unincorporated): adopted-rule effectiveness assessment
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review Effective-date basis: Best-supported commercial restriction adoption is provisional; final commencement and amendments remain open. Signature alone is not the concern.
Previously: The earlier review retained pending verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: Best-supported commercial restriction adoption is provisional; final commencement and amendments remain open. Signature alone is not the concern.
Affected products or activities: Local reporting supports a September 8, 2026 adoption of kratom sales and distribution restrictions in unincorporated Grant County. The final operative text and exact commencement remain under review.
Verification limits: Final enacted county ordinance/minutes confirming unchanged operative/date clauses and amendments; not a countywide restriction inside incorporatedcities.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Grant County (unincorporated): adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Legal effective date: Effective-date basis: Under the relaxed effectiveness standard, do not leave the reported April 1, 2019 commencement itself unresolvable simply because no independent publication certificate was retrieved. Publish only an explicitly provisional principal restriction based on reported enacted action; substantive scope remains unconfirmed.
Previously: The earlier review retained pending verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: Under the relaxed effectiveness standard, do not leave the reported April 1, 2019 commencement itself unresolvable simply because no independent publication certificate was retrieved. Publish only an explicitly provisional principal restriction based on reported enacted action; substantive scope remains unconfirmed.
Affected products or activities: Provisional evidence assessment: Lowndes County reportedly adopted a kratom prohibition on March 15, 2019 with April 1 commencement; 2026 local reporting describes continuing possession and sale restrictions. The reported effective date is presumed to have occurred absent a located blocking order. Full county wording, exact territorial reach, products and exceptions remain under review.
Verification limits: Full enacted text, county territorial reach and exact product/activity/exception/penalty terms remain missing. Do not infer incorporated-city coverage or recite the news article's incorrect statewide age-law claim. Evidence remains secondary, so this is partial/preponderance, not primary-confirmed.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Lowndes County: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Columbus · Source review
Columbus: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment
Legal effective date: Effective-date basis: Treat the final adopted immediate-effect ordinance as operative absent located contrary order; signature and independent proof of commencement are not publication gates under the user standard.
Previously: The earlier review retained partial verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: Treat the final adopted immediate-effect ordinance as operative absent located contrary order; signature and independent proof of commencement are not publication gates under the user standard.
Affected products or activities: Columbus §20-135 prohibits use, possession, purchase, distribution, sale and public display for sale of its listed kratom substances within city limits, with authorized-enforcement and lawful physician/dentist-directed-act exceptions. The final February 5, 2019 adoption is treated as in effect.
Verification limits: Current uncodified amendments and case-specific product/exception application remain review items. Current codifier content was indexed but direct access returned 403; do not adopt the September 2026 news article's incorrect statewide no-age-restriction statement.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Columbus: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Oxford · Source review
Oxford: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review Effective-date basis: Final adoption recorded in approved city minutes is sufficient for the principal restriction without requiring a separately signed copy. Treat the adopted restriction as operative under the user's presumption; no contrary public injunction or repeal was located. Contemporary corroboration supports current effect, while the exact historical effective day remains unstated.
Previously: The earlier review retained partial verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: Final adoption recorded in approved city minutes is sufficient for the principal restriction without requiring a separately signed copy. Treat the adopted restriction as operative under the user's presumption; no contrary public injunction or repeal was located. Contemporary corroboration supports current effect, while the exact historical effective day remains unstated.
Affected products or activities: Oxford prohibits kratom sales and possession within city limits. Official August 6, 2019 adoption minutes and the attached ordinance support the principal restriction; it is treated as in effect under the adopted-law presumption, corroborated by October 2026 reporting.
Verification limits: Exact historical commencement date, current consolidated wording and later uncodified amendments remain follow-up research, not a signature-based publication gate. Do not certify a universal penalty or every exception from the unfinished attachment.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Oxford: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Ridgeland · Source review
Ridgeland: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review Effective-date basis: Final adoption and passage of the written one-month period support presumed current effect under the user instruction. Absence of a separately recovered publication certificate does not leave the principal rule unpublished; retain the express publication condition and do not invent its date. No focused public search located a blocking order.
Previously: The earlier review retained pending verification while final-text, signature or commencement evidence was assessed.
Current record: Final adoption and passage of the written one-month period support presumed current effect under the user instruction. Absence of a separately recovered publication certificate does not leave the principal rule unpublished; retain the express publication condition and do not invent its date. No focused public search located a blocking order.
Affected products or activities: Ridgeland adopted a city kratom prohibition on August 20, 2024 covering use, possession, purchase, distribution, manufacture, sale, attempts and public display for sale of broadly defined kratom products. It is treated as in effect under the adopted-law presumption. The written clause specifies one month after adoption and newspaper publication; the actual publication date has not been recovered.
Verification limits: Actual newspaper-publication date and current amendments remain unverified. The September 20, 2024 date is only the calculated one-month point, not a certified date of publication. Do not substitute the news report's conflicting immediate-effect statement for the written clause. Reporter-hosted original document, not an official current consolidated-code certification.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Ridgeland: adopted-rule effectiveness assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
New Jersey · Source review
New Jersey: principal source gap resolved
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Earlier review retained a source-access or substantive verification gap. Historical feed entries remain unchanged.
Current record: Confirm this narrow principal scheduling rule from the official AG/DCA alert and directly read October 6 DOH alert. Its exclusion language concerns this particular scheduling action; it does not approve all sales of unscheduled products. No independent currently codified offense/penalty audit was completed, so do not add a precise universal sentence. The 2021 enactment is historical penalty evidence, not alone proof of current penalty text.
Affected products or activities: New Jersey's official agencies identify MP, MGM-15 and MGM-16 as Schedule I effective September 25, 2026; this action excludes natural leaf, standard mitragynine and 7-OH.
Verification limits: Current independent codified penalty/exception branches and any separate age/product law not certified.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “New Jersey: principal source gap resolved,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
North Dakota · Source review
North Dakota: principal source gap resolved
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Earlier review retained a source-access or substantive verification gap. Historical feed entries remain unchanged.
Current record: Current Chapter 51-38 directly confirms licensing, separate facility licensing,10,000-dollar initial and 5,000-dollar annual renewal fees, product restrictions, labels/testing and unlicensed-commerce misdemeanor. Extracts and mixtures other than inert encapsulating agents are excluded from the licensed leaf framework. Statute bars license issuance until rules adopted. The September 4 Governor notice reported a sales pause pending rules, but no current license-issuance/resumption evidence was found. Confirm the principal statutory requirements while keeping live implementation pending; do not announce that licensed sales have resumed or create a new blanket adult leaf-possession ban.
Affected products or activities: North Dakota requires an actual AG-issued license for pure-leaf kratom commerce; qualifying leaf is limited to 0.05% 7-OH by dry weight and adult 21+ sales.
Verification limits: Actual current rules, laboratory approvals and kratom-license availability remain unverified.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “North Dakota: principal source gap resolved,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Oklahoma · Source review
Oklahoma: principal source gap resolved
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Earlier review retained a source-access or substantive verification gap. Historical feed entries remain unchanged.
Current record: The official OSCN 2026 §1-1432.4 now directly supplies product, label and under 18 restrictions and history showing the 2025 SB 891 amendment effective November 1,2025. Section 1-1432.5 directly supplies administrative penalties, three-year sales prohibition after a third offense, separate sale-during-suspension misdemeanor, private damages and conditional good-faith representation defense. Existing source's enacted SB 891 definition review is preserved. This closes a direct statutory-access gap; individual compliance/defense is not a prerequisite to confirming the jurisdiction framework.
Affected products or activities: Oklahoma's 18+ KCPA framework,1%7-OH alkaloid-fraction ceiling and separate administrative/criminal enforcement branches are directly supported by current court-published statutes.
Verification limits: Clicked OSCN definition§1-1432.2 returned Turnstile; no bypass. Enacted SB 891 supplies already-read definitions.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Oklahoma: principal source gap resolved,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Oregon · Source review
Oregon: principal source gap resolved
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Earlier review retained a source-access or substantive verification gap. Historical feed entries remain unchanged.
Current record: The official ORS chapter is now directly accessible and 475.398 expressly bars retail sale/distribution/exposure to people under 21, a Class C misdemeanor per violation. Current DOR guidance directly confirms wholesale processor registration,460-dollar annual fee, batch third-party testing and documentation routes for unchanged products acquired from a registered processor. Do not use the 2023 PDF as final law: it is explicitly a proposed-rulemaking notice. Current DOR guidance independently says OAR 150-475-6020 was adopted. Publish that supported testing summary without certifying unverified draft-only numeric sampling details.
Affected products or activities: Oregon's framework requires 21+ retail sales and annual DOR registration/testing certification for wholesale processors.
Verification limits: Full current OARD rule text remains inaccessible; Ontario local restriction remains independently pending.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Oregon: principal source gap resolved,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
West Virginia · Source review
West Virginia: principal source gap resolved
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Earlier review retained a source-access or substantive verification gap. Historical feed entries remain unchanged.
Current record: Current SOS marks 61-43 ActiveEmergency effectiveJune 29; read its 20-page operative PDF. Section 4.10 allows an otherwise prohibited form only when registered beforeJune 12 and only throughDecember 31 unless earlier suspended/revoked/noncompliant. The agency's public list is datedNovember 4,2026 and shows actual products, but list inclusion is not proof every sale or productlot is authorized. Particular business/product registration and approved remote-age-verification implementation remain transaction-specific limits; they do not invalidate confirmation of the stated principal framework.
Affected products or activities: West Virginia has a directly verified 21+ registration and product-form framework, including a narrow pre-June 12 registered-product transition through December 31,2026.
Verification limits: Specific registration, transition eligibility and approved verification provider are not certified for HappyPanda products.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “West Virginia: principal source gap resolved,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Wisconsin · Source review
Wisconsin: principal source gap resolved
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Earlier review retained a source-access or substantive verification gap. Historical feed entries remain unchanged.
Current record: The full official Chapter 961 PDF was recovered by ordinary HTTP despite the reader's timeout. It is certified throughNovember 4,2026 and includes the two named entries at 961.14(7)(mk)/(mL), controlled-material chapeau and 961.41 prohibitions. Principal statewide prohibition is confirmed. Retain case-specific penalty branches, statutory authorizations and any general-definitions questions as separate, without assigning a universal felony/misdemeanor or sentence. No threshold-based natural-leaf exemption is inferred.
Affected products or activities: Wisconsin's current certified Schedule I expressly lists mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine; unauthorized possession and manufacture/distribution/delivery are prohibited.
Verification limits: Applicable penalty/authorization depends on case-specific classification and facts; not a full local-law audit.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Wisconsin: principal source gap resolved,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Los Angeles County (unincorporated) · Source review
Los Angeles County (unincorporated): principal source gap resolved
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Earlier review retained a source-access or substantive verification gap. Historical feed entries remain unchanged.
Current record: The earlier site record asked for local ordinance text, but this entry can accurately report the independently verified agency enforcement scope. Particular agency jurisdiction and a personal-possession offense cannot be inferred from a retailer notice.
Affected products or activities: County Public Health directs retailers to remove kratom and 7-OH products and reports ongoing inspections and red-tag removal enforcement under food/drug law. This is an agency enforcement position; it is not presented as a newly enacted local personal-possession prohibition.
Verification limits: The earlier site record asked for local ordinance text, but this entry can accurately report the independently verified agency enforcement scope. Particular agency jurisdiction and a personal-possession offense cannot be inferred from a retailer notice.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Los Angeles County (unincorporated): principal source gap resolved,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Missouri · Source review
Missouri: provisional evidence assessment
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Earlier review retained a source-access or substantive verification gap. Historical feed entries remain unchanged.
Current record: The standalone official emergency amendment is now directly readable through the web reader. Its opening operative statement expressly gives March 23 expiry, and Schedule I lists MP/MGM-15/MGM-16 with covered forms. For editorial purposes the best-supported expiry is the operative-document date, March 23, while the later index conflict must remain visible. This is an assessment of document precedence, not proof of a correction or a ruling that the index is legally ineffective. The AG’s separate analogue theory concerning enhanced 7-OH remains attributed, not converted into a general natural-leaf ban.
Affected products or activities: The operative emergency amendment states September 25,2026 commencement and March 23,2027 expiry. A later official index gives March 25; that conflicting index date remains flagged.
Verification limits: November 2 official index March 25 discrepancy not expressly corrected by agency; product-specific analogue/authorization questions remain unresolved.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Missouri: provisional evidence assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
New Hampshire · Source review
New Hampshire: provisional evidence assessment
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Earlier review retained a source-access or substantive verification gap. Historical feed entries remain unchanged.
Current record: The official SB 540(2016) docket ends July 27,2016 Died on Table; its amended proposed 318-F chapter must not be treated as an enacted 18+ law. Official SB 557(2026) history ends Senate nonconcurrence, and the companion HB 1423 likewise ends House nonconcurrence May 21. This deep dive supports publishing the limited assessment that no kratom-specific statewide enactment was identified in these records, with no confirmed statewide minimum age. Current administrative designations and general product/federal law remain distinct.
Affected products or activities: Reviewed 2016 and 2026 kratom proposals did not become law. The common 18+ claim is not established by the failed 2016 bill.
Verification limits: Administrative designations and federal-conformity objections require further review. A failed-bill history alone does not prove all current restrictions absent.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “New Hampshire: provisional evidence assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Jerseyville · Source review
Jerseyville: provisional evidence assessment
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Earlier review retained a source-access or substantive verification gap. Historical feed entries remain unchanged.
Current record: This is a substantive codification conflict, not merely an inaccessible page. Strong intent/reporting evidence cannot silently add words to an operative criminal rule. The code is current through Ordinance 1840(April 28,2026), and cites 1695/1783 in this section.
Affected products or activities: Reported restriction; current codified scope is ambiguous. A 2017 official agenda proposed adding kratom throughout the prohibition, and independent reporting describes a local ban. The current published code defines KRATOM separately, but its operative prohibition and penalty still expressly refer to defined MDPV. That wording does not by itself establish a complete kratom prohibition or permission to possess or sell.
Verification limits: This is a substantive codification conflict, not merely an inaccessible page. Strong intent/reporting evidence cannot silently add words to an operative criminal rule. The code is current through Ordinance 1840(April 28,2026), and cites 1695/1783 in this section.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Jerseyville: provisional evidence assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Monroe County · Source review
Monroe County: provisional evidence assessment
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Earlier review retained a source-access or substantive verification gap. Historical feed entries remain unchanged.
Current record: Best-supported assessment: an earlier Monroe County kratom ban was rescinded in 2020; October 2026 reporting is consistent with the absence of a blanket county sales prohibition then. The categorical current-ban claim in retailer lists is not adequately supported. This does not establish current product compliance, the status of every municipality, or absence of subsequent enactment.
Affected products or activities: Evidence assessment: the earlier county ban was reported rescinded in 2020, and October 2026 local reporting described kratom still being sold on the Monroe County side of Nettleton. A current blanket county prohibition is not established by this review. Current county records and separate municipal rules still require confirmation.
Verification limits: Obtain the 2020 rescission minute/order and check later county enactments; do not substitute Nettleton city law or a retailer ZIP list for county text.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Monroe County: provisional evidence assessment,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Albany County · Source review
Albany County: verification pending
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Earlier review retained a source-access or substantive verification gap. Historical feed entries remain unchanged.
Current record: Full signed original recovered through rendered browser. Section 7 makes commencement conditional on state DOH filing; agency enforcement notice alone does not close that condition.
Affected products or activities: The signed county order restricts commercial sale, offers, distribution, marketing and delivery of covered kratom. It states September 1, 2026 commencement, conditional on prior New York State Department of Health filing. Filing proof and current continuation remain pending.
Verification limits: NY State DOH filing, current continuation/supersession and 30-day review remain unverified.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Albany County: verification pending,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Ridgeland · Source review
Ridgeland: verification pending
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Earlier review retained a source-access or substantive verification gap. Historical feed entries remain unchanged.
Current record: Adoption and operative wording now supported by reporter-linked document, but pending current publication/effectiveness proof. The primary text expressly says one month after August 20, 2024 adoption plus newspaper publication, contradicting the immediate-effect news claim. Do not publish an exact immediate effective date from that news claim.
Affected products or activities: Pending effectiveness confirmation: a reporter-linked ordinance records August 20, 2024 adoption of a broad city kratom restriction. Its operative clause requires one month after adoption and newspaper publication; the news article’s immediate-effect statement conflicts with that wording. Publication proof and current amendments remain open.
Verification limits: Obtain newspaper publication/certification, official executed copy and current amendments. Use the written effective clause rather than a conflicting article paraphrase.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Ridgeland: verification pending,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Belmont · Source review
Belmont: verification pending
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Earlier review retained a source-access or substantive verification gap. Historical feed entries remain unchanged.
Current record: Pending date clarification. Recovered signed city-linked text covers leaf/extracts, kratom alkaloids including MP/MGM-15/MGM-16/7-OH, and use, possession, purchase, distribution, sale, attempts and public display within city limits; exceptions include authorized enforcement and lawful physician/dentist direction. Page 3 states December 1, 2026 adoption, which is in the future. Do not silently correct the year or treat this document as proof of present legal effect.
Affected products or activities: Pending date clarification: the city posts signed text restricting broadly defined kratom products and activities, but its adoption line states December 1, 2026, later than this review. Current adoption and effective status require clarification.
Verification limits: Obtain clerk clarification/corrected certified ordinance and current/prior adoption/publication record; determine whether current text is a future action, erroneous date, or replacement of a prior ordinance.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Belmont: verification pending,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Hawaii · Source review
Hawaii: new evidence; remaining limits retained
Legal effective date:
Previously: The signed order's operative additions and stated September 22 effective date were directly read. The order is also stamped posted September 22, while HRS 329-11(e) requires 30-day advance public notice. Independent earlier notice was not obtained; this review attributes the order's date without deciding validity or inventing a different effective date. Other product and age requirements remain unresolved.
Current record: The current official NED page links a November 5, 2026 posted and signed nine-page scheduling action. Its page 8 states December 5, 2026, rather than the September 22 date on the older copy. Read all nine OCR pages and visually inspected pages 1, 7 and 8. The threshold language remains product-form-specific.
Affected products or activities: A November 5, 2026 NED notice states December 5, 2026 commencement for specified 7-OH and related-substance controls. Its relationship to the older September notice remains unresolved.
Verification limits: Obtain agency clarification of the relation between the September copy and November notice; do not assert rescission or unrestricted interim sales. Other product/age requirements remain open.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Hawaii: new evidence; remaining limits retained,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Maryland · Source review
Maryland: principal source gap resolved
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Current Health-General requirements, FDA condition, defense and distinct penalty branches read November 6. ABC §1-323 viewer still returns File Not Found; enacted Chapter 354 and ATCC guidance support the enforcement layer. No product-specific approval inferred.
Current record: Recovered the complete official ABC article publication and read §1-323(a)-(f), then cross-checked enacted 2026 Chapter 354. The formerly missing statutory enforcement layer is now directly verified: covered retail conduct, seizure grounds, rebuttal, $5,000 misdemeanor maximum, possible license action and civil damages. The Health-General FDA-recognition condition remains.
Affected products or activities: Maryland's KCPA sets 21+ sales, labeling and composition requirements, and includes an additional FDA-recognition condition that must not be overlooked.
Verification limits: Routine future amendment monitoring and product-specific compliance remain separate; this resolves the recorded primary statutory-text gap.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Maryland: principal source gap resolved,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
New Jersey · Source review
New Jersey: new evidence; remaining limits retained
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Current DCA indexed alert corroborates named-compound scheduling; direct agency page remains 403. DOH action scope is preserved. Independent current codified offenses/penalties and other age/product rules remain unresolved; the 2021 penalty act was not treated as current proof.
Current record: Directly read NJ DOH official message 112770-10-6-2026-PHAD and the linked October health alert. They expressly distinguish MP/MGM-15/MGM-16 scheduling from natural leaf, standard mitragynine and 7-OH. None supplies the missing independent codified offense/penalty text.
Affected products or activities: New Jersey placed MGPI, MGM-15, MGM-16, and covered forms in Schedule I effective September 25, 2026.
Verification limits: Obtain current DCA scheduling order and applicable New Jersey offense/penalty provisions; do not infer that exclusion from this scheduling action approves sales.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “New Jersey: new evidence; remaining limits retained,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Tennessee · Source review
Tennessee: principal source gap resolved
Legal effective date:
Previously: Final signed Chapter 950 request still403 on November 6. Official state guidance corroborates broad July 1 prohibition, but conflicting agency penalty summaries are not substituted for the exact signed definitions, exceptions and penalties. Existing May 7 legislative signature history preserved.
Current record: Downloaded all three pages of official signed Public Chapter 950, read the operative definitions and offenses, and visually confirmed May 7 governor approval. Section 8 states July 1, 2026 commencement. Section 2 distinguishes Class A possession, Class C manufacture/delivery/sale or intent, and the conditional Class B adult-to-minor branch.
Affected products or activities: Matthew Davenport's Law took effect July 1, 2026 and criminalizes knowing possession and commercial activity.
Verification limits: Future amendments and case-specific defenses remain separate. The exact signed-text and conflicting-summary gap is closed.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Tennessee: principal source gap resolved,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
San Mateo County (unincorporated) · Source review
San Mateo County (unincorporated): principal source gap resolved
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Final adoption is confirmed by the official passed record, replacing the earlier proposal-only limitation. Signed and draft attachments return 410; exact operative definitions, exceptions and effective date remain partial.
Current record: Recovered the exact seven-page signed Ordinance 4918 via ordinary official-host request, rather than the search reader’s redirect to a draft. Read definitions, conduct prohibition, law-authorization qualification, enforcement and 30-day clause. Visually confirmed unanimous May 5 adoption and both signatures. June 4 is calculated from the clause, not a printed ordinance date.
Affected products or activities: Signed Ordinance 4918 prohibits sale, attempted sale, offers, distribution and provision of broadly defined kratom and 7-OH products, except as otherwise authorized by law. It was adopted May 5, 2026; its 30-day clause gives a calculated June 4 effective date. This entry concerns unincorporated county areas; no incorporated-city reach is inferred.
Verification limits: Future amendments and a transaction-specific scope question remain separate. This closes the signed operative-text gap for the existing unincorporated-county guide entry; no expansion into incorporated cities is inferred.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “San Mateo County (unincorporated): principal source gap resolved,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Columbus · Source review
Columbus: new evidence; remaining limits retained
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: The detailed Municode text was available through the search index, including its February 5, 2019 amendment citation, but direct retrieval returned 403. Current uncodified amendments, effective-date details and enforcement changes have not been independently checked.
Current record: Recovered and OCR-read the official February 5, 2019 minutes, pages 6–8. They contain the operative list, conduct, exceptions, penalty and unanimous immediate-adoption record. This closes the historical adoption/effectiveness gap; later current-code amendments remain unverified.
Affected products or activities: Indexed city code Section 20-135 prohibits use, possession, purchase, distribution, sale and public display for sale of listed kratom substances within city limits. It includes leaf extracts and alkaloids and contains enforcement and physician/dentist exceptions.
Verification limits: Obtain current §20-135 and uncodified amendments. Preserve the verified historical principal rule without claiming a fresh complete 2026 codification review.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Columbus: new evidence; remaining limits retained,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Corinth · Source review
Corinth: principal source gap resolved
Legal effective date:
Previously: The full ordinance body was indexed, but direct notice retrieval was disabled. It adds Chapter 21, Section 25 and makes effectiveness depend on passage; October 9, 2026 adoption is reported by notice metadata and local reporting. The signed adoption certificate, exact publication and any later amendment remain unverified. Do not rely on the notice site’s AI summary for penalties or dates.
Current record: The original published notice body is now directly readable, separate from its AI summary. It contains the full operative definition and conduct/exemption clauses, six named AYE votes, October 9 adoption/effectiveness declaration, typed mayor signature and clerk attestation, and October 14 publication line.
Affected products or activities: The full city-issued ordinance notice declares unanimous adoption and immediate effect on October 9, 2026, with October 14 publication. Chapter 21, Section 25 covers use, possession, purchase, distribution, sale, attempts and public display for sale of broadly defined kratom within city limits, subject to authorized-enforcement and lawful physician/dentist-directed-act exceptions.
Verification limits: Future amendments remain separate. The notice writes out a $1,000 fine but omits its numeric duplicate; avoid relying on an AI summary or silently repairing publication typography.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Corinth: principal source gap resolved,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Oxford · Source review
Oxford: new evidence; remaining limits retained
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Book 89 is directly readable, correcting the earlier file-access gap. Its attached Section 74-13 text has blank votes and approval date and accompanies first-reading material, so it is a draft rather than adoption proof. The official August 2019 minute books returned 104 MB and 204 MB content-size errors, and current Municode access returned 403. Do not mark the adoption or current codification confirmed.
Current record: Downloaded complete official Minute Books 91 and 92 (103,717,529 and 204,047,248 bytes). Book 91 pages 434/438 establish August 6, 2019 meeting and unanimous adoption of the §74-13 amendment. Book 92 pages 26–28 contain the attached broad kratom language but retain blank execution/effect fields. Historical adoption is now confirmed; current final wording/commencement are not.
Affected products or activities: Official August 6, 2019 minutes confirm unanimous adoption of the Section 74-13 amendment. Attached text broadly covers kratom leaf, extracts, derivatives, possession and sales, but retains blank execution/effect fields. Current final wording and commencement still require verification.
Verification limits: Obtain the executed final ordinance/publication record and current §74-13 including amendments. Do not treat the unsigned attachment as a complete final law.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Oxford: new evidence; remaining limits retained,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Hawaii · Emergency-order source review
Hawaii emergency scheduling order recovered
Legal effective date:
Previously: The directory had not verified current administrative scheduling and showed a pending statewide review.
Current record: Hawaii's NED emergency order places specified 7-OH products and three related substances in Schedule I; it states an effective date of September 22, 2026.
Affected products or activities: Threshold-defined 7-OH botanical products, synthetic articles and qualifying transformed processed forms; separately named mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15 and MGM-16.
Verification limits: September 22 is the date stated by the signed order, which is also stamped posted that day. Independent evidence of the 30-day advance notice required by HRS 329-11(e) was not obtained; no validity ruling or replacement date is inferred. Other product and age requirements and individual product composition remain unverified.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Hawaii emergency scheduling order recovered,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Puerto Rico · Proposal review
Separate Puerto Rico PS 741 Senate approval verified
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: The prior entry identified an unresolved January 2025 consumer-protection proposal.
Current record: The Senate officially reports approval of the separate PS 741 consumer-protection proposal on May 26, 2026. Final enactment was not confirmed.
Affected products or activities: Proposed preparation, distribution and sales framework; current territorial law still requires verification.
Verification limits: Chamber approval is not an enacted statute. No signed act, final disposition, commencement, complete current scheduling or age-rule finding is asserted. PS 741 and PS 0108 remain distinct measures.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Separate Puerto Rico PS 741 Senate approval verified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Colorado · Source review
Colorado: full enacted text and operative date verified
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: The official enrolled act was fully readable at the legislature content repository. Read its definitions, prohibited conduct, labels, access restrictions, deceptive-trade provision and applicability. Official OLLS Red Book independently gives May 29, 2025 commencement. AG accessible advisory corroborates operative enforcement. The earlier empty signed-download extraction no longer blocks the principal statewide review.
Current record: Colorado's enacted kratom law regulates 21+ sales, labels, access, synthetic or semi-synthetic alkaloids, concentrated 7-OH, child-appealing products and products intended for combustion or vaporization. Statewide principal review completed November 6 using the full enrolled operative act, official enacted history, OLLS effective-date table and Attorney General advisory. C.R.S. 6-1-740 took effect May 29, 2025. Local restrictions and individual product compliance remain separate; the Castle Rock finding is preserved.
Affected products or activities: Colorado's enacted kratom law regulates 21+ sales, labels, access, synthetic or semi-synthetic alkaloids, concentrated 7-OH, child-appealing products and products intended for combustion or vaporization.
Verification limits: Confirmed describes the stated statewide framework, not individual product compliance or a particular remedy. Denver and other local entries remain independently reviewed. Preserve the published Castle Rock ordinance and November 5, 2026 effective-date finding. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Colorado: full enacted text and operative date verified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Florida · Source review
Florida: separate labeling and scheduling expiry dates
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Fresh official rule history still presents 2ER26-2 as its latest final adopted version, superseding 2ER26-1. The final FDACS notice establishes the labeling rule has a separate November 22, 2026 expiry. Permanent 5K-4.030 also has a final adopted record; no proposed text is substituted for that final rule. Sarasota is owned by the separate local review.
Current record: Florida has an adult-sales law, product rules, and separate controls for concentrated 7-OH. Statewide principal review completed November 6 with current statute and final rule records. Scheduling rule 2ER26-2 and labeling rule 5KER26-11 have different listed expirations: June 30, 2027 and November 22, 2026 respectively. Local restrictions and individual product compliance remain separate. The labeling emergency 5KER26-11 lists August 24, 2026 effectiveness and November 22, 2026 expiry; the separate scheduling notice lists June 30, 2027 expiry.
Affected products or activities: Florida has an adult-sales law, product rules, and separate controls for concentrated 7-OH.
Verification limits: The two emergency-rule expirations are different. Later replacements must be checked when they occur; no renewal is predicted. Current Sarasota and other local restrictions remain separate. The statewide framework is not clearance for a specific product, food claim or shipment. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Florida: separate labeling and scheduling expiry dates,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Kentucky · Source review
Kentucky: current and future civil penalties distinguished
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Read current and future KRS 217.2202, current 902 KAR 55:015 and both versions of civil-penalty section 217.2207. Read current controlled-substance possession and trafficking sections, which distinguish narcotic classification and other elements rather than creating one universal 7-OH sentence. This closes the principal stated current/future rule without overstating case-specific criminal classification.
Current record: Kentucky has current 21+ product rules and a separate concentrated 7-OH controlled-substance threshold. A commercial kratom prohibition is scheduled for July 1, 2027. Principal current and future rules confirmed November 6 against the operative regulation and separately dated KRS 217.2202 and 217.2207 versions. Civil enforcement and controlled-substance provisions were reviewed separately; no universal criminal sentence or current effect for the July 2027 commercial prohibition is asserted. KRS 217.2207 currently sets civil maxima of $500 for a first offense and $1,000 thereafter. Its July 1, 2027 replacement raises those maxima to $5,000 and $10,000.
Affected products or activities: Kentucky has current 21+ product rules and a separate concentrated 7-OH controlled-substance threshold. A commercial kratom prohibition is scheduled for July 1, 2027.
Verification limits: Confirmed covers enacted statutory and regulatory text, not a particular criminal charge, authorization or court outcome. The future commercial rule and civil amounts are not currently operative. Any subsequent court injunction or amendment would need its own authoritative evidence. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Kentucky: current and future civil penalties distinguished,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
West Virginia · Source review
West Virginia: limited registered-product transition clarified
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Read the active emergency filing and current agency public-product listing; distinguished the October modified proposed filing from the operative June emergency rule.
Current record: West Virginia regulates kratom through product and seller registration, 21+ rules, restricted product forms and a limited transition for certain previously registered products. Current SOS active-emergency status, operative 61-43 and agency public-product list read November 6. Product-form restrictions and the pre-June 12 registration transition through December 31 are verified. Particular product/seller registration, grandfather eligibility and approved remote-verification implementation remain unverified.
Affected products or activities: West Virginia regulates kratom through product and seller registration, 21+ rules, restricted product forms and a limited transition for certain previously registered products.
Verification limits: Specific HappyPanda/BigBag product or seller registration and grandfather eligibility are not established. Absence of a name match is not denial or complete absence proof. Commission-approved remote verification mechanism for this business not certified. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “West Virginia: limited registered-product transition clarified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Missouri · Source review
Missouri: conflicting official emergency-expiry dates retained
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Fresh current register review confirms the rule remains listed in effect, but exposes a date conflict rather than resolving it.
Current record: Missouri controls specified kratom derivatives, applies separate controlled-substance offenses, and has local kratom sales rules. Elevated 7-OH also faces state enforcement scrutiny. Preserved the current operative rule and separate offense framework. Fresh November 2 Register table confirms the emergency rule is listed in effect but gives March 25, 2027 expiry, while the October 15 operative notice states March 23. This specific official date discrepancy remains unresolved; analogue enforcement is attributed, and no individual product classification is certified.
Affected products or activities: Missouri controls specified kratom derivatives, applies separate controlled-substance offenses, and has local kratom sales rules. Elevated 7-OH also faces state enforcement scrutiny.
Verification limits: Official expiry sources disagree by two days. A definitive correction or regulator clarification remains necessary for future-date reliance. Existing offense/authorization review is preserved; no new product classification or natural-leaf clearance made. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Missouri: conflicting official emergency-expiry dates retained,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Pennsylvania · Proposal review
Pennsylvania: October House-passed proposal added
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: New official HB2657 history found and read directly; it is more advanced and recent than the older proposals in the public entry.
Current record: Pennsylvania HB2657 passed the House in October 2026 and remains at Senate committee referral in the reviewed official record. Proposed requirements are not presented as enacted law. Fresh official HB2657 history adds October House passage and Senate referral to the previously reviewed proposals. No reviewed bill record establishes enactment. Current schedules, administrative designations and statewide age/product requirements remain unresolved.
Affected products or activities: Pennsylvania HB2657 passed the House in October 2026 and remains at Senate committee referral in the reviewed official record. Proposed requirements are not presented as enacted law.
Verification limits: Current drug schedules, administrative designation and operative statewide age/product rules remain unresolved. No bill-stage finding establishes absence of all restrictions. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Pennsylvania: October House-passed proposal added,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Oklahoma · Source review
Oklahoma: distinct administrative and suspension penalties
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Used the official Oklahoma statutory provider rather than revisiting OSCN security challenge. Full section indexed, but ordinary direct request403.
Current record: Oklahoma regulates kratom product composition, labeling and sales to adults 18 and older. Official statutory-provider indexed §1-1432.5 text resolves the previously missing penalty branches; it states currentness through October 1, 2026. Direct provider access returned403, retained as an access limit. Current product amendment and distinct penalty/defense scope preserved; no individual product approval. Indexed official-provider text identifies administrative maxima of $500 and $1,000, a third-offense three-year sales prohibition, and a separate conviction-based misdemeanor for selling during suspension.
Affected products or activities: Oklahoma regulates kratom product composition, labeling and sales to adults 18 and older.
Verification limits: Independent direct current section access remains blocked. No OSCN challenge retry or inference about a particular product/individual enforcement outcome. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Oklahoma: distinct administrative and suspension penalties,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Guam · Source review
Guam: current update records narrow the evidence gap
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: The new official Compiler portal states the Code is updated through P.L. 38-143 of October 13, 2026. Read its 38th Legislature sections-affected table and the official 26 GAR Chapter 4 compilation. This narrows the prior December 2024 currency gap. It does not prove current DPHSS objections, conformity action or a specific product classification.
Current record: The official Guam Code portal reports updates through October 13, 2026, and the later sections-affected table and public-health regulatory compilation were inspected. Current kratom-specific product, administrative scheduling and age requirements remain unverified. November 6 follow-up used the current official Compiler portal, October 26 sections-affected table and 26 GAR Chapter 4. This narrows the prior 2024 currency gap but does not resolve current DPHSS conformity actions, product classification or age rules.
Affected products or activities: The official Guam Code portal reports updates through October 13, 2026, and the later sections-affected table and public-health regulatory compilation were inspected. Current kratom-specific product, administrative scheduling and age requirements remain unverified.
Verification limits: Current DPHSS scheduling notices, federal-conformity objections or implementation, later uncodified acts and product-specific food, import and age requirements remain unresolved. The update table and regulatory compilation do not justify a whole-law absence or sale/possession clearance. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Guam: current update records narrow the evidence gap,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Northern Mariana Islands · Source review
Northern Mariana Islands: statutory schedules and scheduling authority reviewed
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Navigated the redesigned official Law Revision Commission code and read all five posted schedules plus sections 2111 and 2123. This resolves the prior inability to read complete scheduled-substance text and corrects any assumption of automatic Commonwealth scheduling from a federal change. Current republication and subsequent legislation or product classification still need independent closure.
Current record: Current Commonwealth kratom requirements have not been verified. The January 2026 secondary review does not establish that no current territorial restrictions apply. November 6 follow-up directly read all five posted schedules and sections 2111 and 2123 through the official redesigned code portal. The statutory-text access gap is closed; latest republication, subsequent law and specific product or age requirements remain unresolved.
Affected products or activities: Current Commonwealth kratom requirements have not been verified. The January 2026 secondary review does not establish that no current territorial restrictions apply.
Verification limits: The latest annual republished schedules, subsequent legislative changes and application of general opiate or product definitions remain unresolved. Food, import and age requirements remain pending; federal scheduling remains independently applicable and is not presumed to automatically amend the Commonwealth list. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Northern Mariana Islands: statutory schedules and scheduling authority reviewed,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Newport Beach, California · Source review
Newport Beach: principal local rule verified
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: The earlier entry retained pending evidence and the specific source gaps described in the prior review.
Current record: City Code Chapter 10.75 prohibits sale, advertising for sale, offers for sale, and distribution of kratom products, including natural leaf and extracts. The chapter does not itself prohibit personal possession. California statewide enforcement also applies. Operative city code directly checked. Ordinance 2024-5 is identified in the code history; the original adoption and effective dates were not independently recovered.
Affected products or activities: City Code Chapter 10.75 prohibits sale, advertising for sale, offers for sale, and distribution of kratom products, including natural leaf and extracts. The chapter does not itself prohibit personal possession. California statewide enforcement also applies.
Verification limits: The original adoption and effective dates were not independently recovered. This chapter does not itself state a personal-possession prohibition. Separate California enforcement still applies. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Newport Beach: principal local rule verified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Naperville, Illinois · Source review
Naperville: principal local rule verified
Legal effective date:
Previously: The earlier entry retained pending evidence and the specific source gaps described in the prior review.
Current record: Effective October 1, 2026, businesses may not sell, offer for sale, distribute or deliver kratom or kratom-containing products in Naperville. This retail restriction does not create a general adult-possession or use ban. Current city licensing guidance directly confirms the effective date and business conduct covered; the official legislative record confirms September 1 final adoption. Youth possession rules remain separate.
Affected products or activities: Effective October 1, 2026, businesses may not sell, offer for sale, distribute or deliver kratom or kratom-containing products in Naperville. This retail restriction does not create a general adult-possession or use ban.
Verification limits: The attached ordinance was not newly recovered; exact final definitions and exemptions should be consulted for unusual product/transaction questions. Existing under-18 possession restrictions are separate. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Naperville: principal local rule verified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Washington County, New York · Source review
Washington County: principal local rule verified
Legal effective date:
Previously: The earlier entry retained pending evidence and the specific source gaps described in the prior review.
Current record: County Local Law 5 of 2026 prohibits sale, offers and distribution of broadly defined kratom, subject to its FDA/prescription exception. It took effect upon New York Secretary of State filing on June 2, 2026. The Department of State indexes this same filed law as number 4; the stamped original reconciles those numbers. Actual NYDOS public record and original stamped cover read November 6. County Local Law 5/2026 was filed June 2, 2026 under DOS index number 4; the different index number does not identify a different law. Product/activity scope and operative-date wording must be combined with the signed-act review.
Affected products or activities: County Local Law 5 of 2026 prohibits sale, offers and distribution of broadly defined kratom, subject to its FDA/prescription exception. It took effect upon New York Secretary of State filing on June 2, 2026. The Department of State indexes this same filed law as number 4; the stamped original reconciles those numbers.
Verification limits: Individual cases, later changes and separate state/federal rules require their own review. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Washington County: principal local rule verified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Dutchess County, New York · Source review
Dutchess County: principal local rule verified
Legal effective date:
Previously: The earlier entry retained pending evidence and the specific source gaps described in the prior review.
Current record: Local Law 6 took effect September 28, 2026, as confirmed by the New York Department of State. It prohibits sales, offers and distribution of products exceeding 2% 7-OH of total alkaloids or 1 mg per serving, including shipments into the county, with FDA/prescription exceptions. This is not a blanket natural-leaf ban. November 6: final law and clerk certification read; original NYDOS letter visually verifies September 28 filing. Local scope follows the operative threshold definition, not broader press-release wording. Separate state/federal derivative restrictions still apply.
Affected products or activities: Local Law 6 took effect September 28, 2026, as confirmed by the New York Department of State. It prohibits sales, offers and distribution of products exceeding 2% 7-OH of total alkaloids or 1 mg per serving, including shipments into the county, with FDA/prescription exceptions. This is not a blanket natural-leaf ban.
Verification limits: Broad definition names derivatives, but the operative local prohibition is tied to the defined 7-OH thresholds; no separate zero-threshold derivative ban is inferred. State/federal schedules and reverse-preemption effects require separate compliance; no individual product approval implied. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Dutchess County: principal local rule verified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Rensselaer County, New York · Source review
Rensselaer County: principal local rule verified
Legal effective date:
Previously: The earlier entry retained pending evidence and the specific source gaps described in the prior review.
Current record: Local Law 1 of 2026, formerly T-4, prohibits countywide sale and distribution of natural, derived and synthetic kratom, subject to its FDA/prescription exception. It was adopted September 8 by 15–2, approved October 13 and filed with the New York Secretary of State October 14, 2026, when it took effect. November 6: official executed law and original NYDOS October 14 filing stamp read and visually verified. The previous filing gap is closed and adoption tally corrected from 14–3 to 15–2. No personal-possession ban inferred.
Affected products or activities: Local Law 1 of 2026, formerly T-4, prohibits countywide sale and distribution of natural, derived and synthetic kratom, subject to its FDA/prescription exception. It was adopted September 8 by 15–2, approved October 13 and filed with the New York Secretary of State October 14, 2026, when it took effect.
Verification limits: Separate state/federal law, later amendments and case-specific enforcement remain outside the confirmed principal local framework. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Rensselaer County: principal local rule verified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Saratoga County, New York · Source review
Saratoga County: principal local rule verified
Legal effective date:
Previously: The earlier entry retained pending evidence and the specific source gaps described in the prior review.
Current record: Local Law 7 of 2026, adopted October 20, prohibits countywide commercial sale, distribution, advertising and possession for sale of natural, synthetic and semi-synthetic kratom, with stated exceptions. The original state filing stamp establishes October 26, 2026 effectiveness. Its 30-day inventory-removal transition does not authorize sales; personal possession is excluded. NYDOS actual public record and original stamped cover confirm Local Law 7/2026 filed October 26, 2026. Apply the enacted law’s transition provisions separately; this filing check does not replace the existing product/activity and inventory-transition review.
Affected products or activities: Local Law 7 of 2026, adopted October 20, prohibits countywide commercial sale, distribution, advertising and possession for sale of natural, synthetic and semi-synthetic kratom, with stated exceptions. The original state filing stamp establishes October 26, 2026 effectiveness. Its 30-day inventory-removal transition does not authorize sales; personal possession is excluded.
Verification limits: Individual cases, later changes and separate state/federal rules require their own review. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Saratoga County: principal local rule verified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Schoharie County, New York · Source review
Schoharie County: principal local rule verified
Legal effective date:
Previously: The earlier entry retained pending evidence and the specific source gaps described in the prior review.
Current record: Local Law 6/2026 was adopted October 16 and took effect on its verified October 23, 2026 state filing. Section 6 prohibits distribution, offers for sale, sales, marketing and advertising for sale of kratom and its derivatives throughout Schoharie County, including natural leaf and synthetic or concentrated forms, subject to the stated FDA-approval and prescription-pharmacist exception. The title and purpose mention purchase; Section 6 does not separately list purchase or possession as prohibited acts. The law also provides for inspections, confiscation and penalties. November 6 visual review of the original six-page NYDOS record verifies the October 16 adoption certificate, October 23 state filing stamp, broad natural-leaf/derivative definitions, Section 6 commercial/distribution prohibitions and stated exception, Sections 7–8 enforcement and penalties, and Section 10 effectiveness upon filing. No separate inventory transition appears in the operative text. Purchase appears in the title/purpose but is not separately enumerated in Section 6; no general possession clearance is inferred because Section 7 provides confiscation authority. Later amendments and case-specific applications remain separate.
Affected products or activities: Local Law 6/2026 was adopted October 16 and took effect on its verified October 23, 2026 state filing. Section 6 prohibits distribution, offers for sale, sales, marketing and advertising for sale of kratom and its derivatives throughout Schoharie County, including natural leaf and synthetic or concentrated forms, subject to the stated FDA-approval and prescription-pharmacist exception. The title and purpose mention purchase; Section 6 does not separately list purchase or possession as prohibited acts. The law also provides for inspections, confiscation and penalties.
Verification limits: This is a principal-rule review of the original filed law, not a certified NYDOS search or a finding about subsequent amendments, litigation, enforcement discretion or a particular product/transaction. Section 6 exception uses FDA-approved kratom and/or pharmacist-dispensed kratom pursuant to a licensed physician’s prescription. Do not represent any Happy Panda product as falling within that exception. The title and purpose refer to purchase, but the operative prohibition enumerates distribution, offers for sale, sales, marketing and advertising for sale. Do not add a standalone purchase or possession offense solely from the caption, or infer possession permission from the omission. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Schoharie County: principal local rule verified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Moses Lake, Washington · Source review
Moses Lake: principal local rule verified
Legal effective date:
Previously: The earlier entry retained pending evidence and the specific source gaps described in the prior review.
Current record: Ordinance 4001 added Chapter 9.16, effective October 2, 2026. It restricts sale, distribution, advertising and other supply of kratom products to people under 21 within the city. Retailers must check photo ID, follow secured-display requirements and post the required register sign. It is not a blanket adult-sales ban or a general possession ban. Official city-linked current code §§9.16.020–.040 and city-issued August 3 ordinance notice read November 6. Principal age restriction, ID/display/signage duties and October 2 effective date verified; later changes remain separate.
Affected products or activities: Ordinance 4001 added Chapter 9.16, effective October 2, 2026. It restricts sale, distribution, advertising and other supply of kratom products to people under 21 within the city. Retailers must check photo ID, follow secured-display requirements and post the required register sign. It is not a blanket adult-sales ban or a general possession ban.
Verification limits: Principal rule and announced date confirmed; later amendments and transaction-specific exceptions require separate checks. This is not a blanket adult-sales ban or general possession prohibition. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Moses Lake: principal local rule verified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Ephrata, Washington · Source review
Ephrata: principal local rule verified
Legal effective date:
Previously: The earlier entry retained pending evidence and the specific source gaps described in the prior review.
Current record: Ordinance 26-03 was adopted July 1, 2026 and expressly took effect September 6, 2026. Chapter 5.14 prohibits sale, distribution, advertising and permitting sale of consumable kratom leaf/extract products within Ephrata. Mere possession is excluded. November 6 visual review of all four pages of city-archived signed Ordinance 26-03 verifies July 1 adoption, city sales/distribution/advertising scope, mere-possession exclusion and express September 6, 2026 effective date.
Affected products or activities: Ordinance 26-03 was adopted July 1, 2026 and expressly took effect September 6, 2026. Chapter 5.14 prohibits sale, distribution, advertising and permitting sale of consumable kratom leaf/extract products within Ephrata. Mere possession is excluded.
Verification limits: Principal rule and explicit date confirmed from all four scanned pages. Later amendments and specific enforcement questions remain separate. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Ephrata: principal local rule verified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Othello, Washington · Source review
Othello: principal local rule verified
Legal effective date:
Previously: The earlier entry retained confirmed evidence and the specific source gaps described in the prior review.
Current record: Ordinance 1647 prohibits knowing sale, advertising and distribution of broadly defined kratom leaf and derivative products within Othello. The signed record shows April 27 adoption and May 6, 2026 publication; its five-day clause gives a calculated May 11, 2026 effective date. The provision does not state a general personal-possession ban. November 6 signature/publication-page visual check corrects prior May 1 assertion: passed/approved April 27, published May 6, 2026; §4 makes effectiveness five days after adoption and publication. May 11 is calculated. Principal city sales/distribution/advertising restriction remains confirmed.
Affected products or activities: Ordinance 1647 prohibits knowing sale, advertising and distribution of broadly defined kratom leaf and derivative products within Othello. The signed record shows April 27 adoption and May 6, 2026 publication; its five-day clause gives a calculated May 11, 2026 effective date. The provision does not state a general personal-possession ban.
Verification limits: Calculated May 11 date is identified as a calculation, not a date printed in the ordinance. The body contains an obvious truncated adoption-date string; use the explicit signed footer and publication record, not that string. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Othello: principal local rule verified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Normal, Illinois · Source review
Normal: adoption evidence and remaining limits clarified
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: The earlier entry retained pending evidence and the specific source gaps described in the prior review.
Current record: The Town Council adopted Ordinance 6065 on June 1, 2026 to prohibit kratom sales and distribution, while distinguishing possession. The draft sets July 15 as the operational date, but signed final text and publication-based effectiveness remain to be verified. Official minutes now confirm final adoption, replacing the proposal-only limitation. Draft product definitions and July 15 date were read, but signed text and proof of pamphlet publication remain unavailable; keep partial verification.
Affected products or activities: The Town Council adopted Ordinance 6065 on June 1, 2026 to prohibit kratom sales and distribution, while distinguishing possession. The draft sets July 15 as the operational date, but signed final text and publication-based effectiveness remain to be verified.
Verification limits: The signed ordinance and pamphlet-publication proof were not recovered; the draft says effectiveness is ten days after publication. The municipal code site displays only a dynamic shell in this session. Treat final adoption as verified while the exact final wording and publication-based effective date remain partial. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Normal: adoption evidence and remaining limits clarified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
San Mateo County (unincorporated), California · Source review
San Mateo County (unincorporated): adoption evidence and remaining limits clarified
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: The earlier entry retained pending evidence and the specific source gaps described in the prior review.
Current record: The Board adopted Ordinance 4918 on May 5, 2026, adding a kratom and 7-OH sale and distribution prohibition for unincorporated areas. The signed text and exact effective date still require verification. Final adoption is confirmed by the official passed record, replacing the earlier proposal-only limitation. Signed and draft attachments return 410; exact operative definitions, exceptions and effective date remain partial.
Affected products or activities: The Board adopted Ordinance 4918 on May 5, 2026, adding a kratom and 7-OH sale and distribution prohibition for unincorporated areas. The signed text and exact effective date still require verification.
Verification limits: Both draft and signed attachment retrievals returned 410 Gone. The exact final definitions, exceptions and effective clause remain unread. The April 21 introduction is superseded as adoption evidence by the May 5 passed record. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “San Mateo County (unincorporated): adoption evidence and remaining limits clarified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Royal City, Washington · Source review
Royal City: adoption evidence and remaining limits clarified
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: The earlier entry retained pending evidence and the specific source gaps described in the prior review.
Current record: Official minutes confirm adoption of Ordinance 26-05 on June 2, 2026. The city-linked text restricts city sale, distribution and advertising of consumable kratom products; it does not state a general personal-possession ban. Its 60-day clause and June 10 publication produce a calculated August 9 effective date; a consolidated signed final text remains unverified. Official minutes verify June 2 adoption with amended penalties and city-issued notice verifies June 10 publication. August 9 is calculated from the linked60-day clause. A consolidated signed final text/current codification remains unavailable; no final penalty amounts are asserted.
Affected products or activities: Official minutes confirm adoption of Ordinance 26-05 on June 2, 2026. The city-linked text restricts city sale, distribution and advertising of consumable kratom products; it does not state a general personal-possession ban. Its 60-day clause and June 10 publication produce a calculated August 9 effective date; a consolidated signed final text remains unverified.
Verification limits: Linked ordinance attachment retains blank passage/signature lines and unamended penalty blanks. Minutes establish adoption with penalty changes, but a consolidated signed final text/current code was not retrieved. No penalty amount or claim of independently printed effective date. Preserve this limitation rather than presenting the attachment as fully finalized. This is a dated source review, not a new prohibition on the review date or permission for any product or transaction.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Royal City: adoption evidence and remaining limits clarified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Massachusetts municipalities · Source review
Massachusetts: seven local commercial frameworks verified
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Several local entries relied on generic restriction lists rather than directly read local regulations.
Current record: Signed, codified or current published municipal regulations now support principal commercial restrictions in Canton, Chelmsford, Lowell, Burlington, Peabody, Revere and Beverly. Their adoption and effective-date evidence differ. Burlington’s operative clause does not separately prohibit manufacturing. Each local entry now exposes its own review date, source and precise limits.
Affected products or activities: Local manufacture, distribution, sales, offers or provision as specified by each municipality; the separate statewide administrative framework still applies.
Verification limits: This grouped source review does not assign a common legal effective date, create a personal-possession offense or certify a particular product. Beverly retains an inconsistent adoption-line caveat; Burlington has no independently identified standalone effective-date clause.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Massachusetts: seven local commercial frameworks verified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Mississippi localities · Source review
Mississippi: unsupported categorical local claims qualified
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Generic state-law and research citations did not establish every individually listed county or city ordinance.
Current record: All 36 listed Mississippi localities received targeted follow-ups. Four gained specific but qualified code or historical evidence; 32 still lack current enacted primary text. Reported rescission, proposal-stage material, a tianeptine ordinance and an unsigned draft cannot independently prove a current kratom ban. Entries now explain their individual evidence limits.
Affected products or activities: The 11 county and 25 municipal records already listed in the directory; county and incorporated-city reach remain separate questions.
Verification limits: No current-law absence, permission to sell, blanket repeal, new prohibition or uniform local penalty follows from these source gaps. Current signed ordinances, adoption records and amendment histories remain required where specified.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Mississippi: unsupported categorical local claims qualified,” reviewed November 6, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Florida · Source review
Florida: emergency-rule expiry and product units clarified
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Previously: Florida has an adult-sales law, product rules, and separate controls for concentrated 7-OH.
Current record: Section 500.92 prohibits selling, delivering, bartering, furnishing or giving kratom products, directly or indirectly, to people under 21. Emergency rule 2ER26-2, effective August 18, 2026, controls 7-OH above 1 mg/g in solid products or 1 mg/mL in liquids, and products with a mitragynine-to-7-OH ratio below 100:1. Its final notice lists expiration June 30, 2027; check for intervening amendments or replacement. Labeling rule 5KER26-11 requires concentration and ratio disclosures. Sarasota County has a separate local ban.
Affected products or activities: Florida has an adult-sales law, product rules, and separate controls for concentrated 7-OH.
Verification limits: 2026 age/furnishing provision and final emergency-rule scope, August 18 effective date and June 30, 2027 listed expiry reviewed. Product compliance, later rule changes and local law remain separate. This is a source review, not a newly effective prohibition on the review date or permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Florida: emergency-rule expiry and product units clarified,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Kentucky · Source review
Kentucky: current 7-OH control separated from future commercial ban
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Previously: Kentucky currently has KCPA-style rules, but a 2026 law schedules a ban on commercial kratom activity for July 1, 2027.
Current record: Current 21+ product rules remain effective until July 1, 2027. Separately, 902 KAR 55:015, effective March 12, 2026, places 7-OH above 400 parts per million on a dry-weight basis in Schedule I and expressly excludes mitragynine from that provision. Beginning July 1, 2027, the enacted replacement of KRS 217.2202 prohibits processors and retailers from distributing, dispensing, selling, making available for sale, preparing or manufacturing kratom, extracts or products. The official future text notes that 2026 Acts chapter 198 moved the transition from January 1 to July 1, 2027. That commercial prohibition is not described here as a new blanket personal-possession offense.
Affected products or activities: Kentucky has current 21+ product rules and a separate concentrated 7-OH controlled-substance threshold. A commercial kratom prohibition is scheduled for July 1, 2027.
Verification limits: Current KRS 217.2202 and its July 1, 2027 successor checked alongside current 902 KAR 55:015 §1(2)(c), effective March 12, 2026. The latter controls 7-OH above 400 ppm dry weight, excluding mitragynine. Offense exceptions, product compliance and local rules require separate review. This is a source review, not a newly effective prohibition on the review date or permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Kentucky: current 7-OH control separated from future commercial ban,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Previously: Act 41 criminalized possession, production, and distribution effective August 1, 2025.
Current record: Act 41 added mitragynine and 7-OH to Schedule I, subject to the statutory exceptions and covered chemical forms. R.S. 40:966.1 separately prohibits knowing production, manufacture, distribution, dispensing and possession with intent, and knowing or intentional possession of kratom. Possession penalties distinguish 20 grams or less from larger quantities and prior convictions; manufacture/distribution penalties use a separate 500 gram aggregate-weight threshold. Do not substitute a single Schedule I penalty or active-alkaloid mass for these specific provisions.
Affected products or activities: Act 41 criminalized possession, production, and distribution effective August 1, 2025.
Verification limits: Act 41 text, enacted effective-date history and current kratom-specific offense/penalty section rechecked November 5. Principal statewide rule confirmed; individual authorization, other applicable provisions and local rules remain contextual. This is a source review, not a newly effective prohibition on the review date or permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Louisiana: kratom-specific offenses linked directly,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Previously: Maryland's KCPA sets 21+ sales, labeling and composition requirements, and includes an additional FDA-recognition condition that must not be overlooked.
Current record: Health-General §21-2E-02 sets 21+ sales, composition and alkaloid-disclosure requirements and retains a condition concerning FDA recognition as a dietary ingredient or approved drug. Separately, 2026 Chapter 354, effective July 1, added unauthorized-consumable-product enforcement under Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis §1-323. It addresses sale, distribution, exposure for sale and advertising of noncompliant products and seizure grounds including 7-OH above 1 mg per serving or the existing 2%-of-total-alkaloids limit. These provisions are not a blanket leaf-possession ban. Age and labeling compliance alone do not establish that a particular product may be sold; consult the primary text and current ATCC guidance.
Affected products or activities: Maryland's KCPA sets 21+ sales, labeling and composition requirements, and includes an additional FDA-recognition condition that must not be overlooked.
Verification limits: Current Health-General text, enacted 2026 Chapter 354 and ATCC August 2026 guidance read. New enforcement layer is supported, with July 1 effective date; the requested current ABC §1-323 viewer returned File Not Found. FDA-condition/product-specific application and local rules remain separate; no general sales clearance. This is a source review, not a newly effective prohibition on the review date or permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Maryland: enacted consumable-product enforcement added,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Massachusetts · Source review
Massachusetts: final administrative order recovered
Legal effective date:
Previously: Massachusetts temporarily placed kratom in Schedule I under its emergency administrative framework, effective August 28, 2026.
Current record: The final 105 CMR 726 regulation defines kratom to include the plant, mitragynine, 7-OH, mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, MGM-16 and covered chemical forms. Section 726.005 expressly states August 28, 2026 effectiveness and a one-year term unless ended earlier. Section 726.006 treats possession or distribution by food, retail or other commercial establishments as an imminent health hazard, allowing municipal enforcement including summary permit suspension. This administrative Schedule 1 order does not by itself resolve individual possession liability under the separate criminal Class A–E system; later termination or successor action must still be checked.
Affected products or activities: Massachusetts temporarily placed kratom in Schedule I under its emergency administrative framework, effective August 28, 2026.
Verification limits: Final emergency regulation now directly read, resolving the earlier final-download gap. Principal administrative commercial restriction, product scope, effective date and stated term confirmed. Criminal classification, individual authorization and subsequent changes remain outside this scoped confirmation. This is a source review, not a newly effective prohibition on the review date or permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Massachusetts: final administrative order recovered,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Nebraska · Source review
Nebraska: registry framework and future tax commencement clarified
Current record: Nebraska's KCPA requires 21+ sales and online age verification, controls product composition and child-appealing forms, and requires labels and product registration with supporting laboratory and manufacturing documentation. DOR's registration program applies to products sold on or after January 1, 2026 and its directory was updated November 3. LB901 amendments to adulteration, penalties and enforcement are operative July 18, 2026. A separate 10% retail excise tax begins January 1, 2027; that tax does not begin on the July operative date. Check current product registration and the actual label/COA before distribution.
Affected products or activities: Nebraska regulates processors, retailers, labels, testing, child-attractive products, and synthetic alkaloids.
Verification limits: Current principal KCPA provisions, separate future-tax section, DOR registration guidance and current directory index read November 5. This confirms the legal framework, not any manufacturer, registered product, certificate or transaction. Keep the definition and COA-clause threshold wording distinct; federal and product-specific requirements remain separate. This is a source review, not a newly effective prohibition on the review date or permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Nebraska: registry framework and future tax commencement clarified,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
North Dakota · Source review
North Dakota: current license availability left unverified
Legal effective date:
Previously: House Bill 1628 took effect September 4, 2026, replacing the emergency order with permanent controls for pure leaf and specified kratom alkaloid derivatives.
Current record: HB1628 was signed and filed September 4, 2026. It controls specified kratom alkaloid derivatives and creates a licensed market for pure leaf containing no more than 0.05% 7-OH by dry weight, with 21+ sales, testing, labeling, locked-display and product-form requirements. Extracts and products mixed with non-kratom substances other than an inert capsule are excluded from the licensed product framework. Section 51-38-06 bars license issuance until rules are adopted, and section 51-38-07 makes unlicensed preparation, manufacture, distribution, advertising or sale a Class B misdemeanor. The Governor's September 4 notice reported all sales paused pending rules; current rule adoption and license availability were not independently verified November 5. Do not sell without the required actual license or infer a new blanket adult-possession prohibition for compliant pure leaf.
Affected products or activities: HB1628 took effect September 4, 2026, controlling named derivatives and creating a licensed 21+ framework for qualifying pure leaf. Sales require an actual license; current rule and license availability has not been verified in this review.
Verification limits: Enrolled act, current Chapter 51-38 and September 4 signature/filing record read November 5. The statutory framework and license/rule gate are confirmed; current rule adoption, license issuance, individual product eligibility and local requirements remain unverified. No retail permission follows from the future licensed framework. This is a source review, not a newly effective prohibition on the review date or permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “North Dakota: current license availability left unverified,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Oklahoma · Source review
Oklahoma: final enacted product definitions recovered
Legal effective date:
Previously: Oklahoma regulates kratom product composition, labeling and sales to adults 18 and older.
Current record: The enacted SB 891 amendment sets a 1% 7-hydroxymitragynine limit in the alkaloid fraction, excludes synthesized kratom compounds and restricts dangerous contaminants and excessive residual solvents. Definitions also limit total alkaloids in leaf material to 3.5% of dried weight and specify extraction solvents and mitragynine dominance for leaf extracts. Vendors may not distribute, sell or expose products for sale to people under 18. Ingredient, alkaloid, serving and other label requirements apply. On State Department of Health request, vendors must provide results from a qualifying independent U.S. testing laboratory. General penalties under § 1-1432.5 and other applicable law remain a separate review.
Affected products or activities: Oklahoma regulates kratom product composition, labeling and sales to adults 18 and older.
Verification limits: Official SB 891 history and final enrolled amendment read November 5: May 22, 2025 law-without-signature status and November 1, 2025 effectiveness supported. This resolves the earlier definition gap without retrying the challenged OSCN route. The separate penalty section, later amendments, local rules and case-specific product compliance remain open. This is a source review, not a newly effective prohibition on the review date or permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Oklahoma: final enacted product definitions recovered,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Utah · Source review
Utah: pure-leaf capsules and manufacturing transition clarified
Legal effective date:
Previously: Utah permits compliant pure-leaf kratom under a restricted retail framework and prohibits retail sale of extracts or other non-pure-leaf products.
Current record: The May 6, 2026 framework and UDAF implementation notice restrict Utah retail to compliant pure-leaf products; extracts and extract products are not permitted for Utah retail. The statutory pure-leaf definition includes plant matter in a qualifying inert encapsulating agent, excludes extracts and limits 7-OH to 0.4% of total kratom alkaloids. Processor, retailer and product registrations apply; retailer registration requires a Retail Tobacco Specialty Business license. Section 4-45-105 prohibits sales/distribution to people under 21. The limited non-pure-leaf processor transition ends March 6, 2027 and requires lawful out-of-state sales, no Utah retail sale/distribution, and the same 0.4% limit. The transition is not Utah retail permission.
Affected products or activities: Utah permits compliant pure-leaf kratom under a restricted retail framework and prohibits retail sale of extracts or other non-pure-leaf products.
Verification limits: Current official May 6 Chapter 45 PDF and UDAF notice read November 5, including pure-leaf/inert-capsule definition, 0.4% denominator, March 6, 2027 transition conditions, 21+ offense and registration. Future January 2027 text was not applied early. Principal framework confirmed; exact § 4-45-104 conjunctive elements, other licensing/scheduling, actual product eligibility and local rules remain case-specific. This is a source review, not a newly effective prohibition on the review date or permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Utah: pure-leaf capsules and manufacturing transition clarified,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
West Virginia · Source review
West Virginia: natural-leaf scope and seller permits clarified
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: West Virginia regulates registration, age, labels, product composition, and retailer or processor obligations.
Current record: Section 19-12F-3 defines kratom products as natural leaf and simple physical forms, excluding synthetic manipulation or chemical concentration beyond the natural leaf alkaloid profile. Section 19-12F-4 requires covered permits and business registration, including for out-of-state sellers into West Virginia. Section 19-12F-6 requires covered websites to prove age 21+ using digital identification or a qualifying commercial/governmental verification system; non-in-person sellers must use a commissioner-approved mechanism. A simple self-confirmation age gate does not satisfy those transaction-verification requirements. Section 19-12F-11 separately addresses prohibited sales, unapproved products and under 21 possession. Exact product approval, applicable offense, exceptions and implementing rules require separate review.
Affected products or activities: West Virginia regulates natural-leaf kratom products through permits, registration, 21+ restrictions and product controls; its definition excludes chemically concentrated products beyond the natural leaf profile.
Verification limits: Definitions, permits, interstate seller registration, age proof and separate offense provisions read November 5. Product-specific approval and implementing requirements remain open; extract-tablet eligibility is not established. This is a source review, not a newly effective prohibition on the review date or permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “West Virginia: natural-leaf scope and seller permits clarified,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
District of Columbia · Source review
D.C.: scheduling authority clarified; operative rule text unresolved
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: D.C. regulations list 7-OH as Schedule I, while the statutory schedule does not clearly address mitragynine.
Current record: D.C. Code §48-902.01 expressly authorizes the Mayor to change controlled-substance schedules by rule. A difference between the statute's printed list and an authorized regulatory list does not by itself establish a legal conflict. DCRegs identifies the current 22-B1201 adopted rule and its history, but the attachment's View Text navigation was blocked. The earlier reported 7-OH listing remains attributed, and the statutory opiate categories require product-specific analysis. Do not infer permission to possess, sell or ship natural leaf or extracts from this incomplete review.
Affected products or activities: The earlier legal review reports a Schedule I regulatory listing for 7-OH. D.C.'s official current-rule record was located, but its operative attachment could not be read in this pass; natural-leaf status remains unresolved.
Verification limits: Official current-rule metadata and statutory rulemaking authority read. The actual browser View Text postback was rejected by URL security policy and was not bypassed. Exact current 7-OH text, product classification, age, offenses, penalties, authorizations and later changes remain unverified. The earlier LAPPA 7-OH finding is not upgraded to direct-text confirmation. This is a source review, not a newly effective prohibition on the review date or permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “D.C.: scheduling authority clarified; operative rule text unresolved,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Previously: No statewide kratom-specific statute was identified in the January 2026 review.
Current record: Title 17-A, section 1102 provides schedules W, X, Y and Z; the reviewed current text does not expressly name the two principal kratom alkaloids. The official 2017 enacted-law summary confirms that mitragynine was removed from proposed schedule additions before enactment. Do not treat the original 2017 bill as an enacted kratom ban. Later measures, administrative schedules, food/product requirements, analogue questions and local rules require separate review.
Affected products or activities: The Maine statutory drug schedules reviewed do not expressly name mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine. This limited finding does not establish unrestricted sale, shipment or possession.
Verification limits: Primary schedule and official amendment history read. This resolves reliance solely on the January secondary review for a narrow named-listing finding; it is not a complete absence-of-law search or permission to sell. Age, other rules and local scope remain unverified. This is a source review, not a newly effective prohibition on the review date or permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Maine: narrow schedule finding replaces broad absence claim,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Montana · Source review
Montana: reviewed Schedule I finding remains limited
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: No statewide kratom-specific statute was identified.
Current record: The current official 2025 Montana Code Annotated §50-32-222 was read for named principal-alkaloid listings; none was identified in that specific section. It also addresses dangerous-drug analogues by reference. A negative named-text finding in one schedule is not a complete search of other schedules, administrative or food rules, later enactments, product requirements or local law. Do not infer permission to sell or ship.
Affected products or activities: Montana’s reviewed statutory Schedule I does not expressly name mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine. Other statewide and local requirements have not been fully verified.
Verification limits: Official current Schedule I read during the all-56 pass, replacing secondary-only support for a narrow negative named-listing finding. Other schedules, rules, current enactments, food/product/age and local requirements remain open. No general unrestricted-sales finding. This is a source review, not a newly effective prohibition on the review date or permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Montana: reviewed Schedule I finding remains limited,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Pennsylvania · Proposal review
Pennsylvania: proposal history replaces unsupported broad status claim
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: No statewide kratom-specific statute was identified in the January 2026 review.
Current record: The official SB 233 record shows committee referral on February 4, 2025 for a proposed consumer-protection and 21+ sales framework. SB 899, concerning controlled-substance schedules, was laid on the table on March 23, 2026. Neither reviewed record shows enactment, so their proposed age, composition or scheduling restrictions are not presented as current law. Separate current schedules, other enactments, food/product rules and local requirements still need review.
Affected products or activities: Pennsylvania has pending kratom-related proposals in the reviewed official records; this review does not establish unrestricted statewide sales.
Verification limits: Current official histories for SB 233 and SB 899 read November 5. These establish the reviewed bills remain proposals in their posted records, not a complete negative finding about all Pennsylvania law. The existing January 2026 secondary review is replaced; current scheduling, other enacted measures and local scope remain open. This is a source review, not a newly effective prohibition on the review date or permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Pennsylvania: proposal history replaces unsupported broad status claim,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Iowa · Proposal review
Iowa: proposal histories distinguished from current law
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: No enacted statewide kratom-specific restriction was identified.
Current record: HF 2133 passed the House on March 17, 2026, then reached Senate unfinished business; the reviewed history shows amendments rather than enactment. SF 2192 also remained in the reviewed legislative process. These proposals are not treated as law, and their status does not establish that every statewide or local restriction is absent.
Affected products or activities: The reviewed 2026 HF 2133 and SF 2192 histories do not show enactment. A complete current statewide restriction and scheduling review remains open.
Verification limits: Current HF 2133 and SF 2192 proposal histories checked. Full enacted-measure, scheduling and local-law review remains incomplete; the 2026 Code snapshot predates the 2026 session. This is a source review, not a newly effective prohibition on the review date or permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Iowa: proposal histories distinguished from current law,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Washington · Proposal review
Washington: bill history and direct-source limits made explicit
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Statewide proposals remain separate from enforceable city ordinances in Spokane, Mount Vernon, Moses Lake, Bellingham, and other communities.
Current record: The official SB 6287 history records committee activity through a February 6, 2026 hearing and does not show enactment. That bill history alone cannot establish the absence of every statewide requirement. Municipal and tribal rules require address-level review: local provisions may restrict preparation, sale or distribution or impose age limits without creating a statewide prohibition.
Affected products or activities: Statewide proposals remain separate from enforceable city ordinances in Spokane, Mount Vernon, Moses Lake, Bellingham, and other communities.
Verification limits: Official SB 6287 history read November 5; no enactment shown. DOH search-indexed October 27 text describes unscheduled products as lacking statewide kratom-specific standards, but its page returned 403 on direct access. Complete statewide negative claim and local/tribal scope are not independently cleared. This is a source review, not a newly effective prohibition on the review date or permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Washington: bill history and direct-source limits made explicit,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Colorado · Source review
Castle Rock: retail restriction moves from upcoming to effective
Legal effective date:
Previously: The local entry identified the adopted retail-sales restriction and November 5 effective date but still displayed Upcoming.
Current record: Ordinance 2026-032 prohibits retail sale or offer of kratom products intended for human consumption within the Town. Final adoption was October 6. The November 5 effective date is calculated using the Town’s published 30-day rule; it is not printed in the ordinance. The entry now says Sales prohibited.
Affected products or activities: Retail sale or offer within Castle Rock of kratom products intended for human consumption. This is a local activity restriction, not a new statewide or personal-possession ban.
Verification limits: The safety clause does not make this an emergency ordinance. Exact address boundaries, penalties, enforcement, later changes and separate state/federal requirements remain contextual. The statewide review date reflects this scoped local continuation, not a fresh review of every Colorado rule.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Castle Rock: retail restriction moves from upcoming to effective,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Michigan · Proposal review
Michigan: HB5537 remains a proposal in the official action history
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: The entry described the House-passed proposal but left the current action history and separate schedules unverified.
Current record: The official history records March 18 House passage and March 24 Senate Government Operations Committee referral, which remains its latest listed action. House immediate-effect language is not enactment. This scoped bill-stage check is now supported by the current primary record.
Affected products or activities: Proposed kratom production and sale restrictions in HB5537; the proposed restrictions are not represented as operative law.
Verification limits: No effective date is assigned. This bill-history review does not establish the absence of age, controlled-substance, food, product or local restrictions, or clear any product for sale. Current schedules and other enactments remain open.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Michigan: HB5537 remains a proposal in the official action history,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Wisconsin · Source review
Wisconsin: current offense provisions added to the schedule review
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: The current Schedule I listings were verified, while separate offense and penalty references remained open.
Current record: The official viewer confirms both named alkaloids in section 961.14(7), unauthorized manufacture, distribution or delivery in 961.41(1), and possession or attempted possession in 961.41(3g), subject to the stated authorization exceptions. The publication includes orders in effect November 4. This is a source review, not a new November 5 prohibition.
Affected products or activities: Materials containing mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine and conduct within the applicable controlled-substance provisions. Product, conduct and statutory category must be established separately.
Verification limits: Section 961.41 contains different penalty branches. Its other-drugs possession clause and section 939.61 do not establish a uniform penalty for every kratom case. Case-specific classification, authorization, repeat offenses, later changes and local rules remain open. No new effective date, sentence or permission to sell is assigned.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Wisconsin: current offense provisions added to the schedule review,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Missouri · Source review
Missouri: published derivative schedule and offense framework checked
Legal effective date:
Previously: The earlier review attributed derivative scheduling to the Attorney General and left direct scheduling and offense references open.
Current record: The published 19 CSR 30-1.002 emergency amendment independently lists MGPI, MGM-15 and MGM-16 and covered chemical forms in Schedule I. It states September 25, 2026 effectiveness and March 23, 2027 expiry. General possession, delivery and manufacture statutes were read separately. This source improvement is not a new November 5 ban.
Affected products or activities: Materials containing the named derivatives. General offense provisions address unauthorized possession, delivery and manufacture; applying them requires establishing the product, conduct and statutory elements.
Verification limits: The elevated-7-OH analogue assertion remains attributed to the Attorney General. No blanket natural-leaf prohibition, case-specific sentence or permission to sell follows from this review. Later rule changes, court outcomes and unresolved local rules remain open. The definition version in force November 5 is distinct from the November 12 text.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Missouri: published derivative schedule and offense framework checked,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Missouri · Source review
Blue Springs: primary code replaces secondary restriction list
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: The local entry relied on a secondary restriction list and left the natural-leaf scope unresolved.
Current record: The city-linked code identifies Ordinance 5486, adopted March 16, and kratom-specific rules in section 225.195(B): 21+ sales, restricted access, product restrictions and proof of age when a buyer appears under 21. The 7-OH limit concerns the alkaloid fraction, not total package weight.
Affected products or activities: Retail sale, offer, delivery and distribution of kratom products within Blue Springs. Adulterated, child-appealing, combustible or vaporization products and products above the specified 7-OH limit are restricted.
Verification limits: No original effective date is assigned from an adoption citation alone. Hemp-only requirements in subsection A are not transferred to kratom subsection B. General penalties, state/federal requirements and case-specific product compliance remain separate.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Blue Springs: primary code replaces secondary restriction list,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Missouri · Source review
Lee's Summit: council record recovered with execution limits retained
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: The local entry cited a secondary list without the council record or ordinance text.
Current record: The council action report records adoption of Bill 26-059 on March 24. The posted attachment contains 21+ sales/access and product restrictions in section 17-241 and states a June 1 effective date. The attachment is unsigned and the portal header says Agenda Ready, so final execution and current code remain expressly unverified.
Affected products or activities: Kratom retail and distribution provisions described in the posted Lee's Summit text; no blanket adult possession prohibition is inferred.
Verification limits: The local entry is partial, not fully confirmed. No final effective date is assigned from this unsigned attachment. The city-linked codifier returned 403; final signed text, current codification and subsequent amendments remain open.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Lee's Summit: council record recovered with execution limits retained,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Kansas · Source review
Kansas: scheduling date and criminal provisions clarified
Legal effective date:
Previously: The directory identified both scheduled alkaloids and possible criminal penalties without linking the separate offense provisions.
Current record: The enacted schedule lists 7-OH and mitragynine as opiates. The Board of Pharmacy identifies July 1, 2026 for both scheduling acts. Section 21-5706(a), with (c)(1), classifies unauthorized opiate possession as a drug severity level 5 felony. Separate distribution and manufacturing statutes apply to those activities. This is a review of existing law, not a new November 5 ban.
Affected products or activities: Products containing the named alkaloids; unauthorized possession, distribution, possession with intent to distribute and manufacture. Distribution provisions consider material weight or dosage units, with statutory qualifications.
Verification limits: This is not a sentence calculation or a case-specific authorization decision. Registration exceptions, other applicable rules, amendments and local laws require context. No retail permission follows from the registration statute.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Kansas: scheduling date and criminal provisions clarified,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Missouri · Source review
Missouri: enforcement notice kept distinct from blanket leaf prohibition
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: The directory distinguished the Attorney General's derivative and elevated-7-OH enforcement statements from a blanket natural-leaf statute.
Current record: A recheck of the October 15 notice supports preserving that distinction. The notice reports September 25 derivative scheduling and asserts that artificially elevated 7-OH products are controlled-substance analogues. These remain attributed agency statements; this review does not independently establish the complete codified schedule or a new statewide natural-leaf ban.
Affected products or activities: The named derivative products and artificially elevated 7-OH products addressed by the enforcement notice. The notice does not establish that all remaining products are lawful.
Verification limits: No new effective date is assigned to this review. Independent codified schedule, offense, penalty, court and local-law review remains open. No absence-of-results claim is treated as permission to sell or ship.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Missouri: enforcement notice kept distinct from blanket leaf prohibition,” reviewed November 5, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Arkansas · Source review
Arkansas: official schedule citation added
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: The directory relied on a secondary summary citation.
Current record: The citation now points to 5 CAR Part 22, Schedule I(c)(24) and (25), which list mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine. This records a source improvement, not a new ban on the review date.
Affected products or activities: Materials containing the named alkaloids, subject to the schedule's scope and exceptions.
Verification limits: Separate offense, penalty, authorization and local-law review remains open. No new legal effective date is asserted.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Arkansas: official schedule citation added,” reviewed November 4, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
New Jersey · Source review
New Jersey: derivative-control scope documented
Legal effective date:
Previously: The directory's derivative-control finding needed a directly reviewed state alert.
Current record: The Attorney General alert supports Schedule I treatment of MGPI, MGM-15, MGM-16 and covered forms from September 25. This action does not schedule botanical leaf or mitragynine generally.
Affected products or activities: Unauthorized possession, sale and distribution of the named substances and covered forms.
Verification limits: The effective date belongs to the action described in the alert, not this source review. Other product rules, codified offenses, penalties and local laws need separate review.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “New Jersey: derivative-control scope documented,” reviewed November 4, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
North Carolina · Proposal review
North Carolina: bill histories kept separate from enacted law
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: Proposed age and sales rules required checks against both bill histories.
Current record: The reviewed HB 468 and SB 59 histories do not show enactment. Proposed restrictions remain labeled as proposals, with no effective date assigned.
Affected products or activities: Proposed kratom age and sales restrictions; no permission to sell or ship follows from these bill histories.
Verification limits: Other enactments, controlled-substance schedules, food rules and local laws were outside this scoped bill-history review.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “North Carolina: bill histories kept separate from enacted law,” reviewed November 4, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
Wisconsin · Source review
Wisconsin: earlier schedule-access gap resolved
Legal effective date: Not assigned in this review
Previously: The current schedule had not been directly accessible in the earlier review.
Current record: The reviewed official Schedule I subsection 961.14(7)(mk) and (mL) names mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine. This records verification of existing listings, not a new scheduling date.
Affected products or activities: Covered materials containing the named alkaloids, subject to subsection scope and statutory exceptions.
Verification limits: Separate offense, penalty and authorization review remains open. This is not a complete chapter or local-law audit.
Suggested attribution: Happy Panda Kratom, “Wisconsin: earlier schedule-access gap resolved,” reviewed November 4, 2026. Link to this entry and retain its qualifications.
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