Kratom processors and retailers -- Prohibitions. (Effective until July 1, 2027)

KRS § 217.2202, under FOODS, DRUGS, AND POISONS.

KRS § 217.2202

2027) A kratom processor or kratom retailer shall not: (1) Distribute, dispense, sell, or make available for sale any kratom extract or kratom product to an individual who is under twenty-one (21) years of age; or (2) Prepare, manufacture, distribute, dispense, sell, or make available for sale any kratom extract or kratom product that: (a) Is adulterated with a dangerous nonkratom substance that affects the quality or strength of the kratom extract or kratom product to such a degree that it may injure a consumer; (b) Contains a poisonous or otherwise harmful nonkratom ingredient, including but not limited to any controlled substance as defined in KRS Chapter 218A; (c) Contains a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent (2%) of the overall alkaloid composition of the product; (d) Contains any synthetic alkaloid, including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7- hydroxymitragynine, or any other synthetically derived compound of the plant Mitragyna speciosa; (e) Contains levels of residual solvents higher than those permitted under the United States Pharmacopeia Chapter 467; or (f) Does not meet the labeling requirements established pursuant to KRS 217.2203 or any administrative regulation promulgated thereunder.