Do you remember the feeling when you first heard kratom was going to be banned by the DEA and FDA? We do! Now imagine that feeling x20, 25, 30, 50, because that is what we are looking at right now between states, cities and counties. If people do not step up and start advocating, all the effort by all the organizations and all the people through the years WILL BE WASTED!
Realistically we know, there are going to be a lot of people coming at us saying we are using this as a scare tactic and that’s OK. We are looking at updated Legiscan bills plus city and country tracking everyday and it scares us. We all have too much time, effort, energy and yes, money, invested in this fight through the years, to go out with a whimper. We don’t even care who you choose to support and volunteer with (although we of course would like it to be us), we simply are saying, pick someone. Do something. If you don’t know what to do, ask. If you are unsure, ask.
We know that we, at the BAE, are VERY good at what we do. We’ve been doing this for a very long time. We can not sit idly by and wait, but we MUST HAVE COORDINATED EFFORTS to fight these fights.
You do not have to have prior knowledge to enter the advocacy arena. We have email templates, sample phone scripts, people that will help you write and send the emails, make the phone calls or even do in person appearances with you, in many of these locations.
We want to reiterate that not all of these are bans/potential bans, some are various regulations. This is just to show you how much activity is truly taking place across the United States in regards to kratom.
Potential Actions by State, then by City/County.
ARIZONA
HB2415 (synthetic scheduling)
CALIFORNIA
AB1088
SB758 (schedules 7OH)
Alcoholic Beverage Control Warning
CPHD California Department of Public Health Retailer Warning
Anaheim
Costa Mesa
Fountain Valley
LA County LA County Retail Notice
Marin County
Marina
Mariposa
Moreno Valley
City of Orange Kratom Ban
Meeting Tuesday, February 2, 2026 6:00 pm PST CLICK form more info
Pasadena
Sacramento
San Buenaventura
San Diego County
Santa Cruz
Temecula Ban passed, 04-27-2026 ordinance 2026-TBD
An ordinance amending Title 8 of the Municipal Code to regulate the sale, distribution and possession of kratom products, citywide.
Meeting Tuesday, January 27, 2026 3:00 pm PST CLICK form more info
Ventura County
Westlake Village Ordinance 312-26 kratom ban
Meeting January 28, 2026 6:30 pm PST CLICK form more info
COLORADO
Glenwood Springs
FLORIDA
HB309 (Schedules 7-OH)
SB944 (allows 7-OH, combo products banned)
HB1205
SB0432 (schedules 7-OH)
Doral
Manatee County
Ocala
St. Lucie County
GEORGIA
HB968
Hearing Jan. 28, 2026
Georgia State Capitol
206 Washington Street SW
Room 132 1:30 pm
Atlanta, GA 30334
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide that mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) are Schedule I controlled substances; to repeal provisions relating to the regulation of kratom; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
HB757 (KCPA)
Carrollton
ILLINOIS
HB 1303 (KCPA)
SB 1183 (KCPA)
SB 1570 Amendment
HB 3215 (AKA bill) (7OH loophole and combination language)
HB 3129 Amendment
HB 3127 Enhanced Amendment
Arlington Heights
Bloomington Ban passed 01/26/2026, Chapter 28, Ordinance 2026-TBD
Cobden Village banned
Carbondale
El Dorado
Fox Lake
Heron
Homer Glenn
Kane County
Kankakee
La Grange
Lake Villa
Lincolnwood
Madison County
Manteno
McLeansboro
North Chicago
Piatt County
Pekin
Red Bud (City Council)
Sparta
Spring Grove
IDAHO
Bonneville (County Coroner Statement)
Shoshone County
IOWA
SF 367
HF 612 (AKA bill)
SF 2013
HSB 508
KANSAS
HB2230 (KCPA)
Gladstone
Overland Park
KENTUCKY
Henderson
MASSACHUSETTS
H 1680 ban
H 2454
H 1631 ban
S 2025 ban looking for more info
S 1558 ban
S 1609
H 4261 ban
H 4394
Amherst
Ashland
Attleboro Municipal Council
Braintree (Board of Health)
Brookline (Advisory Council for Public Health)
Canton
Doylestown
Duxbury
Fitchburg
Framingham
Franklin
Mansfield
Melrose
Pembroke
Plymouth
Rockland
Shrewsbury DPH
South Hadley
Springfield
Stoneham
Tewksbury
Wakefield
Winchester
Yarmouth
MIGHIGAN
HB4969 (KCPA)
Clinton
Monroe
Macomb County
New Baltimore City
Adding Ordinance 270 to Chapter 12, XI:
Approval and adoption of Ordinance No. 270 -Adoption of Ordinance to amend and revise the code of
ordinances for the City of New Baltimore, Chapter 12, by adding Article XI, Kratom
Retailers, and providing for repealer, severability and effective date, 20 days after publication
Port Austen
Warren County
MISSISSIPPI
HB379 (over the counter availability of kratom)
Diamondhead City
MINNESOTA
Beltrami County
Moro
MISSOURI
SB 927
HB 2652
HB 2850 KCPA
HB 2894
Blue Springs
Dexter
Hazelwood
Kansas City Ordnance 251028
MONTANA
Montana state is challenging because this is an interim year, so while the vote on the state level may not be taking place this year, the work to get it passed is happening now.
HB407 text PDF
Public Comments
Yellowstone County
NEBRASKA
LB877 (7oh scheduling)
NEW HAMPSHIRE
SB 557 21 and over
Laconia
NEW JERSEY
S 1384 (KCPA)
S 829 (ban) CJs law
S 301 (7OH Scheduling) Needs amended
S 2271 (ban) CJ’s law
Atlantic City
Sparta
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
NEVADA
Las Vegas
NORTH CAROLINA
H468 regulate kratom
H 328
Scotland County
NORTH DAKOTA
LaMoure County
OHIO
** Public Comment period for the OBP action is closed **
URGENT: Public Comments due by Wednesday , January 28th
Ohio Residents Click HERE to submit your comment
SB299
SB587
Lucas County Ban passed
Toledo
Xenia
WASHINGTON
HB2291 KCPA
SB6196 taxing kratom
SB6287 Bill details similar to KCPA with 7OH restrictions, mixed in with cannabis bill
Cle Elum
Spokane Deferred to Feb. 2, 2026 3:30 pm PST Ordinance C36820
Spokane Valley
WYOMING
Lander