{"id":1959,"date":"2026-02-14T01:39:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T01:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/?page_id=1959"},"modified":"2026-09-01T19:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:13:46","slug":"missouri","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/?page_id=1959","title":{"rendered":"MISSOURI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kratom remains <strong>legal statewide in Missouri<\/strong>, but there are active municipal bans, local regulatory ordinances, county seller registries, and pending state legislation to track.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Statewide Legal &amp; Regulatory Status<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Legal Status:<\/strong> Plain leaf kratom and natural extracts are legal under Missouri state law, as no statewide ban or Schedule I designation currently exists.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>State Legislation:<\/strong> Bills such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MO\/bill\/SB927\/2026\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MO\/bill\/SB927\/2026\">SB 927<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>HB 2652<\/strong>, <strong>HB 2894<\/strong>, and <strong>HB 2850<\/strong> have been introduced in the state legislature to either enact the <em>Kratom Consumer Protection Act (KCPA)<\/em> or set new state-level standards on sales, packaging, and age restrictions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Municipal and County Bans &amp; Restrictions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kansas City:<\/strong> Enacted <strong>Ordinance 251028<\/strong>, amending Chapter 50 (Sections 50-206 and 50-207) of the Code of Ordinances to prohibit the sale of unapproved psychoactive substances and dangerous chemical derivatives within city limits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blue Springs:<\/strong> City Council passed measures targeting unregulated synthetic extracts (specifically isolated 7-OH) while establishing strict 21+ age requirements and sales controls.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Perryville:<\/strong> Introduced local ordinances (amendments to Title 10, Chapter 10.39) to restrict local access, implement sales controls, and evaluate outright municipal bans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hazelwood:<\/strong> Evaluated local business licensing and sales restrictions regarding point-of-sale retail distribution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dexter:<\/strong> Considered municipal-level ordinances restricting local smoke shop sales and retail displays.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>St. Charles County:<\/strong> Enacted a <strong>Kratom Seller Registry<\/strong> (passed October 2019), requiring all retailers selling kratom within St. Charles County to formally register with the county.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MO\/bill\/SB927\/2026\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MO\/bill\/SB927\/2026\">SB 927<\/a> Regulates the sale of kratom in the state<br><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MO\/bill\/HB2652\/2026\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MO\/bill\/HB2652\/2026\">HB 2652<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MO\/bill\/HB2894\/2026\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MO\/bill\/HB2894\/2026\">HB 2894<\/a> Creates new provisions relating to the sale of kratom products<br><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MO\/bill\/HB2700\/2026\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MO\/bill\/HB2700\/2026\">HB 2850<\/a> KCPA<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kratom remains legal statewide in Missouri, but there are active municipal bans, local regulatory ordinances, county seller registries, and pending state legislation to track. Statewide Legal &amp; Regulatory Status Municipal and County Bans &amp; Restrictions SB 927 Regulates the sale of kratom in the stateHB 2652 &amp; HB 2894 Creates new provisions relating to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1959","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1959"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3372,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1959\/revisions\/3372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}