{"id":1999,"date":"2026-02-17T20:12:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/?page_id=1999"},"modified":"2026-03-22T22:12:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:12:24","slug":"arizona","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/?page_id=1999","title":{"rendered":"ARIZONA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Legiscan: <a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/AZ\/bill\/HB2415\/2026\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/AZ\/bill\/HB2415\/2026\">HB2415<\/a> (synthetic scheduling) Arizona Legislature: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.azleg.gov\/BillStatus\/BillOverview\/84178\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apps.azleg.gov\/BillStatus\/BillOverview\/84178\">HB2415<\/a><br><strong>Pending:&nbsp;<strong>Committee:<\/strong> <strong>Senate Judiciary and Elections<\/strong><br>Hearing: Mar 25 @ 1:30 pm MST in SHR 2<\/strong> AND <strong>Mar 26 @ 9:00 am in SHR 2<\/strong> Information is according to the Arizona State Legislature Senate Judiciary and Elections <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.azleg.gov\/BillStatus\/AgendaSearch\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apps.azleg.gov\/BillStatus\/AgendaSearch\">Agenda Calendar<\/a><br>Arizona <strong>HB 2415<\/strong>, which proposes to classify certain kratom alkaloids as narcotic drugs, is currently scheduled for a hearing this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hearing Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Committee:<\/strong> <strong>Senate Judiciary and Elections<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> Wednesday, <strong>March 25, 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 1:30 PM (MST)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> <strong>Senate Hearing Room 2 (SHR 2)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/AZ\/bill\/HB2415\/2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HB 2415<\/a> was previously &#8220;held&#8221; in this committee on March 18, meaning it was discussed but not voted on at that time. The bill has already passed the House (36-17) and is now seeking a &#8220;Do Pass&#8221; recommendation from this Senate committee to move toward a floor vote.<br><br><strong>Live Stream:<\/strong> You can watch the proceedings live on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/videoplayer\/?clientID=6361162879&amp;eventID=2026031120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arizona Legislature Video Player<\/a>.<br><br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee Members<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please contact the committee members before the Wednesday, March 25th hearing. Below are their phone numbers and emails. If writing to more than one person, please send emails separately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Role<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Phone<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Email<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/senate-member-roster\/\">Shawnna Bolick<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Chair<\/strong><\/td><td> 602-926-5219<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:sbolick@azleg.gov\">sbolick@azleg.gov<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/senate-member-roster\/\">Wendy Rogers<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Vice Chair<\/strong><\/td><td> 602-926-3042<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:wrogers@azleg.gov\">wrogers@azleg.gov<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/senate-member-roster\/\">Lela Alston<\/a><\/td><td>Member<\/td><td> 602-926-4430<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:lalston@azleg.gov\">lalston@azleg.gov<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/senate-member-roster\/\">Sonny Borrelli<\/a><\/td><td>Member<\/td><td> 602-926-5051<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:sborrelli@azleg.gov\">sborrelli@azleg.gov<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/senate-member-roster\/\">Anna Hernandez<\/a><\/td><td>Member<\/td><td> 602-926-3297<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:ahernandez@azleg.gov\">ahernandez@azleg.gov<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/senate-member-roster\/\">John Kavanagh<\/a><\/td><td>Member<\/td><td> 602-926-5170<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:jkavanagh@azleg.gov\">jkavanagh@azleg.gov<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/AZ\/bill\/SB1492\/2026\">SB1492<\/a> Kratom products; packaging; advertising. Action: 2026-02-11 &#8211; Senate RAGE Committee action: Held, voting: (0-0-0-0) <a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/AZ\/pending\/senate-rules-committee\/id\/1114\">Senate Rules Committee<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">History<\/span><\/strong><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/AZ\/bill\/HB2550\/2019\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/AZ\/bill\/HB2550\/2019\">HB2550<\/a> KCPA from 2019 DIED in Committee<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bolik-Amendment-S.1285BOLICK-SE.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bolik-Amendment-S.1285BOLICK-SE.pdf\">Amendment<\/a> to put kratom on the controlled substance list and invalidate the KCPA <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>URGENT: Arizona residents need to write to Senator Shawnna Bolik email <a href=\"mailto:sbolik@azleg.gov\">sbolik@azleg.gov<\/a><br>asking her to please remove kratom from amendment SB1285. Please address her as Senator Bolik. Tell her your story on how kratom has helped you. Arizona residents should also reach out to your individual representatives and and ask them to not support this amendment.<\/strong> <br>Find your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/members\/find-your-member\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/members\/find-your-member\">representative<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legiscan: HB2415 (synthetic scheduling) Arizona Legislature: HB2415Pending:&nbsp;Committee: Senate Judiciary and ElectionsHearing: Mar 25 @ 1:30 pm MST in SHR 2 AND Mar 26 @ 9:00 am in SHR 2 Information is according to the Arizona State Legislature Senate Judiciary and Elections Agenda CalendarArizona HB 2415, which proposes to classify certain kratom alkaloids as narcotic drugs, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":1981,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1999","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1999","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=1999"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2472,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1999\/revisions\/2472"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}