{"id":2089,"date":"2026-02-22T18:53:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T18:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/?page_id=2089"},"modified":"2026-08-24T20:27:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:27:31","slug":"maryland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/?page_id=2089","title":{"rendered":"Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Maryland, <strong>kratom is subject to strict state enforcement and statutory sales restrictions<\/strong> under newly enacted legislation that took effect on <strong>July 1, 2026<\/strong>.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Legislative Changes (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mgaleg.maryland.gov\/mgawebsite\/Legislation\/Details\/hb1523?ys=2026rs\">HB 1523<\/a> \/ <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fastdemocracy.com\/bill-search\/md\/2026\/bills\/MDB00036110\/\">SB 820<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Signed into Law:<\/strong> Enacted on <strong>May 12, 2026<\/strong>, after passing both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Effective Date:<\/strong> Took full effect on <strong>July 1, 2026<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Regulatory Restrictions &amp; Age Limit:<\/strong> Prohibits selling or distributing kratom products to anyone under <strong>21 years of age<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Consumable Product Compliance:<\/strong> Restricts the sale of consumable kratom products unless compliant with state health standards or authorized as a food ingredient\/drug.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enforcement Authority:<\/strong> Expands the authority of the <strong>Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission (ATCC)<\/strong> Field Enforcement Division to conduct retail inspections, issue citations, and seize, confiscate, or destroy non-compliant &#8220;unauthorized consumable products&#8221; and concentrated derivatives (such as high-potency 7-hydroxymitragynine).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Local Action<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>City of Baltimore:<\/strong> The city maintains its own municipal restrictions and has pursued civil litigation against non-compliant manufacturers and distributors selling unauthorized or synthetic derivative products within city limits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bill Histor<\/span><\/strong>y<br><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MD\/bill\/HB1229\/2024\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MD\/bill\/HB1229\/2024\">HB1229<\/a> KCPA passed in May 2024<br><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MD\/bill\/SB147\/2020\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MD\/bill\/SB147\/2020\">SB147<\/a> ban Feb 2020 failed<br><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MD\/bill\/HB283\/2020\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/MD\/bill\/HB283\/2020\">SB283<\/a> Feb 2020 died<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Maryland, kratom is subject to strict state enforcement and statutory sales restrictions under newly enacted legislation that took effect on July 1, 2026. Key Legislative Changes (HB 1523 \/ SB 820) Local Action Bill HistoryHB1229 KCPA passed in May 2024SB147 ban Feb 2020 failedSB283 Feb 2020 died<\/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-2089","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2089","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=2089"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3267,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2089\/revisions\/3267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}