{"id":2245,"date":"2026-03-02T01:22:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T01:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/?page_id=2245"},"modified":"2026-08-24T19:54:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T19:54:01","slug":"idaho","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/?page_id=2245","title":{"rendered":"Idaho"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Idaho, <strong>kratom remains legal<\/strong>, but it is currently unregulated by state statute.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>State Legislative Status<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>KCPA Proposal (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billtrack50.com\/billdetail\/1972448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S1282<\/a>):<\/strong> Introduced by the Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee to establish the <em>Idaho Kratom Consumer Protection and Safety Act<\/em>. It aimed to restrict sales to adults 21 and older, cap 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) levels, ban synthetics\/adulterants, and establish clear labeling rules.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prohibition Proposals (<a href=\"https:\/\/legislature.idaho.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB830<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/idahofreedom.org\/house-bill-864-mitragynine-controlled-substances-kratom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB864<\/a>):<\/strong> Introduced in the House to amend the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, aiming to classify mitragynine and its derivatives as Schedule I controlled substances (which would impose a statewide criminal ban).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Current Outcome:<\/strong> The competing legislation stalled when the legislative session adjourned, leaving the state without an active prohibition or formal statewide regulation.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Local Municipal Bans<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Idaho Falls:<\/strong> Banned retail sales. The Idaho Falls City Council passed a municipal ordinance prohibiting the sale and distribution of kratom within city limits, which took effect on July 1, 2026.<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/ID\/bill\/S1282\/2026\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/ID\/bill\/S1282\/2026\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#135881\" class=\"has-inline-color\">S1282<\/mark><\/strong><\/a> KRATOM &#8212; Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Kratom Consumer Protection and Safety Act.<br>Status: Introduced on February 13 2026 &#8211; 25% progression<br>Action: 2026-02-16 &#8211; Reported Printed; referred to Agricultural Affairs<br>Pending:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/ID\/pending\/senate-agricultural-affairs-committee\/id\/1532\">Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee<\/a><br><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/ID\/bill\/H0830\/2026\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/ID\/bill\/H0830\/2026\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#135881\" class=\"has-inline-color\">HB830<\/mark><\/a> <\/strong>UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES &#8212; Amends existing law to provide that alkaloids found in or derived from Mitragyna speciosa shall be a Schedule I controlled substance.<br>Status: Introduced on March 5 2026 &#8211; 25% progression<br>Action: 2026-03-06 &#8211; Reported Printed and Referred to Health &amp; Welfare<br>Pending:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/ID\/pending\/house-health-welfare-committee\/id\/1524\">House Health and Welfare Committee<\/a><br><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/ID\/bill\/H0864\/2026\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#135881\" class=\"has-inline-color\">HB864<\/mark><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES \u2014 Amends existing law to provide that certain substances involving mitragynine shall be Schedule I controlled substances.<br>Status: Introduced on March 10 2026 &#8211; 25% progression<br>Action: 2026-03-10 &#8211; Reported Printed and Referred to Health &amp; Welfare<br>Pending:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/ID\/pending\/house-health-welfare-committee\/id\/1524\">House Health and Welfare Committee<\/a><br><br>Both HB830 and HB864 are sitting in the House Health and Welfare Committee.<br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Idaho, kratom remains legal, but it is currently unregulated by state statute.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 State Legislative Status Local Municipal Bans S1282 KRATOM &#8212; Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Kratom Consumer Protection and Safety Act.Status: Introduced on February 13 2026 &#8211; 25% progressionAction: 2026-02-16 &#8211; Reported Printed; referred to Agricultural AffairsPending:\u00a0Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee [&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-2245","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2245","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=2245"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3256,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2245\/revisions\/3256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}