{"id":2577,"date":"2026-03-24T00:06:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T00:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/?page_id=2577"},"modified":"2026-09-01T20:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T20:51:11","slug":"pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/?page_id=2577","title":{"rendered":"PENNSYLVANIA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natural leaf kratom remains <strong>legal statewide in Pennsylvania<\/strong>, and there are currently <strong>no enacted municipal or county-wide bans<\/strong> in effect across the state.<sup><\/sup> However, local governments, city councils, and district attorneys are actively debating restrictions, emergency scheduling requests, and targeted municipal ordinances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Statewide Legal &amp; Regulatory Landscape<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Current Status:<\/strong> Plain leaf kratom and botanical products are legal for possession, purchase, and sale throughout Pennsylvania.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pending State Legislation:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.legis.state.pa.us\/CFDOCS\/Legis\/PN\/Public\/btCheck.cfm%3FtxtType%3DHTM%26sessYr%3D2025%26sessInd%3D0%26billBody%3DS%26billTyp%3DB%26billNbr%3D0233%26pn%3D0191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB 233<\/a>:<\/strong> Proposes regulating kratom under a modified KCPA framework, prohibiting unsafe adulterated products and setting an age restriction of 21 and older.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.legis.state.pa.us\/cfdocs\/billInfo\/billInfo.cfm%3FsYear%3D2025%26sInd%3D0%26body%3DS%26type%3DB%26bn%3D0899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB 899<\/a>:<\/strong> Proposes amending the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act to schedule kratom alkaloids as controlled substances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.legis.state.pa.us\/cfdocs\/billInfo\/billInfo.cfm%3FsYear%3D2025%26sInd%3D0%26body%3DH%26type%3DB%26bn%3D2058\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB 2058<\/a>:<\/strong> Proposes establishing a state regulatory framework for labeling, testing, and age controls under the Department of Health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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>City and County Actions &amp; Active Proposals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Scranton:<\/strong> City council members introduced local proposals and held public hearings to consider banning retail kratom sales and possession within municipal limits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bucks County &amp; Chester County:<\/strong> District Attorneys issued a joint call to the Pennsylvania Department of Health urging state officials to declare an emergency administrative ban targeting high-potency and synthetic alkaloid extracts (such as isolated 7-OH).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Allegheny County (Pittsburgh):<\/strong> Local health officials and municipal authorities monitor retail smoke shop compliance under standard food\/beverage safety and retail licensing standards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Philadelphia:<\/strong> No municipal ban in effect; retail operations follow general commercial business licensing and state public health guidelines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Luzerne County:<\/strong> Public health discussions and local law enforcement panels have reviewed point-of-sale displays and retail access in municipal smoke shops.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\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\/PA\/bill\/SB233\/2025\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/PA\/bill\/SB233\/2025\"><strong>SB233<\/strong><\/a> Senate Bill An Act prohibiting the preparation, manufacture, sale or distribution of unsafe kratom products and the sale or distribution of kratom products to individuals younger than 21 years of age; providing for duties of Department of Health; and imposing penalties.<br>Status: Introduced on February 4 2025 &#8211; 25% progression<br>Action: 2025-02-04 &#8211; Referred to Health &amp; Human Services<br><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/PA\/bill\/SB899\/2025\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/PA\/bill\/SB899\/2025\"><strong>SB899<\/strong><\/a> House Bill An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, further providing for schedules of controlled substances.<br>Status: Introduced on June 30 2025 &#8211; 25% progression<br>Action: 2026-03-23 &#8211; Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/PA\/bill\/HB2058\/2025\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/PA\/bill\/HB2058\/2025\"><strong>HB2058<\/strong><\/a> House Bill An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, providing for regulation of kratom. Modified KCPA.<br>Status: Introduced on November 19 2025 &#8211; 25% progression<br>Action: 2025-11-19 &#8211; Referred to Health<br>Pending:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/PA\/pending\/house-health-committee\/id\/1809\">House Health Committee<\/a><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natural leaf kratom remains legal statewide in Pennsylvania, and there are currently no enacted municipal or county-wide bans in effect across the state. However, local governments, city councils, and district attorneys are actively debating restrictions, emergency scheduling requests, and targeted municipal ordinances. Statewide Legal &amp; Regulatory Landscape City and County Actions &amp; Active Proposals SB233 [&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-2577","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2577","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=2577"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3398,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2577\/revisions\/3398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}