{"id":2656,"date":"2026-03-25T02:46:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T02:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/?page_id=2656"},"modified":"2026-09-14T20:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T20:31:00","slug":"delaware","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/?page_id=2656","title":{"rendered":"Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Statewide Regulatory Framework<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Statutory Status:<\/strong> Natural kratom remains legal for adults aged 21 and older under the Kratom Consumer Protection Act framework (<a href=\"https:\/\/legis.delaware.gov\/BillDetail\/143524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HS 1 for HB 332<\/a>). \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Age Restrictions:<\/strong> Sales and distribution of kratom products are restricted to individuals 21 years of age and older. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Potency Caps &amp; Synthetic Bans:<\/strong> Imposes a 2% cap on 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) relative to total alkaloid content and bans synthetic kratom compounds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Labeling &amp; Marketing Rules:<\/strong> Prohibits marketing aimed at minors (including cartoons, superheroes, or celebrity endorsements) and requires clear ingredient disclosures on all products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Local Municipalities &amp; Counties<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>None of Delaware\u2019s three counties (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex) or major cities (including Wilmington, Dover, and Newark) have enacted local bans or additional municipal restrictions on kratom.<\/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\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">History<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/bill\/SB3160\/2025\"><strong>SB3160<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Creates the\u00a0<strong>Kratom Prohibition Act<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Per Legiscan Status: Introduced on February 2 2026 \u2013 25% progression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Status: Introduced on February 2 2026 \u2013 25% progression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Action: 2026-04-30 \u2013 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/bill\/HB5242\/2025\"><strong>HB5242<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Kratom Consumer Protection Act,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Status<\/strong>: Introduced on February 5 2026 \u2013 25% progression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Action<\/strong>: 2026-03-27 \u2013 Rule 19(a) \/ Re-referred to Rules Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pending<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/pending\/house-rules-committee\/id\/235\">House Rules Committee<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/bill\/HB3127\/2025\"><strong>HB3127<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Kratom Consumer Protection Act<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Status<\/strong>: Introduced on February 6 2025 \u2013 25% progression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Action<\/strong>: 2026-02-05 \u2013 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pending<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/pending\/house-rules-committee\/id\/235\">House Rules Committee<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/bill\/HB4737\/2025\"><strong>HB4737<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Kratom Consumer Protection Act<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Status<\/strong>: Introduced on January 30 2026 \u2013 25% progression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Action<\/strong>: 2026-03-27 \u2013 Rule 19(a) \/ Re-referred to Rules Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pending<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/pending\/house-rules-committee\/id\/235\">House Rules Committee<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/bill\/HB4930\/2025\">HB4930<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Protect Communities from Unregulated Substances Act. Prohibits dispensing, distributing, manufacturing, or selling kratom or tianeptine products for human use unless approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Status<\/strong>: Introduced on February 4 2026 \u2013 25% progression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Action:<\/strong>\u00a02026-03-27 \u2013 Rule 19(a) \/ Re-referred to Rules Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pending<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/pending\/house-rules-committee\/id\/235\">House Rules Committee<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/bill\/SB1570\/2025\">SB1570<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Kratom Control Act<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Status<\/strong>: Introduced on February 4 2025 \u2013 25% progression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Action<\/strong>: 2026-01-30 \u2013 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pending<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/pending\/senate-assignments-committee\/id\/254\">Senate Assignments Committee<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/bill\/HB3129\/2025\">HB3129<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Adds mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine as Schedule III controlled substances. Repeals the Kratom Control Act.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Status<\/strong>: Introduced on February 6 2025 \u2013 25% progression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Action<\/strong>: 2026-02-05 \u2013 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pending<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/pending\/house-rules-committee\/id\/235\">House Rules Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statewide Regulatory Framework Local Municipalities &amp; Counties History<\/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-2656","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2656","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=2656"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3448,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2656\/revisions\/3448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}