{"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":"2026-08-24T19:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T19:40:48","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\">In Delaware, <strong>kratom remains legal for adults 21 and older<\/strong> under a newly enacted regulatory framework.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Delaware Legislative Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Regulatory Bill Enacted (HS 1 for <a href=\"https:\/\/legis.delaware.gov\/BillDetail\/143020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB 332<\/a>):<\/strong> Sponsored by Rep. Melanie Ross Levin, this bill passed both chambers and became law on <strong>July 1, 2026<\/strong>. Rather than outright prohibiting natural kratom, it establishes a Kratom Consumer Protection Act framework:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Age Limit:<\/strong> Restricts sale and distribution to individuals <strong>21 and older<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Potency &amp; Synthetics Caps:<\/strong> Limits 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) content to <strong>no more than 2%<\/strong> of the total alkaloid profile and bans synthetic kratom compounds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Labeling &amp; Marketing Rules:<\/strong> Banning marketing targeted at minors (e.g., cartoons, superheroes, or celebrity endorsements) and mandating clear ingredient disclosures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prohibition Measure Failed (SS 1 for <a href=\"https:\/\/legis.delaware.gov\/BillDetail\/142963\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB 262<\/a>):<\/strong> A competing bill introduced by Sen. Kyra Hoffner aimed to classify kratom under Delaware&#8217;s Uniform Controlled Substances Act. However, the General Assembly favored the regulatory approach of <a href=\"https:\/\/legis.delaware.gov\/BillDetail\/143020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB 332<\/a>, keeping plain-leaf and standard kratom legal under consumer protection guidelines.<br><br><br><strong>History<\/strong><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/bill\/SB3160\/2025\"><strong>SB3160<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Creates the\u00a0<strong>Kratom Prohibition Act<\/strong>.<br>Per Legiscan Status: Introduced on February 2 2026 \u2013 25% progression<br>Status: Introduced on February 2 2026 \u2013 25% progression<br>Action: 2026-04-30 \u2013 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/bill\/HB5242\/2025\"><strong>HB5242<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Kratom Consumer Protection Act,<br><strong>Status<\/strong>: Introduced on February 5 2026 \u2013 25% progression<br><strong>Action<\/strong>: 2026-03-27 \u2013 Rule 19(a) \/ Re-referred to Rules Committee<br><strong>Pending<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/pending\/house-rules-committee\/id\/235\">House Rules Committee<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/bill\/HB3127\/2025\"><strong>HB3127<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Kratom Consumer Protection Act<br><strong>Status<\/strong>: Introduced on February 6 2025 \u2013 25% progression<br><strong>Action<\/strong>: 2026-02-05 \u2013 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin<br><strong>Pending<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/pending\/house-rules-committee\/id\/235\">House Rules Committee<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/bill\/HB4737\/2025\"><strong>HB4737<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Kratom Consumer Protection Act<br><strong>Status<\/strong>: Introduced on January 30 2026 \u2013 25% progression<br><strong>Action<\/strong>: 2026-03-27 \u2013 Rule 19(a) \/ Re-referred to Rules Committee<br><strong>Pending<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/pending\/house-rules-committee\/id\/235\">House Rules Committee<\/a><br><br><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<br><strong>Status<\/strong>: Introduced on February 4 2026 \u2013 25% progression<br><strong>Action:<\/strong>\u00a02026-03-27 \u2013 Rule 19(a) \/ Re-referred to Rules Committee<br><br><strong>Pending<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/pending\/house-rules-committee\/id\/235\">House Rules Committee<\/a><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/bill\/SB1570\/2025\">SB1570<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Kratom Control Act<br><strong>Status<\/strong>: Introduced on February 4 2025 \u2013 25% progression<br><strong>Action<\/strong>: 2026-01-30 \u2013 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema<br><strong>Pending<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/pending\/senate-assignments-committee\/id\/254\">Senate Assignments Committee<\/a><br><br><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.<br><strong>Status<\/strong>: Introduced on February 6 2025 \u2013 25% progression<br><strong>Action<\/strong>: 2026-02-05 \u2013 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin<br><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>In Delaware, kratom remains legal for adults 21 and older under a newly enacted regulatory framework. 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