Governor signs bill restricting kratom purchase to 21-plus in Mississippi

Governor signs bill restricting kratom purchase to 21-plus in Mississippi

Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill into law Thursday to limit kratom purchases to people 21 and older and outlaw more potent forms of the herbal substance in Mississippi.

Legislation restricting sale of kratom to become law on July 1 - SuperTalk Mississippi

A House bill that bans synthetic kratom products and limits the sale of kratom products to those 21 and up has been signed into law by Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves after breezing through both chambers of the state legislature. The debate has intensified surrounding kratom in Mississippi since 2022, when the first bill was introduced in the House that would restrict the sale of the herbal product and synthetic derivatives. That bill died in t…