House unanimously passes bill to make kratom 21+ - Mississippi Today

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House unanimously passes bill to make kratom 21+ - Mississippi Today

The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday to limit kratom purchases to people 21 and older and to ban synthetic kratom products, also known as kratom extracts. It’s one of four pending bills addressing kratom in the Legislature. Two bills impose an age limit on purchasing the substance, while the other two make kratom or kratom extracts a controlled substance.  Critics of the herbal substance, which is commonly found in gas…