North Dakota Legislature to Consider Full Ban on Kratom

North Dakota lawmakers advance full kratom ban, setting up potential conflict

A North Dakota committee advanced a full kratom ban Wednesday, but the amendment could complicate how lawmakers ensure synthetic kratom is banned before session ends.

North Dakota Legislature to consider full ban on kratom

BISMARCK — The North Dakota Legislature will consider outlawing all forms of kratom during this week's special session after the governor called for a complete ban. In a 15-3 vote, a legislative policy committee recommended on Wednesday, Sept. 2, the ban on kratom products and derivatives with Senate Bill 2408. The legislation, proposed by Sen. Michelle Axtman, R-Bismarck, initially only criminalized synthetic products. The committee amended the…

North Dakota lawmakers convene special session as Governor Armstrong urges full ban on kratom

BISMARCK, N.D. — Addressing state legislators, tribal leaders, and public officials at the North Dakota Capitol, North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong delivered a State of the State address to open a special legislative session of the 69th Legislative Assembly. The session was convened to establish statutory enforcement and regulatory frameworks around kratom and synthetic kratom derivatives following an emergency ban issued earlier in the summe…