Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the purchase, distribution, or sale of kratom.

Highlights:

• Defines “kratom” as the plant Mitragyna Speciosa or any part of the plant, including all derivatives, extracts, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, containing mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitracynine (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits a person from purchasing for or distributing or selling kratom to an individual under the age of 18 years (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that a person in violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding (Sec. 1):

• $300 for a first violation;

• $1,000 for a second violation occurring within 24 months after the first violation; and

• $3,000 for each subsequent violation occurring within 24 months after the preceding violation.

• Authorizes a sworn law enforcement officer, a county health officer, or a designee of a county health officer to issue a civil citation for a violation of this section (Sec. 1).

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