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Appropriations committee keeps kratom regulation but shifts startup funding to tobacco settlement fund
Summary
Senate Bill 72 — focused on kratom product standards and age restrictions — was amended so the regulatory program is retained but initial startup funding comes from the Tobacco Litigation Settlement Cash Fund; the committee passed the bill unanimously but declined to place it on the consent calendar.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations amended and advanced Senate Bill 72, which addresses kratom product regulation and controls sales to those 21 and older, while altering the bill’s funding approach.
Sponsor Senator Pelton described the bill as a response to concerns from the kratom industry and public-health advocates about product manufacturing standards, potency controls and youth access. The committee adopted amendment L3, which…
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