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Senate committee advances kratom regulation bill to appropriations after amendments
Summary
The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously to send Senate Bill 72 — which would tighten registration, testing, labeling and limits on high‑potency kratom products — to the Appropriations Committee as amended.
The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously to send Senate Bill 72 to the Committee on Appropriations after sponsors accepted two technical amendments intended to limit duplicate product registrations and preserve local authority.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Janet Mullica and co‑prime Sen. Byron Pelton, would create a state registration system for kratom products sold in Colorado, require third‑party testing and standardized labeling, cap certain intoxicating alkaloids and bar products marketed to minors. Mullica said the proposal targets “chemically altered kratom commonly involved in tragedies” and aims to “make the marketplace safer…
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