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Committee advances bill to legalize and regulate kratom; proponents cite harm‑reduction and product‑safety safeguards
Summary
The committee passed legislation to legalize and regulate kratom products in Arkansas, with proponents urging regulation (registration, independent certificates of analysis, GMP, age limits) to prevent adulterated products and support harm‑reduction; multiple witnesses testified in favor and no opposition was recorded on the transcript.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee passed legislation to legalize and regulate kratom in the state after proponents described a regulatory framework intended to keep adulterated products off the market and to preserve access for people who say kratom helped them with opioid withdrawal.
Several witnesses spoke in favor. Greg Liddings (state senator, District 30) and Matt Caddo (senior fellow on public policy, American Freedom Association) introduced testimony supporting the bill. A longer presentation was given by a witness identified…
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