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Committee narrows kratom ban to high‑concentration synthetics, approves bill as amended
Summary
Lawmakers passed an amendment that targets semi‑synthetic and synthetic kratom products with 7‑hydroxymitragynine concentrations above 1,000 parts per million and then recommended the amended Senate Bill 557 by vote; LBA described fiscal impact as indeterminable if criminal prosecutions occur.
The committee took up Senate Bill 557, which would make it illegal for liquor‑commission licensees to sell, distribute or otherwise furnish certain kratom products. Representative Sweeney moved the 'ought to pass' motion and offered an amendment narrowing the illegal‑product definition to semi‑synthetic and synthetic kratom containing 7‑hydroxymitragynine above 1,000 parts per million (dry weight).
Sweeney described the intention as excluding…
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