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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A kratom processor or kratom retailer shall not:
(1) Distribute, dispense, sell, or make available for sale any kratom extract or kratom product to an individual who is under twenty-one (21) years of age; or
(2) Prepare, manufacture, distribute, dispense, sell, or make available for sale any kratom extract or kratom product that:
(a) Is adulterated with a dangerous nonkratom substance that affects the quality or strength of the kratom extract or kratom product to such a degree that it may injure a consumer;
(b) Contains a poisonous or otherwise harmful nonkratom ingredient, including but not limited to any controlled substance as defined in KRS Chapter 218A;
(c) Contains a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent (2%) of the overall alkaloid composition of the product;
(d) Contains any synthetic alkaloid, including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine, or any other synthetically derived compound of the plant Mitragyna speciosa;
(e) Contains levels of residual solvents higher than those permitted under the United States Pharmacopeia Chapter 467; or
(f) Does not meet the labeling requirements established pursuant to KRS 217.2203 or any administrative regulation promulgated thereunder.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVIII. Public Health § 217.2202.Kratom processors and retailers; prohibitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xviii-public-health/ky-rev-st-sect-217-2202/
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