Speaker Matt Hall plans to replace a bipartisan regulatory bill with a sweeping ban on kratom. In a statement, the AKA said the procedural maneuver sidestepped standard committee review and curtailed public testimony from Michigan consumers.
The original Kratom Consumer Protection Act would have imposed safeguards such as age limits, product purity standards, and clear alkaloid labeling, but was instead converted into a full prohibition. AKA policy fellow Mac Haddow warned that an outright ban could push consumers toward unregulated markets and fails to distinguish natural kratom from synthetic compounds linked to greater health risks. The group cited National Institute on Drug Abuse findings to argue for a regulated market and urged lawmakers to restore a science-based framework.