The House Committee on Finance has given a favorable report to House Bill 563, allowing it to be referred to the Rules, Calendar, and Operations Committee (RCOC), the last step before it can be considered by the full House of Representatives. The RCOC held a public hearing on the measure this morning.
According to its official summary, the measure would:
- Regulate the sale and distribution of hemp-derived consumable products and kratom products.
- Require a license to sell, distribute, or manufacture hemp-derived consumable products and kratom products.
- Ban hemp-derived consumable products from school grounds.
The bill states that “Kratom is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia whose leaves contain two psychoactive ingredients, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymytragynine. The crushed leaves are generally smoked, brewed with tea, or placed into gel capsules.”
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