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Kratom export watch, 26 September to 2 October 2026: Mississippi turns toward prohibition, Tennessee seizes 30,000 packages
Mississippi's attorney general is reported to be seeking a statewide kratom ban while the county narcotics unit running the Ole Miss investigation asked only for a ban on synthetic products. Court filings named the tablets involved and brought arrests, with toxicology still pending. Tennessee seized nearly 30,000 packages in Memphis and Alabama escalated to a governor-level warning. What each means if you buy at volume.
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2 days ago4 min read


Kratom week in review, 19-25 September 2026: the Ole Miss deaths, and Colorado makes lab testing a court-enforced obligation
Kratom packaging was recovered at the scenes of two University of Mississippi student deaths, with no confirmed link and toxicology pending. Colorado settled with a 15-store chain for 152,000 dollars and required product testing and supplier invoices. US clinics reported a sharp rise in kratom and 7-OH patients, and the Massachusetts ban moved to the legislature. What each means if you buy at volume.
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6 days ago5 min read


Kratom trade brief, 12-18 September 2026: the 7-OH comment record, and enforcement moves to the city line
The 7-OH docket drew close to 36,000 comments, and the per-unit 1.00 mg prong is the one most often misread. US enforcement dropped to the city and county line in Mississippi and Tennessee. New propagation research put a marker down on where kratom alkaloids might one day be grown. What each means if you buy at volume.
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Sep 184 min read


Kratom trade brief, 6-13 September 2026: the 7-OH threshold comment window closes
The HHS comment window on the 7-OH threshold closed on 10 September, leaving 0.050 percent on a dry weight basis as the number importers must now plan around. ProPublica's reporting on a leading kratom researcher's undisclosed industry ties reached national broadcast, and US product-liability litigation kept consolidating around potency and labelling. What each means if you buy at volume.
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Sep 164 min read


Kratom regulation briefing, September 2026: the AKA sues the DEA, North Dakota rejects a total ban
Three semi-synthetic alkaloids are now US Schedule I. 7-OH itself is not — and the comment window closes 10 September. The American Kratom Association has sued the DEA over trace alkaloids in natural leaf, North Dakota chose regulation over prohibition, Massachusetts banned everything, and Thailand quietly rewrote its advertising rules. What each one means if you buy at volume.
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Sep 66 min read


What the DEA's August 2026 kratom scheduling means for wholesale buyers
Three synthetic kratom-related compounds are now US Schedule I. A 7-OH threshold rule is still pending. Here is what was scheduled, what was not, and what a buyer of leaf or extract should do about it, from a Thai grower's perspective.
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Sep 64 min read


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