Kratom Laws in Maryland

How Maryland law treats kratom, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: Kratom is legal for adults in Maryland but regulated. A retailer may not sell a kratom product to anyone under 21; Md. Code, Health-Gen. §§21-2E-01 to 21-2E-03

Kratom	Kratom is legal for adults in Maryland but regulated. A retailer may not sell a kratom product to anyone under 21; may not sell products that are adulterated or contaminated, that have 7-hydroxymitragynine above 2% of the alkaloid content, that contain synthetic kratom alkaloids, or that do not state the mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine content on the label; and may not advertise therapeutic benefits or market to minors. The statute also bars selling a kratom product that has not been recognized as a dietary ingredient or approved drug by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Violations of the sales rules are misdemeanors with up to 90 days and/or a $5,000 fine. §21-2E-01 (definitions): https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?enactments=false&article=ghg&section=21-2E-01; §21-2E-03 (advertising): https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?enactments=false&article=ghg&section=21-2E-03. Failing to disclose the factual basis for label claims carries a civil penalty up to $1,000 ($2,000 for later violations) (§21-2E-02(e)). Source: Md. Code, Health-Gen. §§21-2E-01 to 21-2E-03

Kratom

Kratom is legal for adults in Maryland but regulated. A retailer may not sell a kratom product to anyone under 21; may not sell products that are adulterated or contaminated, that have 7-hydroxymitragynine above 2% of the alkaloid content, that contain synthetic kratom alkaloids, or that do not state the mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine content on the label; and may not advertise therapeutic benefits or market to minors. The statute also bars selling a kratom product that has not been recognized as a dietary ingredient or approved drug by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Violations of the sales rules are misdemeanors with up to 90 days and/or a $5,000 fine.

§21-2E-01 (definitions): https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?enactments=false&article=ghg&section=21-2E-01; §21-2E-03 (advertising): https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?enactments=false&article=ghg&section=21-2E-03. Failing to disclose the factual basis for label claims carries a civil penalty up to $1,000 ($2,000 for later violations) (§21-2E-02(e)).

Source: Md. Code, Health-Gen. §§21-2E-01 to 21-2E-03

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