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Kratom Laws in Texas

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

Short answer: Kratom is legal for adults in Texas and regulated as a food product. Selling, distributing or exposing a kratom product for sale to someone younger than 18 is a Class C misdemeanor (fine up to $500). Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 445.001-445.005; Tex. Penal Code § 12.23

KratomKratom is legal for adults in Texas and regulated as a food product. Selling, distributing or exposing a kratom product for sale to someone younger than 18 is a Class C misdemeanor (fine up to $500). Kratom products must carry use directions and a serving size, and may not be adulterated or contaminated, contain synthetic alkaloids (including synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine), or contain 7-hydroxymitragynine above two percent of the product's overall alkaloid composition. Violations also carry civil penalties of $250 for a first violation, $500 for a second and $1,000 for each later one.
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Source: Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 445.001-445.005; Tex. Penal Code § 12.23

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Is kratom legal in Texas?
Kratom is legal for adults in Texas and regulated as a food product. Selling, distributing or exposing a kratom product for sale to someone younger than 18 is a Class C misdemeanor (fine up to $500). Kratom products must carry use directions and a serving size, and may not be adulterated or contaminated, contain synthetic alkaloids (including synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine), or contain 7-hydroxymitragynine above two percent of the product's overall alkaloid composition. Violations also carry civil penalties of $250 for a first violation, $500 for a second and $1,000 for each later one.

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