Kelly Armstrong: “I can’t imagine a scenario happening like this again as long as I’m governor.”

We got 90% of what we wanted.

“Getting the criminal policy correct on this is especially important. I don’t want to make someone a felon in September for something they could buy easily over the counter in July,”

While we preferred a total ban on kratom, we appreciate the Legislature convening in special session and working hard to pass a meaningful law that protects the well-being of our citizens.

This is a victory for public health and safety, keeping dangerous synthetic kratom products off the shelves and protecting our young people from the adverse and unknown long-term effects of natural kratom, which is not regulated by the FDA…