Wyoming proposal would ban kratom products meant for human consumption

People would be barred from knowingly making, selling, distributing, or possessing kratom products meant for human consumption. The ban would cover products meant for human consumption that contain kratom or concentrated kratom chemicals. It would also cover products marketed, sold, or represented as containing kratom. Universities or laboratories approved by an institutional review board, which reviews research, would be exempt. Law enforcement and forensic laboratories that test kratom products would also be exempt. A first offense could bring up to six months in jail, a fine of up to $750, or both. A second or later offense could bring up to one year in jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. Each act of making, selling, distributing, or possessing a kratom product would count as a separate offense. The proposal sets July 1, 2026, as the start date for the prohibition and penalties, but no enactment is recorded.

Kratom products and related materials and equipment would be subject to seizure and forfeiture, meaning owners could permanently lose them. The provision covers kratom products meant for human consumption and related raw materials, products, and equipment. Related materials and equipment would be covered when used or intended for making, processing, delivering, importing, or exporting kratom products. Seizure and forfeiture would follow the existing process referenced in the proposal. The proposal sets July 1, 2026, as the start date for these provisions, but no enactment is recorded.

The proposal would set aside testing money and authorize one full-time worker. The Wyoming Department of Agriculture would write rules with the attorney general's input. The money would support a full-time kratom testing worker's salary and benefits and testing equipment at the Wyoming Department of Agriculture. Both amounts would come from the state's general fund and could be spent only for their stated purposes. Unused money not committed to expenses would return as required by law. The proposal expresses an intent to include the funding and position in the following two-year budget; it does not guarantee that later funding. The proposed funding period runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028. The duty to write rules would begin when the bill became law.