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SF3704 • 2026

Kratom possession legal age establishment as 21 years of age or older

Kratom possession legal age establishment as 21 years of age or older

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Mann, Boldon, Kupec, Klein, Hemmingsen-Jaeger
Last action
Final Acti
Official status
Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with HF3453
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Kratom possession legal age establishment as 21 years of age or older

Kratom possession legal age establishment as 21 years of age or older

What This Bill Does

  • Kratom possession legal age establishment as 21 years of age or older

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. Final Acti House

    Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with HF3453

  2. 2026-04-22 House

    Rule 45; subst. General Orders HF3453, SF indefinitely postponed

  3. 2026-04-07 House

    Comm report: To pass

  4. 2026-03-23 House

    Author added Kupec

  5. 2026-02-23 House

    Author added Boldon

  6. 2026-02-19 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Kratom possession legal age establishment as 21 years of age or older

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to public safety; controlled substances; establishing the legal age to possess

kratom as 21 years of age or older; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section

152.027, subdivision 7.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.027, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Sale or possession of kratom.

(a) A person who unlawfully sells any amount

of kratom or a substance that contains mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine to a person

under the age of
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18
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21
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is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

(b) A person under the age of
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18
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21
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who unlawfully possesses any amount of kratom

or a substance that contains mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes

committed on or after that date.

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