ALERT: [Massachusetts](https://kratombans.com/states/massachusetts-kratom-legal-status) Governor Issues Emergency Ban, Kratom Placed on Schedule I

The administration of Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey just made kratom illegal with the stroke of a pen. Gov. Healey’s office announced in an August 13 press release that Department of Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein, MD, PhD, has issued an emergency order temporarily placing all forms of kratom into Schedule I under Massachusetts law. The order will take effect following a 14-day notice period and remain in effect for up to one year. It will give local boards of health and other municipal officials additional authority to take enforcement action against retailers selling kratom products. Governor Maura Healey stated, 'Dangerous kratom products are being sold in stores across Massachusetts with little oversight, and people – including children – often have no way of knowing what they’re buying or how potent it is.' This action came just three days after the Massachusetts Senate took action on a kratom regulation bill (S1609), which was later replaced by a similar regulatory bill, S3198. In the House, a kratom regulation bill (H5127) was also introduced and approved by the House Joint Committee on the Judiciary and advanced to the House Ways and Means Committee, where it was left sitting idle. In 2023, H3762 proposed regulations including a 1% limit on 7-hydroxymitragynine, age 21 restrictions, labeling requirements, and prohibitions on synthetic alkaloids. Source: Kratom Science via Sentinel Newsroom.