A.R.S. § 36-795.02: Kratom Law
Kratom products; adulteration; contamination; sales to minors prohibited
Is kratom illegal in Arizona?
In Arizona, this section does not ban kratom outright, but it makes it illegal for a processor or retailer to prepare, distribute or sell a kratom product that is adulterated or contaminated with a dangerous nonkratom substance, contains a synthetic alkaloid, has more than two percent 7-hydroxymitragynine in its alkaloid composition, or lacks a label stating the amounts of mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine. A processor or retailer also may not sell a kratom product to anyone under eighteen years of age.
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Official text last checked against azleg.gov:
36-795.02. Kratom products; adulteration; contamination; sales to minors prohibited
A. A processor or retailer may not prepare, distribute, sell or expose for sale any of the following:
1. A kratom product that is adulterated with a dangerous nonkratom substance. A kratom product is adulterated with a dangerous nonkratom substance if the kratom product is mixed or packed with a nonkratom substance and that substance affects the quality or strength of the kratom product to such a degree as to render the kratom product injurious to a consumer.
2. A kratom product that is contaminated with a dangerous nonkratom substance. A kratom product is contaminated with a dangerous nonkratom substance if the kratom product contains a poisonous or otherwise deleterious nonkratom substance, including any controlled substance prescribed by chapter 27 of this title or rules adopted pursuant to chapter 27 of this title.
3. A kratom product containing a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction that is greater than two percent of the alkaloid composition of the product.
4. A kratom product containing any synthetic alkaloid, including synthetic mitragynine, synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine or any other synthetically derived compounds of the kratom plant.
5. Any kratom-containing product that does not include on its package or label the amount of mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine contained in the product.
B. A processor or retailer may not distribute, sell or expose for sale a kratom product to an individual who is under eighteen years of age.
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