HF3453

Legal age to possess kratom established as 21 years of age or older.
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)

Related bill: SF3704

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

The bill aims to regulate kratom by establishing an age-based prohibition tied to sale and possession. Specifically, it sets 21 years as the legal age related to kratom and its active compounds (mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine), with penalties for selling to or possessing kratom by people under that age. The changes are intended to improve public safety regarding this substance.

Main Provisions

Alters the criminal penalties for kratom to apply to individuals under 21.
Prohibits unlawfully selling kratom or any product containing mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine to a person under 21. Doing so would be a gross misdemeanor.
Prohibits a person under 21 from unlawfully possessing any amount of kratom or a product containing mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine. Possessing a kratom product under 21 would be a misdemeanor.
Applies specifically to kratom and to substances that contain the active compounds mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine, as defined in the statute.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

Increases the minimum age for kratom-related sale and possession protections from under 18 to under 21.
Introduces criminal penalties for selling kratom to someone under 21 (gross misdemeanor) and for possessing kratom by someone under 21 (misdemeanor).
Clarifies that the relevant substances include kratom and products containing mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine.

Implementation Notes

Retailers would need to verify age to prevent sales to individuals under 21.
Enforcement would treat under-21 possession and under-21 sale as specified penalties.

Relevant Terms kratom mitragynine 7-hydroxymitragyrynine (7-hydroxymitragynine) sale possession gross misdemeanor misdemeanor Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 152.027 subdivision 7 under 21 public safety

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF PDF file

Past committee meetings

Public Safety Finance and Policy on: March 17, 2026 15:00

Actions

Date	Chamber	Type	Name	Committee Name
February 19, 2026	House	Action	Introduction and first reading, referred to	Public Safety Finance and Policy
February 23, 2026	House	Action	Authors added
March 12, 2026	House	Action	Author added
March 16, 2026	House	Action	Author added
March 18, 2026	House	Action	Authors added
March 23, 2026	House	Action	Committee report, to adopt
March 23, 2026	House	Action	Second reading
March 23, 2026	House	Action	Author added

Citations

[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill amends Minn. Stat. 152.027, subd. 7 to raise the age prohibitions for kratom sale and possession to 21 and to set corresponding penalties.",
      "modified": [
        "Raises the prohibited age for kratom sale and possession from 18 to 21; maintains penalties: sale to a person under 21 is a gross misdemeanor; possession by a person under 21 is a misdemeanor."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "152.027",
    "subdivision": "subd.7"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

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In Committee