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The kratom legal landscape has shifted faster in the past year than at any point in its history—new bans, the first-ever ban reversal, a wave of 7-OH actions, and a stack of pending bills all landing across 2025 and 2026.

Rhode Island became the first state to ever reverse a prohibition, while Tennessee became the 8th state to ban kratom outright. Meanwhile, 7-OH regulation is reshaping the conversation at both the federal and state levels.

This guide is built to be the single page you bookmark and return to: an interactive map, a searchable state-by-state table, a timeline of every major change, and the context behind it—so you always know exactly where kratom stands where you live.