TN HJR0147

Tennessee General Assembly expresses support for strict state regulation or an outright ban on the sale of Kratom

An estimated 1.7 million Americans aged 12 and older use Kratom (Mitragynine) to self-treat medical conditions; the substance mimics opioids and is currently sold legally at convenience stores in Tennessee

More than 2,000 fatal kratom-related overdoses were recorded from 2021 to 2023 across 40 reporting states and Washington, D.C.

Kratom products lack specific information about ingredients, purity, dosing, drug interactions, or warnings about documented risks including overdose, liver failure, and death

Resolution references the death of Matthew Davenport on March 18, 2024, from a lethal interaction between his prescribed medications and Kratom purchased at a convenience store