TX SB1868

Requires kratom products to be tested by an ISO-accredited Texas laboratory for alkaloid content, heavy metals, pesticides, and microbial contamination before sale, and mandates proper labeling with use directions and serving sizes

Raises the minimum age to purchase kratom products from 18 to 21 years, increases the penalty for sales to underage individuals from a Class C to Class A misdemeanor, and prohibits sales within 1,000 feet of schools

Bans kratom products sold as prepackaged beverages, pills/tablets, or for smoking, and prohibits sales at locations that also sell hemp products, tobacco, e-cigarettes, or alcohol

Reduces the allowable level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in kratom products from 2% to 0.1% of total alkaloid composition and bans all artificial or synthetic kratom alkaloids

Adds isolated kratom alkaloids (including synthetic mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine) and tianeptine to Penalty Group 1 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act, and adds various THC isomers and derivatives (including delta-8, delta-10, and THCA) to Penalty Group 2

Increases civil penalties for violations from $250/$500/$1,000 to $2,500/$5,000/$10,000 for first/second/subsequent offenses, and creates a third-degree felony for falsifying laboratory test results