Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts "Matthew Davenport's Law," which creates certain criminal offenses and testing requirements related to Kratom. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 2; Title 38; Title 39; Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68.

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The law makes it illegal to knowingly possess, manufacture, deliver, or sell Kratom, with penalties from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class B felony if sold to a minor. It also requires medical examiners and physicians to test for Kratom in overdose or neonatal abstinence cases and directs the labor commissioner to classify Kratom as a drug. Known as Matthew Davenport's Law, it takes effect July 1, 2026.

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