Bill outlawing kratom as a Schedule I drug passes Iowa House

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 720

Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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Kratom would be outlawed as a Schedule I substance under a bill passed Tuesday by the Iowa House.

House File 2133 would designate kratom products — ingestible substances made from the Mitragyna speciosa plant and its synthetic equivalents — as a Schedule I hallucinogenic substance. People found possessing kratom would face a serious misdemeanor charge for their first offense, an aggravated misdemeanor for their second and a Class D felony charge for subsequent offenses.

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