Gov. Armstrong announces special session, emergency actions to ban kratom in North Dakota

By: Jack Dura, Michael Achterling

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: August 3, 2026

Words: 1,086

Last Updated: 1 hour, 23 minutes ago

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North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Monday declared a public health emergency banning all kratom products and called a special session of the Legislature for September to cement a prohibition into state law.

Kratom is a substance derived from a tropical tree in Southeast Asia that officials say can be synthesized into highly potent forms and put into products readily available at gas stations and smoke shops without regulations or age restriction. They have linked …

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