# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 21. Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics

### Subtitle 2E. Kratom Consumer Protection Act

#### Section 21-2E-01

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) "Kratom product" means a product marketed for human consumption containing any part of the leaf of the plant Mitragyna speciosa.

(c)

  (1) "Retailer" means a person that:

    (i) Sells, prepares, or maintains kratom products; or

    (ii) Advertises, represents, or holds itself out as selling, preparing, or maintaining kratom products.

  (2) "Retailer" includes a manufacturer, wholesaler, store, restaurant, hotel, catering facility, camp, bakery, delicatessen, supermarket, grocery store, convenience store, gas station, or food or drink company.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)