South Carolina H 4648: Dr. Christopher D "Chris" Johns

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2025-2026 Bill 4648 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 17, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4648

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH 
CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-2020, RELATING TO KRATOM 
REGULATION, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT CONSTITUTES A REGULATED 
KRATOM PRODUCT.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 44-53-2020(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (A) It is unlawful for a kratom 
processor or kratom retailer to:

 (1) 
distribute, dispense, or sell any kratom product to any individual under 
twenty-one years of age; or

 (2) 
prepare, manufacture, distribute, dispense, or sell any kratom product that:

 (a) 
is adulterated with a dangerous non-kratom substance that affects the quality 
or strength of the product to such a degree that it may injure a consumer;

 (b) 
contains a poisonous or otherwise harmful non-kratom ingredient including, but 
not limited to, any substance listed in Section 44-53-190, 44-53-210, 
44-53-230, 44-53-250, or 44-53-270;

 (c) 
contains a fully synthetic alkaloid including, but 
not limited to, fully synthetic mitragynine, fully synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine, or any other fully synthetically derived compound of the plant 
mitragyna speciosa;

 (d) 
contains levels of residual solvents higher than the standards set forth in 
Chapter 467 of the U.S. Pharmacopeia-National Formulary (USP-NF); or

 (e) 
does not meet the labeling requirements established pursuant to Section 
44-53-2030 and a regulation promulgated to implement the provisions of that 
section.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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