2025 Georgia Codes – Page 223

Amended 2024
As used in this article, the term:
[(1) “Adulterated” has the same meaning as in Code Section 26-2-26.
(2)]1 “Kratom” means the tropical evergreen known as Mitragyna speciosa, which is native to Southeast Asia
and contains the alkaloid mitragynine [or metabolite 7-hydroxymitragynine.
(3) “Kratom extract” means a kratom product that has been modified, processed, or otherwise manufac-
tured with a food-grade solvent.
(4) “Kratom product” means a product containing any part of the leaf of the plant mitragyna whether sold
as a powder, capsule, pill, beverage, extract, or other form.
(5) “Processor” means a person or entity that prepares, manufactures, distributes, or maintains kratom
products or that advertises, represents, or holds itself out as preparing, manufacturing, distributing, or
maintaining kratom products.
(6) “Retailer” means a person or entity that sells or holds itself out as selling kratom products at retail to
the general public; provided, however, that such person or entity shall also be included within the defini-
tion of “processor” as set forth in this Code section to the extent that he or she engages in the business of
a processor. Such term shall not include a store employee at a retailer’s place of business.]1
1Note: The bracketed material at the footnote locations is NOT effective UNTIL 1/1/2025.

Amended 2024 Effective UNTIL 1/1/2025
[Note: 2024 legislation resulted in two consecutively effective versions of this section—this one, and the
one that follows it. Please see the version that follows this one for material that is NOT effective UNTIL
1/1/2025.]
No person shall sell or transfer possession of kratom to another person under 18 years of age, nor shall any
person under 18 years of age possess kratom. A person who is convicted of violating this Code section shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor.