How Old Do You Have to Be to Buy Kratom? Age by State (2026)
As of November 12, 2026, 19 states set 21 as the minimum age to buy kratom and 5 set 18, in their kratom consumer protection laws. Kratom is banned from retail sale in 10 jurisdictions. No federal law sets an age for kratom, and in the other 17 jurisdictions where it is sold no statewide minimum age is on file.
Source: each state’s kratom consumer protection act on file, and the kratom record for every state. Is kratom legal? Every stateHow old do you have to be to buy kratom?
It depends on the state. 19 states set 21 and 5 set 18, almost always in a kratom consumer protection act that also covers labeling and adulteration. No federal law sets a minimum age for kratom. The age is the age to buy or be sold kratom; it does not cover possession or use.
States where you must be 21 to buy kratom (19)
- Kratom age in Colorado age 21
- Kratom age in Delaware age 21
- Kratom age in Florida age 21
- Kratom age in Georgia age 21
- Kratom age in Kentucky age 21
- Kratom age in Maryland age 21
- Kratom age in Minnesota age 21
- Kratom age in Mississippi age 21
- Kratom age in Nebraska age 21
- Kratom age in New York age 21
- Kratom age in North Dakota age 21
- Kratom age in Oregon age 21
- Kratom age in Rhode Island age 21
- Kratom age in South Carolina age 21
- Kratom age in South Dakota age 21
- Kratom age in Utah age 21
- Kratom age in Virginia age 21
- Kratom age in West Virginia age 21
- Kratom age in Wyoming age 21
States where you must be 18 to buy kratom (5)
- Kratom age in Arizona age 18
- Kratom age in Illinois age 18
- Kratom age in Nevada age 18
- Kratom age in Oklahoma age 18
- Kratom age in Texas age 18
States where kratom is banned (10)
There is no legal purchase age where retail sale is banned.
- Kratom age in Alabama not sold (banned)
- Kratom age in Arkansas not sold (banned)
- Kratom age in Connecticut not sold (banned)
- Kratom age in Indiana not sold (banned)
- Kratom age in Kansas not sold (banned)
- Kratom age in Louisiana not sold (banned)
- Kratom age in Massachusetts not sold (banned)
- Kratom age in Tennessee not sold (banned)
- Kratom age in Vermont not sold (banned)
- Kratom age in Wisconsin not sold (banned)
Sold, with no statewide age on file (17)
No kratom consumer protection act or other statewide kratom age is on file. Stores and cities can still set their own rules; city and county rules are not yet in this record.
- Kratom in Alaska no state age on file
- Kratom in California no state age on file
- Kratom in District of Columbia no state age on file
- Kratom in Hawaii no state age on file
- Kratom in Idaho no state age on file
- Kratom in Iowa no state age on file
- Kratom in Maine no state age on file
- Kratom in Michigan no state age on file
- Kratom in Missouri no state age on file
- Kratom in Montana no state age on file
- Kratom in New Hampshire no state age on file
- Kratom in New Jersey no state age on file
- Kratom in New Mexico no state age on file
- Kratom in North Carolina no state age on file
- Kratom in Ohio no state age on file
- Kratom in Pennsylvania no state age on file
- Kratom in Washington no state age on file
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