§5
Scope of Protection and Regulation
Regulation and scheduling are alternatives, not a sequence. Section 5 keeps kratom alkaloid products under a consumer protection framework instead of the controlled substances schedule.
SC H 4636
Identical to H. 4641 - Schedule I, and repeal of the Kratom Consumer Protection Act.
We oppose this
Kratom
What it does
- Same operative text as H. 4641: adds kratom to Schedule I under S.C. Code Section 44-53-190.
- Repeals Article 20 of Chapter 53, Title 44, the South Carolina Kratom Consumer Protection Act.
- Carries twelve House sponsors, an overlapping but smaller list than H. 4641.
- Two identical bills means two chances for the same policy to move - opposing one is not enough.
What our model act does instead
We are not asking anyone to do nothing. Every objection below comes with the clause we would put in its place — the full text is here.
§20
Penalties
Penalties in Section 20 fall on the business that violates a rule, not on the person who bought the product.
If you call, say this
Yours will be better than ours because it is yours. Change a word, say where you live, and stop — ninety seconds is a long call.
I am a constituent and I am asking you to oppose H. 4636, and H. 4641 which is the same bill. Both would repeal South Carolina's Kratom Consumer Protection Act and schedule kratom. Please keep the consumer protection law the state already has.