{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-53-2020","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-2020","heading":"Kratom processors and retailers; unlawful acts.","body":"(A) It is unlawful for a kratom processor or kratom retailer to:\n(1) distribute, dispense, or sell any kratom product to any individual under twenty-one years of age; or\n(2) prepare, manufacture, distribute, dispense, or sell any kratom product that:\n(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;\n(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;\n(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;\n(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\n(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.\n(B) It is unlawful for a kratom retailer to display or store a kratom product in a retail location in a manner that would allow the product to be accessed by an individual under twenty-one years of age.","path":["Title 44 - HEALTH","CHAPTER 53 Poisons, Drugs, and Other Controlled Substances","ARTICLE 20 South Carolina Kratom Consumer Protection Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c053.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:33:34Z","sha256":"ef4a1d79e0982279b867dd228ebed45f1f0e448ee20dfde632e5d21e030b0f28","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-53-2010","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-53-2030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}