Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Health and Human Resources
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Department of Health Professions
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Board of Pharmacy
Petition 409
Petition Information
Petition Title Addition of kratom to Schedule I
Date Filed 4/11/2024    [Transmittal Sheet]
Petitioner Jennifer Nicole Brandt 
Petitioner's Request

The petitioner requests that the Board amend 18VAC110-20-322 to include mitragynine and 7-hydroxymytragynine, the active alkaloids found in kratom, in Schedule I. 

 
Agency's Plan

The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on May 6, 2024. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which will open on May 6, 2024 and will close on June 5, 2024. The Board will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public comment, currently scheduled for June 25, 2024. The petitioner will be notified of the Board’s decision after that meeting.

 
Comment Period Began 5/6/2024    Ended 6/5/2024
2920 comments
Virginia Register Announcement Submitted on 4/11/2024
 
The Virginia Register of Regulations
 
Published on: 5/6/2024     Volume: 40  Issue: 19
Agency Decision Take no action [Transmittal Sheet]    
Response Date 6/26/2024
Decision Publication Date Published on: 7/29/2024     Volume: 40  Issue: 25
Agency Decision Summary

At its meeting on June 25, 2024, the Board voted to take no action on the petition. The Board did not feel it possessed sufficient evidence at the meeting to determine that kratom has no medicinal value. The Board may, however, research and review this matter at a future meeting.


Contact Information
Name / Title: Caroline Juran, RPh  / Executive Director
Address: 9960 Mayland Drive
Suite 300
Henrico, 23233
Email Address: caroline.juran@dhp.virginia.gov
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