Committee advances bill to ban kratom in Tennessee after contested testimony from TBI and industry The Finance Ways and Means Committee voted 25–2 to move House Bill 16 49 — a statewide ban on kratom products dubbed the "Matthew Davenport" law in testimony — to calendar and rules after testimony from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and industry witnesses who sharply disagreed on safety, testing capacity and fiscal impacts.

Tennessee's Finance Committee has taken a significant step toward banning kratom, sparking a heated debate on public safety versus personal freedom.

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