It seems like every day there is a new Bill passed to change the laws regulating kratom in the USA. On October 3rd 2017, state Rep Katie Stuart, introduced House Bill 4106 which aimed to amend the current law by prohibiting the sale and possession of kratom to ALL people in Illinois, adults and minors alike. On January 8, 2019, this Bill died and kratom sale to, and possession by, adults, remained legal. In that same year Jerseyville decided to pass a Bill banning kratom within its territory. A year later, Alton followed suite and too passed a law to ban kratom within its territory.
As a state that has known limited public resources, spending it to make kratom illegal seems like an unjustified use of that scarce budget. By taking away the freedom from law abiding citizens to buy kratom in Illinois legally, a series of unintended consequences may result: for example, the formation of a black-market and an increase in crime. Fortunately, the amendment was not passed and so they can focus their resources on more useful things for their citizens.