Kava: federal and state overview

No official federal or state source on kava has been verified yet.

Tier tags: L1 statute/ordinance, L2 final or temporary rule, L3 official guidance or agency action, L4 pending bill or proposed rule, L5 news or lead (never law).

Federal

Official text (batch 9)

[L3] Federal: 2002 FDA kava liver-injury advisory, as described by CDC. Quoted: "the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a consumer advisory ( 8 )" Source: CDC, MMWR 51(47) (2002) (federal report describing the 2002 FDA advisory; the FDA original was not read; there is no 2024 FDA kava advisory)

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Authority tiers: L1 statute, L2 final/temporary rule, L3 official guidance, L4 pending bill/proposed rule, L5 news/lead/commentary (never law). Sources checked: 2026-10-30.