Yes, Kratom is legal in Tucson, Arizona.
You can use kratom wherever you’d like in the city and you can buy it at many local establishments. While kratom is available locally, it is often more affordable on sites like Enhanciosa – which offers free shipping that often arrives to Tucson in just two days. In fact, if you use code ‘Arizona20‘ at checkout, we will give you 20% off of your first purchase!
Neighborhoods
Downtown and Central Tucson
Downtown Tucson viewed from the Tucson Mountains
A 19th-century adobe house in the Armory Park neighborhood
Similar to many other cities in the Western U.S., Tucson was developed by European Americans on a grid plan starting in the late 19th century, with the city center at Stone Avenue and Broadway Boulevard. While this intersection was initially near the geographic center of Tucson, that center has shifted as the city has expanded far to the east. Development to the west was effectively blocked by the Tucson Mountains. Covering a large geographic area, Tucson has many distinct neighborhoods.
Tucson’s earliest neighborhoods, some of which were redeveloped and covered by the Tucson Convention Center (TCC), include:
El Presidio, Tucson’s oldest neighborhood
Barrio Histórico, also known as Barrio Libre
Armory Park, directly south of downtown
Barrio Anita, named for an early settler and located between Granada Avenue and Interstate 10
Barrio Tiburón, now known as the Fourth Avenue arts district, was designated in territorial times as a red-light district
Barrio El Jardín, named for an early recreational site, Levin’s Gardens
Barrio El Hoyo, named for a lake that was part of the gardens. Before the convention center was built, the term El Hoyo (Spanish for pit or hole) referred to this part of the city. Residents were mostly Mexican-American citizens and Mexican immigrants.
Barrio Santa Rosa, dating from the 1890s, is now listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places
Other historical neighborhoods near downtown include:
Feldman’s, named for an early resident photographer (with the streets “Helen” and “Mabel” named for his daughters)
Menlo Park, situated west of downtown, adjacent to Sentinel Peak
Iron Horse, east of Fourth Avenue and north of the railroad tracks, named for its proximity to the railroad, informally known by that term
West University, between the University of Arizona and downtown
Dunbar Spring, west of West University
Pie Allen, west and south of the university near Tucson High School and named for John Brackett “Pie” Allen, a local entrepreneur and early mayor of Tucson
Sam Hughes, east of the University of Arizona, named after a European-American pioneer in Tucson
Bikes along Congress Street near Fifth Avenue
At the end of the first decade of the 21st century, city planners and the business community worked at redeveloping the downtown. The primary project was Rio Nuevo, a large retail and community center that had been stalled in planning for more than ten years. Downtown is generally regarded as the area bordered by 17th Street to the south, I-10 to the west, and 6th Street to the north, and Toole Avenue and the Union Pacific (formerly Southern Pacific) railroad tracks, site of the historic train depot on the east side. Downtown is divided into the Presidio District, the Barrio Viejo, and the Congress Street Arts and Entertainment District. Some authorities include the 4th Avenue shopping district, northeast of the rest of downtown and connected by an underpass beneath the UPRR tracks.
The recently restored Fox Theatre is in downtown Tucson.
Historic attractions downtown with rich architecture include the Hotel Congress designed in 1919, the Art Deco Fox Theatre designed in 1929, the Rialto Theatre opened in 1920, and St. Augustine Cathedral completed in 1896. Included on the National Register of Historic Places is the old Pima County Courthouse, designed by Roy Place in 1928. The El Charro Café, Tucson’s oldest restaurant, operates its main location downtown.
As one of the oldest parts of town, Central Tucson is anchored by the Broadway Village shopping center. The shopping center was designed by local architect Josias Joesler and is located at the intersection of Broadway Boulevard and Country Club Road. The 4th Avenue Shopping District between downtown, the university, and the Lost Barrio just east of downtown, also has many unique and popular stores. Local retail business in Central Tucson is densely concentrated along Fourth Avenue and the Main Gate Square on University Boulevard near the UA campus. The El Con Mall is also in the eastern part of midtown.
University of Arizona Main Library
The University of Arizona, chartered in 1885, is in midtown and includes Arizona Stadium and McKale Center (named for J.F. “Pop” McKale).
The historic Tucson High School (designed by Roy Place in 1924) was featured in the 1987 film Can’t Buy Me Love. The Arizona Inn (built in 1930) and the Tucson Botanical Gardens are also in Central Tucson.
Tucson’s largest park, Reid Park, is in midtown and includes Reid Park Zoo and Hi Corbett Field. Speedway Boulevard, a major east-west arterial road in central Tucson, was named the “ugliest street in America” by Life magazine in the early 1970s, quoting Tucson Mayor James Corbett.
In the late 1990s, Speedway Boulevard was awarded “Street of the Year” by Arizona Highways. According to David Leighton, historical writer for the Arizona Daily Star newspaper, Speedway Boulevard was named after an historic horse racetrack, known as “The Harlem River Speedway”, and more commonly called “The Speedway,” in New York City. The Tucson street was called “The Speedway,” from 1904 to about 1906, when “The” was removed from the title.
In the early 21st century, Central Tucson is considered bicycle-friendly. To the east of the University of Arizona, Third Street is bike-only except for local traffic; it passes by the historic homes of the Sam Hughes neighborhood. To the west, E. University Boulevard leads to the Fourth Avenue Shopping District. To the North, N. Mountain Avenue has a full bike-only lane for half of the 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the Rillito River Park bike and walk multi-use path. To the south, N. Highland Avenue leads to the Barraza-Aviation Parkway bicycle path.
This post is created for individuals that might be traveling to Tucson, and not certain of the legal status of kratom (mitragyna speciosa) within it’s city limits. As mentioned before, the legal status of kratom in Arizona is well documented here. It’s important to verify that kratom is, in fact, legal when you are traveling. Lest you wind up somewhere like Alabama, and wind up on the wrong side of the law. To avoid a situation like that, we keep up to date with the ongoing legal changes from local and regional to state, national as well as international legislation regarding the plant, kratom, and all it’s by products.
Much of Tucson’s economic development has been centered on the development of the University of Arizona, which is currently the second largest employer in the city. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, on the city’s southeastern edge, also provides many jobs for Tucson residents. Its presence, as well as the presence of the US Army Intelligence Center (Fort Huachuca, the largest employer in the region in nearby Sierra Vista), has led to the development of many high-tech industries, including government contractors, in the area. The city of Tucson is also a major hub for the Union Pacific Railroad’s Sunset Route that links the Los Angeles ports with the South/Southeast regions of the country.
Raytheon Missile Systems (formerly Hughes Aircraft Co.), Texas Instruments, IBM, Intuit Inc., Universal Avionics, Honeywell Aerospace, Sunquest Information Systems, Sanofi-Aventis, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., and Bombardier Aerospace all have a significant presence in Tucson. Roughly 150 Tucson companies are involved in the design and manufacture of optics and optoelectronics systems, earning Tucson the nickname “Optics Valley”. Much of this is thanks in part to the presence of the Steward Observatory at The University of Arizona, which is one of few locations in the world with ability to cast the enormous mirrors used in telescopes around the world and in space.
Tourism is another major industry in Tucson, bringing in $2 billion per year and over 3.5 million visitors annually due to Tucson’s numerous resorts, hotels, and attractions.
One of the major annual attractions is the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, and its associated shows, all held generally in the first two weeks of February. These associated shows (such as gems, jewelry, beads, fossils) are held throughout the city, with 43 different shows in 2010. This makes Tucson’s the largest such exposition in the world.
In addition to vacationers, a significant number of winter residents, or “snowbirds”, are attracted to Tucson’s mild winters and live here on a seasonal basis. They also contribute to the local economy. Snowbirds often purchase second homes in Tucson and nearby areas, contributing significantly to the property tax base.
Top employers
According to Tucson’s 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
Employer # of Employees
1 University of Arizona 11,235
2 Raytheon Missile Systems 9,600
3 State of Arizona 8,524
4 Davis–Monthan Air Force Base 8,335
5 Tucson Unified School District 7,134
6 Pima County 7,023
7 Banner University Medical Center Tucson 6,542
8 U.S. Customs and Border Protection 6,470
9 Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold, Inc. 5,800
10 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 5,400
It doesn’t matter what suburb or neighborhood that you are from – if you live in the Tucson area, then it is legal to buy, possess and sell kratom without any fear of repercussion. We recommend buying from kratom in a place that is well lit, and well trafficked so as to not put oneself in a position that might be compromising. There are a variety of well established head shop and smoke shops in the Tucson area that will be able to facilitate that need. Additionally, there are several online e-commerce kratom vendors based in Tucson that can also accommodate one, perhaps more conveniently so as they deliver to you.
It doesn’t matter if you live in any of these Tucson communities – if you live in the Tucson area, then by default, kratom is 100% legal.
