Kratom is derived from a southeast Asian plant with opioid-like properties and synthetic versions have proven even more ...

As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, the owner of First Choice Kratom explained what kratom is and how it is different from synthetic kratom. Kenny Bruce owns First Choice Kratom. The store sells ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is asking the state's pharmacy board to classify kratom as an illegal drug. DeWine is seeking an immediate ban on synthetic kratom and a ban on natural kratom through the normal ...

(The Center Square) – Citing a “vertical spike” in calls to the poison center, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown proposed Monday banning the sale of an addictive, plant-based product proliferating the legal ...

The Pima County Health Department has reported eight overdose deaths involving kratom, a legal, over-the-counter dietary supplement, since the beginning of 2025. There were two such deaths here in ...

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has started a statewide investigation into numerous kratom manufacturers and distributors operating in Missouri. In a news release, Hanaway said the ...

Plaintiffs suing the state of Florida in an effort to overturn the state’s emergency ban on 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) are listed on the court documents as: K.T., B.M., J.E., A.G., A.R., M.D.. The ...

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I read with interest the article in the Hartford Courant about the pending regulations of kratom. Unfortunately, the journalist and those quoted in the article seem to intermingle facts about ...

Los Angeles County health officials issued a warning to the public on Friday due to a number of overdose deaths connected to a synthetic kratom compound. The compound, known as 7-Hydroxymitragynine, ...

Health officials in California issued a public warning about an energy product sold at convenience stores and smoke shops after three people died of overdoses in the Los Angeles area. The Los Angeles ...

On Friday, the LA County Department of Public Health issued a statement warning residents and healthcare providers about the risks of kratom products following recent overdoses. 7-Hydroxymitragynine, ...