Nassau lawmakers pass ban on kratom, also known as 'gas station heroin'

Nassau County lawmakers on Monday approved a bill banning the sale of kratom products often sold in smoke shops, convenience ...
KENS

'Trading one addiction for another' | Recovery expert warns of kratom's deadly products and rising addiction

SAN ANTONIO — Health experts are sounding the alarm on a powerful compound found in some Kratom products that they say is fueling addiction and even deadly overdoses. David Junkin, clinical ...
New York Post

Everything to know about the ‘really sinister’ legal supplement RFK Jr. is cracking down on

It’s a green, mean, killing machine. At least according to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who’s launching a federal crackdown on 7-OH — a synthetic byproduct of the ...
Iowa Public Radio

House votes to criminalize kratom, classifying the plant-based drug as a controlled substance

Iowa House lawmakers voted to designate the plant-based substance kratom and its synthetic equivalents as a Schedule I ...
KREM

Kratom products sold widely in Idaho despite addiction concerns and lack of regulation

BOISE, Idaho — Kratom, a plant-based product promoted as a natural remedy for pain, anxiety, and opioid withdrawal, is sold largely unregulated across Idaho, raising concerns among healthcare ...
Rockets Wire

Michigan House passes kratom ban

Currently, six other states have a form of ban for kratom on the books, as Michigan lawmakers want to crack down on the ...