kratom

Is Ohio Cracking Down On Kratom? Here's What We Know So Far.

A recent string of raids on Ohio kratom stores comes as the state weighs a ban on the botanical substance.
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Ohio Pushes Kratom Ban With Disputed Claims About Deaths, Use Trends

State officials have linked the herbal supplement to six deaths and claim most users are injecting it. A leading kratom scientist calls "B.S."
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New Kratom Death Reports Still Leave More Questions Than Answers

With the legal fate of kratom hanging in the balance, some health officials are pushing dubious claims about the herbal supplement's deadly risks.
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Kratom Users In States That Ban It Discuss How Prohibition Has Made Life Worse

Their stories offer a look at the potential consequences and challenges of a federal ban on the botanical drug.
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Kratom Advocates Take Their Fight To D.C. As Potential Federal Ban Looms

After three days of meetings with congressional staffers, supporters say they have an uphill battle to keep their preferred treatment legal.
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FDA Issues Mandatory Recall For Kratom Products Over Salmonella Risks

The order targets products distributed by Triangle Pharmanaturals, which refused a voluntary recall request.
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FDA Releases Kratom Death Data, Undermining Its Own Claims About Drug's Deadly Harms

The cases include a suicide and a drug overdose victim who tested positive for nine different substances.
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Lawmakers Push Back Against The Latest Flimsy Campaign To Crack Down On Kratom

The herbal drug "should be legal and available for those struggling with addiction," said Rep. Jared Polis.
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Does Kratom Really Kill? Officials Aren't Telling Us The Whole Story.

Authorities claim the popular herbal drug poses potentially deadly risks, but there are big problems with their evidence.
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Feds Prepare For A New War On Kratom, An Herbal Drug Many Swear By

The DEA had previously tried to ban it. Now the FDA is leading the charge.
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