Fresno Health department says to avoid supplement kratom. Here’s why

The Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) is urging the public to avoid products containing the supplement known ...
USA Today

RFK Jr. is cracking down on 7-OH. What is kratom – and how addictive is it?

After a viral video on TikTok and a stern news conference with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., kratom is in the spotlight. But what is it? Products containing the plant ingredient are sold across the country ...
FOX 13 Utah

Bill to ban kratom draws support from Utah lawmakers, but concerns from patients who say it helps them

A new bill in the Utah State Legislature could ban kratom in the state if it becomes law. But it faced pushback from some people who would lose the means to a treatment.
The Daily Campus

CT, MA move to ban ‘gas station drug’ kratom

A picture of a Mitragyna Speciosa tree, which kratom is derived from. Newly proposed legislation in Conn. and Mass. could classify kratom as a schedule one controlled substance. Photo courtesy of ...

Gas station supplement draws scrutiny after overdoses

What began as a powder scooped into smoothies and sold as a “natural supplement” is now drawing the attention of coroners, doctors and lawmakers across South Carolina.
Daily Camera

Colorado legislators tightened regulation of the herbal remedy kratom. But will Gov. Jared Polis veto the bill?

As Gov. Jared Polis ponders a bill to increase Colorado’s regulation of the herbal remedy kratom, Dave Bregger said he feels like he’s on “pins and needles.” The bill on Polis’s desk bears the name of ...