The bill, which some lawmakers are calling the Kratom Consumer Protection Act, was introduced in the Ohio Senate by Senator Louis W. Blessing, III (R-8) on Oct. 21. Dr. Joseph J. Bocka, who works in ...

The Legislature can and should find a way to strike a balance: a need to protect the public from harmful substances, while ...

Penalties for those who “sell, offer for sale or otherwise distribute kratom in the county of Suffolk to any person under the age of 21,” says the law, “shall be…punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to classify “gas station heroin” as a Schedule I substance. 7-OH, the synthetic derivative of kratom, a leaf ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo City Council unanimously approved a ban Wednesday on sales of synthetic kratom products, which council ...

The Chief Medical Examiner of Tuscola County, Dr. Morrone, and Tuscola County Sheriff, Ryan Robinson, are cautioning the use of Kratom and 7-hydroxymitragynine.

If 7-OH is banned under Schedule I, we may never fully understand its potential as a resource in the fight against opioid ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has issued a statewide  health advisory  warning Missourians ...

Michigan lawmakers are reviewing a bill that would establish regulations for kratom, a largely unregulated herbal product used for pain relief, anxiety, depression, and opioid withdrawal. Bridge ...

Kratom is a plant that comes from Southeast Asia that has opioid-like properties. The perception is that it's relatively safe ...

Concern is growing about synthetic kratom, a drug that can be 13 times more potent that morphine and is unregulated.

Five students from Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School were hospitalized after consuming gummies that tested positive ...