In the absence of regulation, last week the Orange County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale, distribution or possession of synthetic kratom products in any form in the ...

Florida has declared 7-OH, a concentrated kratom byproduct, illegal due to its high potential for abuse and lack of accepted ...

Found in a variety of products, the supplement known as kratom is currently banned in six states and Washington, D.C., as it ...

A former preschool employee in Mableton has been charged with child cruelty after a 2-year-old was found unresponsive and ...

But kratom is no run-of-the mill caffeine drink. Medical experts say it can be highly addictive, producing effects similar to those of opioids and opiates. USA TODAY spoke with more than 20 people who ...

For years, state lawmakers have taken the lead on regulating kratom—the controversial herbal supplement used for pain relief, ...

Texas law bans the sale of synthetic kratom, but it isn’t enforced. Earlier this year, legislation died in the Texas House to ...

Toledoans in support and against the proposed ban of kratom attended the city council meeting to discuss the pros and cons of ...

Feel Free and similar products contain synthetic kratom compounds like 7-OH, which act like opioids and are not federally ...

Kratom addiction is on the rise in Philly, as powerful extracts sold as "7-OH" in smoke shops simulate the effects of opioids ...

MABLETON, GA — An arrest warrant has been issued for a former preschool worker after a 2-year-old in her care ingested the ...

Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong has acknowledged growing social concerns over the use of kratom, saying he and Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin have discussed a ministerial regulation to control ...