They’re gummy bears, they’re bright colors, they’re candy-flavored. This is really a sinister, sinister industry,” the HHS ...

Louisiana recently passed legislation banning kratom, but kava remains legal despite potential for addiction. What to know ...

The real powerhouse compound in kratom is 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), which is responsible for its psychoactive and ...

AND THAT’S BECAUSE STARTING TODAY, IT IS ILLEGAL HERE IN LOUISIANA. WDSU NORTH SHORE BUREAU REPORTER SHAWANDA JONES EXPLAINS ...

She sponsored the Louisiana kratom ban that passed the House 89-to-5 and the Senate 26-to-11. It was signed into law June 4 by Gov. Effrey Martin Landry.

The herbal substance kratom is causing lots of stir across the state and country as cities, towns and even entire states are banning the unclassified substance.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Legislation aimed at regulating kratom use in New York has passed both the state Senate and Assembly and is now awaiting the governor's signature. The bills, co-sponsored by ...

These synthetic products contain concentrations up to 150 times higher. This is not botanical kratom — this is pharmaceutical-grade opioid chemistry operating without oversight.

Not all kratom is equal, and as such lumping whole leaf kratom into this bill is both alarming and unwarranted.

Missouri lawmakers chose not to restrict access to kratom and its derivative, 7-hydroxymitragynine or 7-OH, during this year’s legislative session. That was the right call. But the current legal ...