Nassau County lawmakers on Monday approved a bill banning the sale of kratom products often sold in smoke shops, convenience ...

After hearing stories from grieving parents, the Boston City Council indicated that it plans to move forward with drafting an ordinance that would ban the sale of kratom, a substance that can mimic ...

The Kratom leaf is made up of several components, like 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), which stimulates the brain’s opioid receptors.

A product marketed as a natural supplement for pain relief, anxiety, and opioid withdrawal is facing a growing nationwide crackdown.

“A lot of people in the recovering community use it to help wean themselves off of stronger drugs such as heroin and morphine,” state Rep. Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, told fellow lawmakers last year as ...

SAN ANTONIO — Health experts are sounding the alarm on a powerful compound found in some Kratom products that they say is fueling addiction and even deadly overdoses. David Junkin, clinical director ...

Michigan is gearing up for a statewide fight over kratom, the controversial herbal product often sold at gas stations and smoke shops. Last Thursday, lawmakers in Lansing introduced a bill that would ...

It’s a green, mean, killing machine. At least according to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who’s launching a federal crackdown on 7-OH — a synthetic byproduct of the kratom ...

Tennessee lawmakers are considering a proposal that would ban kratom products statewide after emotional testimony from families, law enforcement officials and business owners at the state capitol.

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — An herbal supplement sold at gas stations and vape shops can have serious consequences. It’s called kratom — and it’s marketed as an energy booster, pain reliever, or treatment ...

BOISE, Idaho — Kratom, a plant-based product promoted as a natural remedy for pain, anxiety, and opioid withdrawal, is sold largely unregulated across Idaho, raising concerns among healthcare ...

The family of a metro-area man is suing the entities that sold him the kratom linked to his death.