The opioid-like substance is sold in gummies, tablets and drinkable shots, mainly in gas stations and convenience stores.

7-OH occurs naturally at low levels in the kratom plant, but the FDA is most concerned with products that contain 7-OH in ...

While several states have enacted the KCPA, products that exceed safe 7-OH thresholds — or contain synthetically derived 7-OH ...

Federal regulators have been scrutinizing kratom for about a decade after reports of addiction, injury and overdose ...

As FDA Commissioner Makary stated, the agency is “not focused on natural kratom leaf products,” which contain only “trace ...

Federal officials said a psychoactive ingredient in kratom had been refined and added to supplements that could quickly ...

When federal health regulators last week announced plans to control a compound found in the kratom plant, they made one big distinction: "We're not targeting the kratom leaf or ground up kratom," Food ...

Kratom manufacturers caution that the supplement isn't always safe in the unregulated market. Lawmakers are now seeking to ...

The FDA has released a report to educate the public regarding the dangers of 7-OH and its distinction from the kratom plant ...

The report by the FDA noted that 7-OH products being sold are being found with even higher levels than one would find in the plant itself, citing one study in which the tested products had 7-OH levels ...

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The Louisiana Department of Revenue has announced new penalties for possession of kratom, effective immediately, in response ...