Kratom Science

Family of Official in Ukraine, where Kratom is Illegal, Allegedly Sold Kratom in Schools. 29 people, including 5 minors, are alleged to be involved in sales www.kratomscience.com/2025/10/28/f...

Two months after the Ohio governor called for a kratom ban, Senate instead introduces a regulation bill www.kratomscience.com/2025/10/24/o...

Correlation but not causation: Scientists find “insufficient evidence to suggest that kratom causes seizures” www.kratomscience.com/2025/10/21/s...

Scientists Test 7-OH Products Marketed as ‘Kratom Extracts’ www.kratomscience.com/2025/10/15/s...

California Dept of Public Health Seizes Kratom Despite Lack of Prohibition Laws www.kratomscience.com/2025/10/10/c...

Study reveals further evidence kratom alkaloid makeup from combination of genetics, environment, and processing www.kratomscience.com/2025/10/07/s...

New York has introduced a bill that would ban kratom being sold in food and beverages, including popular extract shots and drinks commonly sold in gas stations www.kratomscience.com/2025/09/30/n...

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Wrongful death, and inadequate warnings on labels are the two most common allegations against kratom vendors. "Attorneys Target Kratom Companies With Growing Number of Lawsuits" www.kratomscience.com/2025/09/24/a...

Florida has implemented another new rule for kratom: All packaging of all kratom products must have the amount of 7-OH listed in parts per million of dry weight or face confiscation by FDACS. Kratom labels generally list alkaloids as % of total alkaloids www.reddit.com/r/kratom/com...

Reminiscent of many polydrug deaths reported as kratom overdoses, 3 recent deaths blamed on 7-OH all involved alcohol, and none of the case detail reports listed 7-OH as the primary cause www.kratomscience.com/2025/09/18/7...

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“Based on the advertised amount of 7-OH". It seems Florida is removing regular kratom products from the shelves based on TOTAL ALKALOID percentages, considering them DRY WEIGHT percentages. We do the math... www.kratomscience.com/2025/09/12/f...

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Louisiana Wastes No Time Cracking Down on Kratom, with profits to be had in the state with the 2nd highest incarceration rate in the country www.kratomscience.com/2025/08/29/l...

Update: Scheduled Ohio Board of Pharmacy meeting set for this morning has been postponed to a later date (unknown)

Ohio Governor Calls for State Kratom Ban; Cites Recent FDA Recommendation.. The ban will include "all existing and future synthetic kratom compounds" www.kratomscience.com/2025/08/26/o...

Toledo Ohio Debates Kratom Ban and Push for State Ban. Just 2 days after the FDA announcement on 7-OH, the city moves to ban all kratom. From the presentation (pictured), it seems the county health department is conflating the two www.kratomscience.com/2025/08/22/t...

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Will Florida’s 7-OH Ban Set Off a Domino Effect? Plus: confusing language in the emergency rule, and a look at states that banned kratom after FDA's 2016 announcement www.kratomscience.com/2025/08/19/w...

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Could Kratom Consumers Catch DUI if 7-OH is Banned?Mitragynine metabolizes into 7=OH. Eight states give DUIs for any amount of a Schedule 1 substance detected in blood or urine, regardless of impairment www.kratomscience.com/2025/08/14/c...

Prohibition of an alkaloid and a hit on one particular kratom product all seem to muddy the waters in conflating kratom with highly concentrated alkaloids and 7-OH products www.kratomscience.com/2025/08/12/w...

H4261 will make mit, 7-OH, and “hydroxymitragynine” (not the name of any kratom alkaloid) Class A controlled substances. The kratom alkaloids will be listed in the same category as fentanyl and multiple fentanyl analogues www.kratomscience.com/2025/08/06/m...

FDA Announces Plans to Schedule 7-OH as a Controlled Substance a Week After Kratom Industry Allegedly Staged 7-OH Protests. FDA commissioner says agency will not target leaf kratom. Reactions from the kratom community are mixed www.kratomscience.com/2025/07/30/f...

Dr. McCurdy at Kratom Debate: Natural leaf is “the only product that should be in the marketplace”. The kratom industry is railing against 7-OH products as problematic, but are the industry's extra-strength kratom extracts problematic too? www.kratomscience.com/2025/07/29/d...

AKA and HART Face Off Over 7-Hydroxymitragynine This Friday. The debate will take place in Las Vegas at 3pm PST tinyurl.com/35san8jp

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Mississippi is now charging a 25% excise tax on the list price of all kratom products... A direct tax on kratom consumers www.kratomscience.com/2025/07/21/m...

New in kratom science: Preliminary study uses computer models to explore whether kratom alkaloids can help fight breast cancer kratomscience.com/2025/07/15/p...

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Germany Issues Health Warning on Kratom, Fuels Ban Speculation. The most populous country in the EU with an estimated 1.5 million kratom consumers, a kratom ban would hamper scientific progress in Germany, a global powerhouse in pharmaceutical research www.kratomscience.com/2025/07/11/g...

The bill makes it illegal to sell kratom to those under 21 years of age and instructs the health department to study kratom statewide www.kratomscience.com/2025/07/09/n...