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Nefarious Marketing: Making Health Claims and Synthetics Sold as “Kratom”

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Health Claims in Texas Smoke Shops With a dearth of regulation and market enforcement, marketers of kratom, kratom-derived synthetics, and products like hemp and THC continue to employ shady business practices to sell their products. Researchers from university pharmacy and medicine departments conducted a secret shopper investigation at 100 smoke shops in San Antonio and …

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Florida Teacher Arrested for Giving Kratom to Student—Violates KCPA Law

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HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A Florida teacher was arrested after admitting to furnishing a student with two doses of a kratom-based supplement. News media did not report the strength or contents of the supplement, referring to it only as “kratom” or “a kratom-based supplement”. After ingesting both doses of the supplement, according to the Hernando …

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Pro Wrestler Rob Van Dam Denies Claims Sabu Died of Kratom

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The death of pro wrestling icon Sabu (born Terrance Michael Brunk) at age 61 has been a subject of controversy in pro wrestling fan circles. He died on May 11, 2025. Despite his age coupled with a long history of multiple injuries, Sabu continued to wrestle in his signature hardcore style weeks before his death. …

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Study Shows Kratom Leaves Attacked by Insects Have Higher Mitragynine

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Read the full study, where the above image can be found: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12040156 Researchers at Kasetsart University and Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand found that when insects like beetles, butterflies, and true bugs feed on kratom, the plant produces more mitragynine as a defense mechanism. This increase is also linked to higher leaf acidity. Plants produce …

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