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Florida to Confiscate All Kratom with 7-OH Not Listed in Parts Per Million on Package

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On September 18m Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced a new rule enacted by the state of Florida: the amount of 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) in all kratom products must be expressed on the package in parts per million (ppm). Last week, Simpson tweeted that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has been removing …

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7-OH Not Primary Cause of LA County Deaths Despite Headlines

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Last week’s news was filled with reports of three deaths in Los Angeles County attributed to 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) overdose. The Global Kratom Coalition, a lobbying group that supports 7-OH prohibition that is sponsored in part by kratom vendors, tweeted, “The alarm has been sounded on concentrated synthetic 7-OH opioid products. This tragedy in LA County …

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Review Finds Insufficient Evidence of Severe Health Risks From Kratom Alone

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Important to note: This does NOT mean severe health risks from kratom alone do not exist. There is a toxic amount of any substance that can be ingested, including kratom. The majority, but not all, of toxic adverse events associated with kratom have involved other substances, as well as substance misuse in general. Kratom should …

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Florida Seizes Leaf Kratom and Kratom Extracts in 7-OH Sweep

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On August 13, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that 7-hydroxymitragynine would immediately become a Schedule I substance under an emergency rule. “Due to the danger posed to the public, Florida is taking 7-OH off the shelves immediately,” he announced. On September 8, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced on X that the Florida Department …

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Florida Officials Cite Bodily Autonomy on Vaccines, Not 7-OH

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Florida is now enforcing its ban on 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), following an emergency rule by the attorney general classifying 7-OH as a Schedule I substance. Since August 14, 2025, any product containing more than 400 parts per million of 7-OH is now just as illegal as heroin and fentanyl analogs. Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced …

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Toledo Ohio Debates Kratom Ban and Push for State Ban

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Just two days after the FDA announced plans to recommend that the DEA schedule 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) as a controlled substance, on July 31, council members in Toledo, Ohio announced a possible ban on all of kratom, as well as legislation that would urge the state to ban as well. The ban in Toledo would only …

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Will Florida’s 7-OH Ban Set Off a Domino Effect?

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed an emergency rule that classifies 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) a Schedule I substance in Florida. “Due to the danger posed to the public, Florida is taking 7-OH off the shelves immediately,” said Uthmeier in a news release. “We are here today because Dr. Marty Makary and the FDA have alerted …

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