Georgia House Passes Bill Requiring Age Restrictions, Labeling Requirements for Kratom Following advocacy from the American Kratom Association as well as Georgian kratom consumers, the Georgia House of Representatives voted…
Parents in Chester County, PA are suing kratom distributor SoCal Herbal Remedies. Their son, Caleb Sturgis, died in a car accident in 2018. He was 25. The Chester County Coroner…
We've been seeing in the news again lately that poison control centers are receiving an increasing amount of calls about kratom. We've seen stories like this in 2016. CNN ran…
In Kratom News this week, two websites popular for the average person to research health topics, Psychology Today and WebMD, have posted excellent articles about kratom this week. Usually with…
Following one-sided, "Reefer Madness" style fear-based reports from news outlets in North Mississippi, the town of Columbus, MS decided to ban kratom. A February 4, 2019 report by news station…
On January 14, Chairman of the American Kratom Association Dave Herman sent a message to the AKA's email subscribers stating In just the past week, I have had my email…
UPDATE: An hour after this posting, the AKA sent out an email stating "the Board decided to defer any action until additional information is obtained on a number of key…
On December 28, 2018, a Georgia House of Representatives study committee convened to discuss kratom and take public comments. Rep. Dewayne Hill chaired the committee, and sat on a panel…
Press release by the American Kratom Association: Kratom Warriors, As a reminder, tomorrow is the day for the Georgia public hearing on kratom! The House Study Committee on the Risks…
The University of Florida College of Pharmacy announced that it will be receiving a grant from the National Institutes on Drug Abuse for $3.5 million for kratom research. According to…