UPDATED 6/7/2023 State lawmakers who are crafting kratom legislation should hear from all American kratom consumers who may be purchasing kratom from vendors in those states, and who wish to travel freely throughout the nation. If you live in any of the states listed below, It is essential for state legislators to hear from you. …
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Keep in Mind: Despite news media and other nefarious actors’ exaggerations, and despite millions of informed adults using kratom in moderation with net benefits, risks of kratom use are real. Kratom should not be consumed in high doses or with various other substances, including alcohol, Benedryl, Tylenol, opioids, or multiple prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Kratom …
“Kratom-Related Exposures” Reported to Poison Control Increase to 3,434 in 2025 Read More »
Frequent large-scale Russian attacks on Ukraine are still ongoing. On a single day, March 24, 2026, critical infrastructure in multiple Ukrainian cities was attacked with 948 Russian drones. This broke a previous record for most attacks in a 24-hour period. Most of the drones were shot down by Ukrainian missiles or were disrupted by electronic …
Under Attack by Russia, Ukraine Devotes Resources to War on Kratom Read More »
Disclaimer:Research findings from animal studies do not always translate directly to humans. Differences in biology, metabolism, and dosing mean that results observed in animals may not reflect the same effects or safety in people. Animal research is an early step in understanding how a substance might work, but human clinical studies are necessary to determine …
Study: Mitragynine/Naltrexone Combo Reduces Alcohol Use in Rats Read More »
Kentucky Representative Alan Gentry, a Democrat from Louisville representing District 46, has introduced HB895, a bill that would create a “Department of Psychoactive Substances” that will regulate legal psychoactives like kratom and hemp byproducts. Kentucky’s HB895 shares a nearly identical regulatory philosophy with Czech Republic’s Psychomodulatory Substances program (primarily established through the Psychomodulatory Substances Act …
Bill in Kentucky Seeks to Create “Department of Psychoactive Substances” Read More »
Kratom Science has been following a lengthy political process that has taken place to regulate kratom in the Czech Republic since 2022, when groups such as the European Kratom Alliance (EKA), the Czecho-Slovak Kratom Association (CSKA), and the Pirate Party began to push for such regulation. The Czech Republic’s progressive National Drug Policy Coordinator, Jindrich …
Czech Prime Minister Threatens Kratom Ban Months After New Regulations Read More »
A long-awaited kratom clinical study conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been published in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. The pilot study (defined as “a preliminary investigation designed to test the feasibility and design of a larger, more comprehensive study”) involved healthy adult participants who were administered an ascending dose of …
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division (ABC), an agency within the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR), seized 1,006 OPMS liquid kratom extract products from 12 businesses that ABC claims contain 15.7% to 16.1% ethanol. Ethanol (the type of alcohol also found in alcoholic beverages) is used to extract alkaloids from kratom leaf to produce highly concentrated …
Kansas Authorities Seize Kratom Shots Containing Alcohol Read More »
Multiple news media and even medical professionals have repeated the claim that 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) is “13 times stronger than morphine” as though it is a fact established through rigorous science. Where does this claim come from and how accurate is it? The claim comes from studies from 2002 (Takayama, et al) and 2004 (Matsumoto, et …
Is 7-OH Really “13 times stronger than morphine”? Read More »
Several American towns, cities, and counties have moved to ban the sale and distribution of kratom since the beginning of 2026. Some jurisdictions in Illinois and Mississippi moved to both ban sale and possession, criminalizing kratom consumers. This comes after last year’s announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it is recommending that …
Local Governments Crack Down on Kratom as 2026 Bans Expand Read More »
Georgia House Bill 968 contains language that would add kratom compounds to the list of Schedule I controlled substances, and at the same time restrict the sale of kratom to over-the-counter sales in pharmacies. One problem with this bill: It is legally impossible. Under HB 968, the pharmacy sales provision for kratom is designed to allow …