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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Could Kratom Consumers Catch DUI if 7-OH is Banned?

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The alkaloid 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) is unique in that it occurs mostly as a metabolite of mitragynine (MG), the most abundant alkaloid in kratom. On July 29, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its intention to recommend scheduling of 7-OH on the list of federally controlled substances, but explicitly stated that its not going after …

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Wave of Negative News Engulfs Kratom Since FDA Move to Schedule 7-OH

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A wave of negative media coverage (more than usual) has engulfed kratom in the weeks following the FDA’s July 29 recommendation to classify 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) as an illicit substance. While the agency’s move targets products containing an abundance of 7-OH—not the plain leaf kratom that contains near-zero amounts of 7-OH—news outlets have blurred the distinction, …

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Multiple Kratom Ban Bills Sit in Massachusetts Legislature

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This past spring, state lawmakers have filed six bills in Massachusetts having to do with kratom policy. Four of the bills aim to schedule kratom as a “Class A” controlled substance, which would put it in the same category as heroin and fentanyl. One bill, S1558, aims to regulate kratom similar to Kratom Consumer Protection …

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