Ohio Kratom Ban Paused After RFK Jr. Call to Gov. DeWine
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. urged Ohio Gov. DeWine to pause a kratom ban as states weigh regulations on synthetic 7-OH products while natural kratom remains legal.
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FDA Announces Plans to Schedule 7-OH as a Controlled Substance a Week After Kratom Industry Allegedly Staged 7-OH Protests
On Tuesday, July 29, officials including Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary announced via a press conference the FDA’s intent to recommend to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) be scheduled as a controlled substance. Several times during …