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 »
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 »
The Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Nora Volkow, was the keynote speaker for this year’s Scientific Kratom Symposium. Hosted by the University of Florida College of Pharmacy at its Lake Nona research campus, the four-day event held from February 17-20, 2026, brought together roughly 100 scientists from about a dozen countries …
Fifth Scientific Kratom Symposium Held in Florida Read More »
Members of the American Kratom Association (AKA) and the Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust (HART) will debate the controversial alkaloid 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and the 7-OH-abundant products that have become available to consumers in the past 2 years. Billed as “The 7-OH Fault Line”, the debate will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center 3150 Paradise …
AKA and HART Face Off Over 7-Hydroxymitragynine This Friday Read More »
The New York State Legislature has approved a bill that would usher in a new era of kratom regulation—focused not on prohibition, but on harm reduction and public health oversight. “A lot of times making things illegal doesn’t solve the problem, as we know,” said New York Assembly co-sponsor Phil Steck, who chairs the Committee …
New York Legislature Sends Kratom Bill to Governors’ Desk Read More »