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Colorado Strengthens Kratom Regulations with Unified Efforts of Advocates and Grieving Parent

On May 29, Governor Jarid Polis of Colorado signed into a law a kratom regulation bill supported by both kratom advocates and the father of a man who died from the combined toxicity of strong doses of a concentrated kratom extract and diphenhydramine (an antihistamine). Dubbed the Daniel Bregger Act after the deceased man, the …

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Nefarious Marketing: Making Health Claims and Synthetics Sold as “Kratom”

Health Claims in Texas Smoke Shops With a dearth of regulation and market enforcement, marketers of kratom, kratom-derived synthetics, and products like hemp and THC continue to employ shady business practices to sell their products. Researchers from university pharmacy and medicine departments conducted a secret shopper investigation at 100 smoke shops in San Antonio and …

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