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Did Ohio Just Ban Kratom? Hard to Tell From New Emergency Rule

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On Thursday, December 11, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued a statement that he had updated a previous request to the Ohio Board of Pharmacy (BOP), issued in August, to ban all kratom immediately under an emergency rule. The new request seemed to suggest that the BOP ban only “synthetic kratom” under the emergency rule and …

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Ohio Introduces Kratom Regulation Bill After Governor Called for Ban in August

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Senator Louis Blessing introduced a bill in the Ohio Senate that will regulate rather than ban kratom. Introduced on October 21, SB299 would limit the amount of naturally-occurring 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) to less than 2% of alkaloids or 1 milligram per serving. All synthetic or semi-synthetic alkaloids will be made illegal to sell. Each product must …

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