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Comment Period Open Until Jan 28 on Proposed Ohio Kratom Ban

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On Tuesday, January 6, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy (BOP) announced it was taking steps to ban all kratom in the state of Ohio. In August, the BOP proposed an emergency ban placing both mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) on the list of Schedule I controlled substances. The ban was halted after a call from Department …

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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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