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Missouri Attorney General Launches Investigation into Kratom, 7-OH Companies

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Missouri is the latest state examining possible government action against both kratom and 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) since the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that 7-OH, but not kratom, be placed on the national list of Schedule I controlled substances. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced on …

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Could Kratom Consumers Catch DUI if 7-OH is Banned?

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The alkaloid 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) is unique in that it occurs mostly as a metabolite of mitragynine (MG), the most abundant alkaloid in kratom. On July 29, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its intention to recommend scheduling of 7-OH on the list of federally controlled substances, but explicitly stated that its not going after …

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