Ohio kratom ban

Kratom Under Attack: New 2026 Bills Aim to Criminalize Consumers Across the U.S.

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UPDATE APRIL 14, 2026: Kentucky will ban all kratom sales but not possessionUPDATE APRIL 10, 2026: KANSAS bans kratom.UPDATE APRIL 9, 2026: TENNESSEE House passes ban bill.UPDATED APRIL 8, 2026: KENTUCKY like Kansas, sneaks in last minute ban, now on Governor’s desk. Note: This article lists only the bills that will potentially ban plain leaf …

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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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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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