Iowa House lawmakers voted to designate the plant-based substance kratom and its synthetic equivalents as a Schedule I ...

This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. The Senate State Affairs Committee moved to introduce an Idaho Kratom ...

Citing health and addiction concerns among its users, Minnesota lawmakers are considering raising the age limit and penalties ...

Despite its reputation as a harmless, natural pain reliever, kratom, an increasingly popular psychoactive herb, is linked to dependence and withdrawal symptoms, as well as dangerous side effects. In ...

Tekoa Williams crafts beverages at The Root Kava Co. in Boulder. Courtesy: The Root During a visit to the convenience store, customers expect to find shelves stocked with snacks and sugary drinks. But ...

A bill to prohibit both the sale and production of kratom passed the Michigan House this week, bringing a ban on the ...

Kratom would be outlawed as a Schedule I substance under a bill passed Tuesday by the Iowa House. House File 2133 would ...

Wyatt Wheeler was looking for an alternative to alcohol when he found kratom. The 27-year-old was attending the rigorous Neely School of Business at Texas Christian University, and “he found this ...

HB 5537 would outright ban the sale and production of kratom and related synthetic variations in Michigan.

Dozens of individuals from across the state crowded into the House Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday and Thursday to ...

The Michigan House voted to prohibit the growth or sale of kratom, a substance sometimes called "gas station heroin" for its drug-like effects.

Patti Wheeler investigates the supplement kratom, the industry surrounding it and the people who have died from it in the film 'Kratom: Side Effects May Include' Patti Wheeler’s son, Wyatt Wheeler, ...