The Starkville Board of Aldermen will host a second public hearing to discuss the possible ban or restriction of kratom ...

A city councilor wants to ban the sale of synthetic versions. But some health experts say it can help people addicted to ...

LANSING, MI – House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland township, described a substance being debated by lawmakers as “similar to heroin.” State Rep. Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, called its sale a “crisis.” And ...

Iowa House lawmakers passed a bill making the plant-based stimulant kratom a Schedule I controlled substance. The bill now ...

In Southeast Asia, locals have for centuries chewed the leaves of the tropical kratom tree — part of the coffee family — as a pain-relieving, energy- and mood-boosting remedy. In the US, as kratom has ...

The state Senate initially approved legislation Thursday to ban the recreational sale of synthetic or semi-synthetic kratom, ...

Iowa House lawmakers passed a bill that would list kratom as a Schedule I drug in the state, making possession of it a ...

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

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Health officials in Kentucky are warning the public not to consume a substance called kratom or any kratom products. That's according to a news release from the Kentucky ...