kratom

The Campaign to Ban 7-OH and “Gas Station Drugs” Shouldn’t Take Long

The more people become interested in banning 7-hydroxymitragynine, better-known as 7-OH, the more we're going to see of the same…

December 10, 2025

Some States Try to Ban 7-OH, Others to Regulate Kratom. Some Try Both.

On October 27, New Jersey Senator Shirley K. Turner (D) introduced a bill that would criminalize 7-hydroxymitragynine as a Schedule…

October 30, 2025

7-OH Did Not Cause the LA Overdose Deaths (Neither Did Kratom)

On September 12, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) announced that 7-Hydroxymitragynine had been linked to three…

September 17, 2025

FDA Marks 7-OH, Kratom Compound With Opioid Effect, for CSA Schedule I

The Food and Drug Administration is recommending that 7-hydroxymitragynine, commonly referred to as 7-OH, be federally scheduled under the Controlled…

July 31, 2025

“Lawmakers Have to Google It”: Inside the Struggle to Regulate Kratom

Dozens of legislatures across the United States are currently weighing how to regulate or ban kratom, a plant with mild…

March 28, 2023

People’s Reasons for Using Kratom Are Rapidly Diversifying

Since kratom began growing in popularity in North America, researchers have tried to understand how and why people are using…

July 11, 2022

Quitting Kratom Reminded Me How Little Drugs Have to Do With Addiction

“I admitted I was powerless over my addiction” is a phrase I only uttered under extreme duress, monitored by a…

June 23, 2022

Kratom Helps Me Cope With Life, So What’s the Problem?

A kilo is surprisingly heavy, I thought as I dropped the package onto my mattress with a thud. I never…

March 10, 2022

World Health Organization Decides Not to Call for Global Kratom Ban

Kratom advocates are cheering a new decision from the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) not to recommend that the…

December 8, 2021

FDA’s Suspected Push for Global Kratom Ban Rattles Advocates

Despite Thailand’s recent legalization of kratom—swiftly following the country’s decriminalization earlier this year—international kratom advocacy’s momentum is facing stern resistance…

September 1, 2021