At low dosages, kratom typically acts as a stimulant; at higher ones, it can have opioid-like effects. Supporters of the ban ...

Many law enforcement officials are calling for kratom to be banned because they said people can easily become addicted to it.

Kratom starts as a leaf, but can be ground up and consumed in a lot of different ways, and has been for hundreds of years.

In New Orleans, Kratom is sold at gas stations and smoke shops, and it's advertised as many things, including an energy ...

While Louisiana state legislators are preparing to discuss banning or regulating kratom, the parish is hoping to take the ...

State lawmakers are at odds over a substance some say is a safe alternative to pain killers. Gabbard Declassifies Biden’s ...

ZAVALA KCRA THREE NEWS. SOME GROWING CONCERNS TONIGHT ABOUT A SUPPLEMENT CALLED KRATOM. IT’S AN HERB THAT’S BEEN USED FOR CENTURIES. BUT NOW SOME COMPANIES ARE TURNING KRATOM INTO POTENT EXTRACTS.

OH, THAT PLACE IS STILL OPEN. YOU KNOW, SOBER, BUT STILL ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY. KRATOM HELPED ME QUIT DRINKING. I GUESS YOU COULD SAY IT’S LESS DANGEROUS, BUT I THINK THAT. I THINK THE DANGER ...

Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill into law Thursday to limit kratom purchases to people 21 and older and outlaw more potent forms of the herbal substance in Mississippi. The law will take effect July 1.

But kratom is not regulated, not standardized and, therefore, not safe. I’ve joined with a bipartisan group of colleagues to sponsor a legislative package aimed at regulating kratom in New York ...