MADISON – Assembly lawmakers on Wednesday abandoned a scheduled vote on a bill that would legalize an herbal supplement after objections from law enforcement officials and medical doctors. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who supports the legislation, said Wednesday he didn't agree with their concerns but acknowledged it was
MADISON – Assembly lawmakers are scheduled to take up a bill Wednesday that would legalize an herbal supplement over the objection of law enforcement officials and medical doctors. But Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said just before the scheduled vote that the bill is in limbo and may get voted
Kratom, an herbal substance that can have opioid-like effects, is widely available and unregulated in Ohio, but an industry-backed bill that's halfway through the General Assembly could set standards for the substance. The Kratom Consumer Protection Act aims to guarantee the purity of the greenish-brown powder
The Kratom controversy continues. Some say the plant-based product is great for muscle pain, cramps, even opioid withdrawal. Others insist it’s downright dangerous and want it banned. Now, a new Kratom store that opened, then was quickly shut down, is dividing a Delaware County community, as 6ABC
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - One day after medical marijuana became legal in Mississippi, the state House passed legislation that would make the herbal product known as Kratom, illegal. According to Mississippi House Drug Policy Chairman Lee Yancey, Kratom is a drug that has no medicinal value.
The Ohio House passed a bill allowing for regulation of kratom on Wednesday, a controversial move given that some medical experts have called it addictive and harmful. Kratom is an herbal extract from the leaves of a Southeast Asian tree and is typically taken as a
Kratom, or Mitragyna speciosa as it is known botanically, is a traditional Southeast Asian medicine that has been utilized by indigenous populations for centuries to increase endurance, enhance mood, treat pain and mitigate opioid withdrawal symptoms. It is the latter use that has attracted our
Evan Garcia is quick to praise kratom, a finely-ground powder made from the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa, a tropical evergreen tree in Southeast Asia, as a life-saver. The Colorado Springs native developed an addiction to opiate painkillers around 2009, after two shoulder surgeries thanks to playing
