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While many Florida voters debate the wisdom of legalizing medical marijuana, a different substance is causing concern in Palm Beach County. County officials are considering a ban on kratom, an herb that’s becoming a staple at some trendy cafes. Kratom is grown in Southeast Asia. The herb is...

In July, a 20-year-old man committed suicide, jumping to his death from an Interstate 95 overpass in Boynton Beach. There’s no clear evidence yet about what drove him to take his life, but his mother thinks it may have had something to do with an addiction to kratom, an herb used in teas that...

It didn't take long for Palm Beach County Commissioners to decide they want to know more about Kratom. The leafy green substance is raising new red flags in the county after family members blame Kratom for the suicide of a 20-year Boynton Beach man this summer. “It certainly struck a chord in...

TULSA, Okla. — It’s been used to relieve pain for centuries in Southeast Asia and now what’s called kratom is becoming popular, not just in the U.S., but also in Northeast Oklahoma. Those who used kratom say it helps people with opiate addiction, but the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics is...

Someone told me about a place in Wilmington, North Carolina, that sells tea brewed from “some weird drug called kratom that’s illegal in Thailand.” The place—a tiki bar called Kat 5 Kava that doesn’t serve alcohol—is like some sort of toned-down methadone clinic or legal opium den, I heard. I...

There's a new way people are getting high and you can buy it in stores legally right here in the Tri-State. We're talking about kratom. Drug officials are concerned about the safety of the substance. "It is illegal, there are some cases that have been prosecuted," said Ohio Attorney General Mike...

Despite what your local news team or head shop is claiming, kratom is not the next hot party drug. Kratom is not going to make you want to dance all night, to make out with someone while listening to dubstep, or to get crazy with your friends. We’ve all seen the claims on shady websites, but...

The DEA calls Kratom one of its "drugs of concern." It's legal and it's growing in popularity in Wilmington, along with another drink called Kava. Kava Kava is made from the roots of a shrub that grows in the South Pacific. It can either be served as a drink or in pill form. Many people who...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — If you haven’t heard of Kratom yet, you probably soon will. Prosecutors compare it to heroin, but it’s perfectly legal to buy and available on store shelves. Law enforcement is onto this latest trend, and our own WKBN First News Reporter Jeff Levkulich investigated...

SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) – An Illinois lawmaker is trying to outlaw Kratom in Illinois. WAND-TV reports Friday that Republican Rep. Dennis Reboletti of Elmhurst says the substance can be addictive and dangerous. Kratom comes from a leaf in Thailand. Officials say in highly concentrated pill or...

Police received a tip-off from a local that there was someone in their area selling kratom leaves to teenagers, which they would then use to make the cocktail see koon loy (4x100). See koon loy consists of four ingredients: cola, cough mixture, kratom (a mildly narcotic leaf) and ice. At the...

WASHINGTON—FDA has notified its field personnel that it may detain certain products containing "kratom" without physical inspection because the agency has determined that the new dietary ingredient (NDI) poses such adverse health effects as aggression, hallucinations and vomiting. The list of...

The DEA is warning against a substance they say is dangerous. It's a plant used in Southeast Asia for hundreds of years as a painkiller, called Kratom. The so-called "herbal remedy" is gaining popularity because it's cheap and legal. But in the past few years the number of calls to the Illinois...

Kratom probably won't be added to Arizona's list of banned drugs after all. Kratom, an herb with painkilling properties, has been for sale legally in certain stores around Phoenix for several years now, but the annual proposed update of Arizona's banned-drugs list originally included two...

A drug used for centuries in Southeast Asia is becoming increasingly popular in the Southland. Some officials say kratom is addictive and dangerous but it’s still legal to buy it in California, even for minors. Lawmakers in some states are currently proposing legislation to ban the drug...

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In January, an Oklahoma City TV station warned viewers about kratom, a new drug said to be rapidly taking hold in the community. “Users say it’s the legal form of heroin, with hallucinogenic effects like LSD,” reported KOKH-TV, Oklahoma City’s Fox affiliate. At low doses, kratom has a...

One South Florida mother watched her son’s life spiral out of control after becoming addicted to kratom. Linda Mautner said her son Ian Mautner was a happy successful 17-year old when he started taking kratom at a kava bar with friends. While his friends didn’t like it, she said her son began...

WASHINGTON—Dried Herbal Leaf. Mitragyna Speciosa. Made in Indonesia. Not for Human Consumption. That is essentially the label on 577 cartons of a botanical named kratom that U.S. Marshals have seized in California. The 25,000 pounds of raw kratom material, FDA recently announced, is worth more...