The FDA requested the DEA ban the compound 7-OH citing increased risk of abuse. 7-OH is an alkaloid in the kratom plant. It's ...

An undercover operation at a convenience store in Port Allen has led to West Baton Rouge Parish’s first Kratom-related arrest ...

State leaders say the ban was necessary to protect public health. According to the Louisiana Department of Health, kratom-related deaths jumped from eight in 2018 to 53 in 2021.

For years, state lawmakers have taken the lead on regulating kratom—the controversial herbal supplement used for pain relief, ...

The Louisiana Department of Revenue has announced new penalties for possession of kratom, effective immediately, in response to the FDA's suggestion to control certain 7-hydroxymitragynine products, ...

Kratom is a thing of the past in Louisiana. According to Act 41, it's now illegal to sell, due to lawmakers stating users get an addictive high, raising concerns for their health.

Louisiana's recent ban on kratom products. Are kava products banned in the state? The Louisiana House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 154 (SB154), which would ban the possession and distribution ...

HB14 would repeal the present law and add mitragynine and 7-hydroxy mitragynine (kratom) to the list of Schedule I narcotics unless the herb is contained in a pharmaceutical product.

A kratom ban is one step closer to becoming a reality in Louisiana after the Senate’s Judiciary C Committee approved a bill to criminalize the substance on Tuesday. Senate Bill 154 by state Sen ...

Kratom is often poorly understood and some high concentration products should be regulated, argues guest columnist Dan Lawton ...

Just two weeks after Louisiana became the seventh state to ban kratom entirely, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that an emergency rule ...

Turner spearheaded a law in Louisiana that passed this summer that will make Kratom illegal in the state if the Drug Enforcement Administration classifies it as a Schedule 1 drug. Schedule 1 drugs are ...