A professor at Johns Hopkins University studies kratom, and says a new form, 7-OH, acts only on opioid receptors, raising ...

If you take a walk down Cumberland Avenue near UT's campus, you'll find smoke shops advertising kratom. Researchers said it's ...

A new push aims to regulate a popular drug sold in smoke shops around Tennessee.Kratom is a plant based product often sold as ...

Louisiana Legislature has passed a bill that would ban the possession and distribution of kratom. What is kratom? Is it bad ...

Kratom, a plant-based derivative that in low doses produces a stimulant effect and in high doses a sedative effect, is ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (KPLC) - After years of controversy, kratom is on its way to being banned in Louisiana. A bill banning the substance is currently on Gov. Jeff Landry’s desk to be signed into law.

The state House is moving forward with new regulations for kratom. Lawmakers say the tropical plant with drug-like effects ...

Nong Khai customs officials seize 672kg of kratom leaves from a Laotian smuggler's van, enforcing strict customs laws.

The Department for Public Health and the Office of Drug Control Policy are advising the public not to consume ...

The leaves from the kratom tree -- which is native to Southeast Asia -- are often made into a variety of products such as ...

North Carolina lawmakers are trying again to regulate kratom, a plant-derived stimulant often sold in convenience stores. But this year, there's a new twist: the measure would ban synthetic chemicals ...

Kratom and hemp product retailers in Batavia must follow stricter guidelines thanks to a new city code amendment. City council members approved the code amendment in a unanimous vote without ...