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Topic: drug policy

Leaves of Mitragyna speciosa, the plant from which kratom is derived.
New U.S.
Thursday, 7/2, 10:28 AM

US Moves to Ban Concentrated Kratom Extract Even as Trump Floats Approving Another Form

  • Federal drug regulators moved to outlaw 7-OH, a highly concentrated kratom derivative sold in gas stations and smoke shops, calling it a growing public-health threat.
  • The action lands amid a contradictory record: the same administration dropped a lawsuit against a major kratom company and has floated approving a related product, drawing scrutiny of the industry's ties to senior officials.

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