On July 29th, 2025, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. took the stage at a press conference in DC to make a major drug policy announcement: The Food & Drug Administration ...

SB 6287 would prohibit the sale of kratom products to anyone under 21 years old and establish product labeling standards, among other regulations. It would also leave room for local jurisdictions to ...

For more than a decade, kratom products have steadily increased in popularity in California, with the painkiller being sold at thousands of smoke shops and convenience stores across the state. But ...

A bill that’s cleared a committee in the Iowa House would ban the sale of kratom, a plant-based stimulant that’s being sold in some Iowa gas stations and vape shops. Kratom trees are native to ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — State lawmakers are considering a hefty 95% tax on kratom products, a move aimed at discouraging minors from using the substance. The proposed tax, similar to the state tax on tobacco ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY — A business owner here is suing a kratom company, claiming his addiction to the substance wiped out his savings and forced him to temporarily close his ice cream shop while in rehab.

Picture this: In a dimly lit dive with a co-worker, the bartender asks if you’d like another round. You order another Athletic brew on tap, and your companion ...

Prime Video's God of War live-action series has cast Callum Vinson as Atreus, Kratos's 10-year-old son. Vinson will appear opposite Ryan Hurst as Kratos. Atreus first appeared in Sony's 2018 God of ...

Members of the Bloomington City Council listen to a presentation on kratom by Dr. Scott Denton during Monday's regular council meeting at the Government Center. Bloomington residents and businesses ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa could soon ban the plant-based stimulant kratom after legislative committees in both chambers voted to move the proposal forward. The Iowa House Public Safety Committee voted ...