Following a pause to review potential federal action, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Thursday that he wants kratom to be ...

The Ohio Board of Pharmacy announced on Friday, December 12, 2025, that kratom-related products are now illegal in the state ...

The Republican governor has called the natural and synthetic herbal extract an "imminent public health risk." ...

Ohio bans synthetic kratom with an order from Gov. DeWine, influenced by concerns over abuse and health risks, as well as ...

The herbal extract from Asia has naturally occurring trace amounts of the alkaloids mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine, ...

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine urges the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to ban synthetic kratom compounds and expresses concerns about the ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is lifting the "pause" he put in place to ban dietary supplement kratom and is now urging the state ...

DeWine is asking the state pharmacy board to immediately designate all synthetic kratom as illegal and begin hearings on scheduling the natural drug.

Kratom-7 OH is emerging as a potent and addictive synthetic of kratom. Research suggests it presents similar risks as other ...

Advocates and city leaders are speaking out against kratom and its synthetic derivative, 7-OH. Mayor Quinton Lucas proposed a ...

Gov. Mike DeWine is asking state regulators to immediately prohibit synthetic kratom compounds while taking a different ...