A substance once found next to vape pens and tobacco products on store shelves across Central Florida is now officially ...

Florida has declared 7-OH, a concentrated kratom byproduct, illegal due to its high potential for abuse and lack of accepted ...

The drug known as 7-OH has been on the market for two years, and officials warn of its potential for addiction.

Kratom is sold in gas stations, vape shops and convenience stores across the nation. The plant is related to the coffee plant ...

Citing an “immediate danger to the public health, safety and welfare,” Attorney General James Uthmeier on Wednesday issued an ...

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

Florida bans kratom compound 7-OH amid warnings of a potential new opioid crisis. What does this mean for consumers?

Florida Attorney General James Uthemeir issued an emergency rule Wednesday that places 7-OH on a list of drugs, substances, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida officials have taken emergency action to ban 7-OH, a synthetic drug extracted from kratom, by ...

In Florida, anyone, regardless of their age, can legally buy kratom, though many local businesses that sell it say they have taken it upon themselves to enlist either 18- or 21-and-over limits.

The crackdown is not on the Kratom plant itself. Rather, it targets a highly concentrated byproduct that officials say is more potent and more dangerous.

In Florida, anyone, regardless of their age, can legally buy kratom, though many local businesses that sell it say they have taken it upon themselves to enlist either 18- or 21-and-over limits.