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Kratom, Chronic Pain and the Perils of Regulation

When Louisiana lawmakers voted to criminalize kratom, a plant-based supplement long used by people with chronic pain, they framed the[…]

In an increasingly crowded U.S. kratom market, Left Coast Kratom has carved out a niche as a boutique, family-owned brand[…]

In a fragmented and often polarizing kratom marketplace, Kraken Kratom has positioned itself as a test case for whether a[…]

Kratom powder, made from the dried leaves of the Southeast Asian tree Mitragyna speciosa, is typically ingested rather than smoked[…]

Across the United States, a quiet policy experiment is underway at gas stations, smoke shops and kava bars: rather than[…]

Kratom has traditionally been brewed as a tea or swallowed as a bitter powder, but a new generation of consumers[…]

A familiar pattern is reappearing in online wellness behavior: a sharp rise in searches for the “best” versions of popular[…]

In the fragmented debate over kratom, a Southeast Asian tree whose leaves are used by millions of Americans, one organization[…]

Among the many varieties of Mitragyna speciosa, the evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia, red vein kratom has emerged as[…]

As kratom has moved from niche herb shops into mainstream conversation, one of the biggest shifts has happened in the[…]