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A kratom plant (Mitragyna speciosa) (file photograph)
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Thursday, 7/2, 05:50 PM

DEA moves to ban 7-OH, a potent opioid-like cousin of kratom

  • US drug regulators are moving to outlaw 7-OH, a concentrated, opioid-like compound related to the herb kratom that has spread rapidly through gas stations and smoke shops.
  • The Drug Enforcement Administration wants to make it a Schedule I controlled substance — while, notably, leaving the natural kratom leaf alone.

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