New Politics
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.