FDA breakdown on how they view 7-OH and the dangers threatened. Credit where credit is due- great work by @US_FDA of explaining it in easily understandable terms.

#Massachusetts Local update. Amherst, Massachusetts: Agenda for Board of Health - 08/07/2025.Kratom on the Agenda under "New Business": 

.Join the AKA tonight - link at and has been emailed to all advocates!.

Amazing statements by Melody! super #kratom #advocate

“The FDA is specifically targeting 7-OH, a concentrated byproduct of the kratom plant; it is not focused on natural kratom leaf products. 7-OH is increasingly recognized as having potential for abuse because of its ability to bind to opioid receptors. The FDA is releasing a new.

WATCH LIVESTREAM on X at @HHSGov "Press Conference on Measures to Safeguard American Public from Dangerous Opioid 7-OH".

Tune in here on the AKA's YouTube Channel tomorrow the 25th- Reminder- this will be live at the Las Vegas Convention Center so all times are Pacific Time. 📷 10:00 AM PT — Press Conference.Get the facts on the FDA's warning letters targeting 7OH kratom.

The AKA is monitoring the Texas special session and any potential threat to #safekratom .

FDA Issues Warning Letters to Firms Marketing Products Containing 7-Hydroxymitragynine.

Local Alert for #HuntingtonBeach .Huntington Beach, CA. City Council/Public Financing Authority Meeting, July 15th.Council Member Item: Prohibition of the Sale and Distribution of Kratom.Open Session 6pm.Council Chambers 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, CA 92648.

Rhode Island’s Governor has officially signed the Kratom Consumer Protection Act (KCPA), reversing the state’s criminalization law. This marks the first time in U.S. history that a state has reversed a kratom ban — a monumental milestone for the entire kratom community. RI is.

American Kratom Association Applauds FDA Crackdown on Dangerous Chemically Manipulated 7-OH, Pseudoindoxyl, and “M” Products. Synthetic products posing as kratom mislead and endanger consumers. The AKA Strongly Encourages the Agency to Follow-up with Decisive Enforcement Against.

University of Florida Research Surveys Now Open.Dr. Oliver Grundmann, a long-time kratom researcher at the University of Florida, is conducting two new anonymous surveys to assess kratom use and potential health impacts (see video from Dr. Grundmann below.).If you are currently.

Two Illinois Localities are threatening to ban kratom this week starting tonight and tomorrow night. Learn more here

IL Local: Agenda for City Council Regular Meeting Agenda (DeKalb, IL). meeting Tonight 6/23 at 6:00 PM includes ordinance that is recommended for approval prohibiting the sale of Kratom.DeKalb Public Library Yusunas Meeting Room 309 Oak Street DeKalb, Illinois 60115.two.

Chicago Suburb Village of Oak Lawn, IL Alert.Hearing Tuesday, June 24 7:30pm.9. G Consent Agenda to approve Ordinance 25-11-26 Prohibit Sale of Kratom. Asking for Illinois advocates to email, call, attend if possible to tell the Board not to ban.Village.

🚨 Big Victory in Rhode Island! 🚨. The Rhode Island House and Senate have officially passed the Kratom Consumer Protection Act — and the Governor is expected to sign it into law this year! 👏🌿. This is tremendous news that will replace the outdated kratom ban with a.

Alert for Illinois! Local Ban: Agenda for City Council Regular Meeting Agenda (DeKalb, IL).meeting on 6/23 at 6:00 PM includes ordinance that is recommended for approval prohibiting the sale of Kratom.

A new threat is quickly & quietly advancing in North Carolina. Legislators have added kratom scheduling language to House Bill 328, a bill originally written about hemp. This deceptive tactic is being used by anti-kratom groups to sneak bans into unrelated legislation—all to

"This is not about banning kratom. Full spectrum kratom, used responsibly, appears to have acceptable safety margins based on FDA’s own clinical data. This is about preventing synthetic opioids from hiding behind botanical names".