Kratom Science

Maryland, Michigan, Kansas, and Iowa all have kratom ban bills that have passed through one house of Congress. Update on our kratom ban bills page: kratomscience.com/2026/01/27/kra…

@kratomscience 12% of 7-OH consumers use it for alcohol abuse recovery. Kratom & it’s alkaloids can provide relief when nothing else can. We need to make sure it is not scheduled so research can continue 🙏

Under Attack by Russia, Ukraine Devotes Resources to War on Kratom. Authorities seize over 1000 kilos of kratom a week before being bombarded with just under 1000 Russian drones kratomscience.com/2026/03/25/und…

Study: Mitragynine/Naltrexone Combo Reduces Alcohol Use in Rats. The combination decreased alcohol use moreso than mitragynine or naltrexone alone, but rats dosed with MTG alone decreased alcohol self-administration moreso than naltrexone alone kratomscience.com/2026/03/24/stu…

Bill in Kentucky Seeks to Create Dept of Psychoactive Substances. As in Czech Republic's "Psychomodulatory" substances program, the bill transitions from legal gray area to strictly regulated market for low-risk psychoactives, streamlining enforcement kratomscience.com/2026/03/23/bil…

“I don’t believe scheduling it as a Schedule I substance actually solves the problem. What it does is take something that’s currently unregulated and pushes it straight into the black market. That doesn’t make it safer. It actually makes it more dangerous.”

Our 2026 page on evolving kratom ban bills updated today. Iowa House passes a ban, other bills advancing... kratomscience.com/2026/01/27/kra…

Czech Prime Minister Threatens Kratom Ban Months After New Regulations. Experts, Parliament shut down his ill-advised proposal kratomscience.com/2026/03/19/cze…

FDA Study on Kratom Published. The single ascending dose pilot study was first announced in 2024 by Dr. Chad Reissig at the Third International Kratom Symposium kratomscience.com/2026/03/18/fda…

"Supporters of SB 497 claim that kratom and 7-OH are unsafe and should be banned. If that is true, Kansas lawmakers should be able to prove it." kansasreflector.com/2026/03/17/in-…

Kansas Authorities Seize Kratom Shots Containing Alcohol. ABC claims 1,006 OPMS shots seized from 12 retail stores exceeded 15% ABV kratomscience.com/2026/03/17/kan…

Here’s the study just published in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. Researchers conducted a controlled human trial of botanical Kratom with doses up to 12 g. No serious adverse events were reported. journals.lww.com/psychopharmaco…

Big news! For 2 years, we Kratom advocates have talked about the ascending-dose study presented at the 2024 Kratom Symposium. Today the full paper is peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. Now it’s part of the scientific record. 🍃

Is 7-OH Really “13 times stronger than morphine”? Definitive statements by headlines and in some cases medical professionals don't necessarily reflect accurate science kratomscience.com/2026/03/16/is-…

Kratom ban bills watch: Updates on Minnesota, Idaho added. kratomscience.com/2026/01/27/kra…

@KratomKills Addiction should be treated, not penalized nature.com/articles/s4138… Does..criminalization increase harmful drug use? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20… More Imprisonment Does Not Reduce..Drug Problems pew.org/en/research-an… More Incarceration Will Not Make Us Safer vera-institute.files.svdcdn.com/production/dow…

@kratomscience Follow the science ! I agree ! Federal ban !

Local Governments Crack Down on Kratom as 2026 Bans Expand. A list of US municipalities that have banned kratom already in 2026. Let us know in the comments if we're missing any kratomscience.com/2026/03/12/loc…

Georgia's HB968 wants to both ban kratom compounds and also enact a pharmacy-only sales model to treat kratom like an over-the-counter drug. The problem? This is a logical and legal contradiction. kratomscience.com/2026/03/11/con…

@bender25_g @2x2Rob @7hopealliance @JMay1771 @HART7OH @HAVENAccess @DaTruth4SHO @W_ForestBear @JeffSmithMO @Kratomlife420 @grok Part of this article goes through the kratom prohibition laws named after deceased people. Every one of them had multiple substances in their postmortem toxicology cato.org/commentary/whe…

@2x2Rob @7hopealliance @JMay1771 @HART7OH @HAVENAccess @DaTruth4SHO @W_ForestBear @JeffSmithMO @Kratomlife420 @kratomscience @grok are there any updates on Matthew Davenport’s law in Tennessee? And why do they name laws after “victims”? Public support, right? Gotta be it. Do they choose the name out of a hat or based on how loud ($$) the parents are on the issue?