Ohio's Proposed Ban On Sales Marks Kratom Industry's Latest Battlefront
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Executive Summary
Ohio Board of Pharmacy proposes placing into Schedule I kratom constituent ingredients mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine, a change that would prohibit kratom sales in the state. The board's findings "parrot the false propaganda" of FDA in its "crusade to ban kratom," says the American Kratom Association.
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