Kratom may be the most popular drug you’ve never heard of. Millions in the United States reportedly use it, but the leaf from southeast Asia has received praise and derision in equal amounts in the ...

Kratom products are sold online and at smoke shops and gas stations, like this one in Lone Tree, Colo. Credit: Amanda Mascarelli photo Proponents claim that kratom has many of the pain-relieving ...

Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) has become a widely discussed plant medicine in the wellness and harm reduction communities. Traditionally consumed in Southeast Asia for energy, pain relief, and mood ...

Holly Trouville held up a green can of seltzer as she stood before the Lowell City Council last fall. This is what killed her son, she said. “I was aware he drank kratom seltzer,” she said, “but I was ...

Kratom leaves, capsules, and powder are scattered on a table. Source: Anucha Cheechang/ iStock You may have noticed a variety of products marked “contains kratom” in health food stores, vape shops, or ...

David is a white-collar professional in his early fifties who lived in Denver before relocating to New Mexico. He began using kratom in its powdered form in the fall of 2018 to address post-traumatic ...

When federal health regulators last week announced plans to control a compound found in the kratom plant, they made one big distinction: "We're not targeting the kratom leaf or ground up kratom," Food ...

A picture of a Mitragyna Speciosa tree, which kratom is derived from. Newly proposed legislation in Conn. and Mass. could classify kratom as a schedule one controlled substance. Photo courtesy of ...