Citing health and addiction concerns among its users, Minnesota lawmakers are considering raising the age limit and penalties ...

Iowa House lawmakers voted to designate the plant-based substance kratom and its synthetic equivalents as a Schedule I ...

Patti tells PEOPLE that the horror of what her sons went through inspired her to make the documentary Kratom: Side Effects May Include Wyatt Wheeler was looking for an alternative to alcohol when he ...

Despite its reputation as a harmless, natural pain reliever, kratom, an increasingly popular psychoactive herb, is linked to dependence and withdrawal symptoms, as well as dangerous side effects. In ...

A bill to prohibit both the sale and production of kratom passed the Michigan House this week, bringing a ban on the ...

Tekoa Williams crafts beverages at The Root Kava Co. in Boulder. Courtesy: The Root During a visit to the convenience store, customers expect to find shelves stocked with snacks and sugary drinks. But ...

The bill’s purported intent is to preserve adult access to natural kratom while banning the sale of “unsafe, adulterated, or ...

Kratom would be outlawed as a Schedule I substance under a bill passed Tuesday by the Iowa House.House File 2133 would ...

HB 5537 would outright ban the sale and production of kratom and related synthetic variations in Michigan.

Dozens of individuals from across the state crowded into the House Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday and Thursday to ...

Wyatt Wheeler was looking for an alternative to alcohol when he found kratom. The 27-year-old was attending the rigorous Neely School of Business at Texas Christian University, and “he found this ...

Patti Wheeler investigates the supplement kratom, the industry surrounding it and the people who have died from it in the film 'Kratom: Side Effects May Include' Patti Wheeler’s son, Wyatt Wheeler, ...