The crackdown is not on the Kratom plant itself. Rather, it targets a highly concentrated byproduct that officials say is more potent and more dangerous.

Florida officials are taking emergency action to ban 7-hydroxymitragynine, also known as 7-OH, a concentrated compound derived from the kratom plant.

Citing an “immediate danger to the public health, safety and welfare,” Attorney General James Uthmeier issued an emergency ...

As of last week, Illinois joins Nevada and Utah in no longer allowing chatbots or AI to be used by therapists in any capacity other than administrative. The ban also extends to companies that offer AI ...

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