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A Twitter Tiff Between Former Federal Health Officials Highlights the Weakness of the Case for Banning Kratom

Former Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir says former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb's support for a ban was based on "embarrassingly poor evidence."

Jacob Sullum | 5.24.2021 2:55 PM

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Drug Policy

The FDA Is Still Trying to Ban Kratom, a Potential Solution to the Opioid Epidemic

"No reliable evidence to support the use of kratom as a treatment for opioid use disorder and significant safety issues exist."

Kayla Stetzel | 2.12.2018 11:10 AM

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The Federal Government Is Trying to Ban Kratom (Again)

So much for "everything which is not forbidden is allowed."

Mike Riggs | 11.14.2017 11:28 AM

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'Kratom Is the Cure for the Opioid Epidemic.' Q&A With Filmmaker Chris Bell

Yet the DEA wants to ban it.

Justin Monticello | 5.3.2017 3:58 PM

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Drugs

Is Kratom the New Marijuana?

The DEA moves toward a ban on another plant with promising medical properties.

Jacob Sullum | 12.30.2016 9:00 PM

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Marijuana

The Year's Best Drug Scares

Killer weed redux, pimple-faced potheads, vapin' in the boys room, Halloween high horror, and a crazy kratom crackdown

Jacob Sullum | 12.28.2016 7:00 AM

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