Missouri State Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern, D-Kansas City, is pushing new statewide regulations on kratom and a more potent related compound called 7-OH. Her bill was heard on Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Nurrenbern said 7OH has been nicknamed “gas station...
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has issued an advisory regarding 7-hydroxymitragynine, also known as 7-hydroxy and 7-OH. It’s an extract of the kratom plant and it’s being marketed as a “natural remedy” for pain relief and brain...
In previous years, a bill that would regulate kratom has been held up in the Missouri Senate and vetoed by the governor. Now, state Representative Phil Christofanelli, R-St. Peters, has started from scratch and hopes to get his bill passed in these final four weeks of...
