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This tweet and the NYT article are both dishonest. HHS/DEA did not back down but asked for scientific opinion on a 7OH threshold. It also updated science on MGPI to include a threshold as it is not only semi-synthetic but can occur naturally in insignificant amounts in kratom
A number of kratom companies discovered mitragynine pseudoindoxyl (MGPI) in products marketed as “natural” in recent months.
MGPI is a semi-synthetic opioid that has been found in lab tests to be far more powerful than morphine. It had been identified in at least 56 overdose cases, 48 of which were fatal, from February last year to this May.
A major GOP donor and manager of one such large kratom company, facing culpability in several wrongful death lawsuits against him, mounted a concerted multi-milllion dollar lobbying push to reverse the ban.
It worked.
🎁: nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/po…
We wrote about this issue in August. DEA and AKA both previously stated MGPI was only a semi-synthetic product. They were wrong as it is a metabolite of 7OH. Those who need to catch up can read here for context kratomscience.com/2026/08/25…
Case report: man found dead after ingesting 87mg of 7OH tablets in addition to "several beers" plus "gabapentin and other medications...at subtherapeutic concentrations". Multi-substance ingestion is always risky whether its 7oh, mitragynine, kratom, et al annemergmed.com/article/S019…
NIH Grants Washington State University $7.5 Million to Study Kratom kratomscience.com/2026/10/28…
Local officials don't seem to be getting the message that HHS has been putting out since July 2025 and recently emphasized here on Twitter that natural leaf kratom (also known as "kratom") should be legal and only 7OH/MP should be banned
Hillsborough County commissioners are taking a closer look at banning Kratom products.
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The federal drug police want to turn consumers of certain concentrated kratom-derived products into criminals while leaving traditional kratom leaf products outside the ban. buff.ly/v3KMyYI
"Kratom use was associated with small reductions in anxiety and, to a lesser extent, sadness in naturalistic settings." sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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What did the media get wrong about the tragedy at Ole Miss? Almost all of it. If you know of more fictitious posts from the media please submit. This is well worth reading. Bottom line, most everything the media claimed was wrong. Time to fix the record!
kratomscience.com/2026/09/29…
DOJ announces new guidelines to allow for naturally occurring 7OH and mitragynine-pseudoindoxyl in kratom: "7-OH and MGPI: DEA will issue a new Notice of Intent incorporating HHS' updated scientific recommendation for concentration and ratio thresholds" tinyurl.com/2k85ez47
This honestly does not seem serious when he is calling for emergency scheduling molecules that have already been emergency scheduled ("MGM 15&16+MP"). Hopefully it's just pre-election "tough on drugs" showboating
Deadly kratom is on the rise Trump admin needs to STOP KRATOM ASAP I sent lttr urging DEA/FDA 2take immediate action & limit access 2 kratom&related synthetic substances incl 7OH+MGM 15&16+MP
Thx Sens Lee&Collins 4 joining me We r working 2 protect USA families frm this poison
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Grassley's post urges stopping "kratom" as deadly poison, but regulators distinguish natural botanical leaf from synthetic 7-OH derivatives & concentrates. FDA notes most associated deaths involve other substances; WHO recommends surveillance not scheduling for kratom.
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pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13…
ecddrepository.org/en/kratom-mitr…
Republicans are urging the DEA to schedule the "kratom plant". Their words.
🚨 Chairman @ChuckGrassley, @SenMikeLee and @SenatorCollins are calling on the Trump administration to protect American families from deadly kratom and semi-synthetic substances like 7-OH.
Federal scheduling would keep these addictive drugs off gas station shelves and out of the hands of our nation's children.
All together now. 3 dots... Request Community Note:
Deadly kratom is on the rise Trump admin needs to STOP KRATOM ASAP I sent lttr urging DEA/FDA 2take immediate action & limit access 2 kratom&related synthetic substances incl 7OH+MGM 15&16+MP
Thx Sens Lee&Collins 4 joining me We r working 2 protect USA families frm this poison
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Grassley's post urges stopping "kratom" as deadly poison, but regulators distinguish natural botanical leaf from synthetic 7-OH derivatives & concentrates. FDA notes most associated deaths involve other substances; WHO recommends surveillance not scheduling for kratom.
fda.gov/news-events/pu…
fda.gov/news-events/pu…
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13…
ecddrepository.org/en/kratom-mitr…
Fox News, Newsmax Attack Kratom as “Dangerous”, “Lethal” While Advertising Alcohol, NSAIDS, Acetaminophen kratomscience.com/2026/10/06…
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Senator, “all kratom is deadly” simply isn’t a serious way to discuss this issue.
I’ve consumed kratom for more than a decade, advocated for testing, age restrictions, accurate labeling and responsible regulation, and watched Congress spend years failing to create meaningful federal standards.
Raw kratom leaf, concentrated extracts, 7 OH products and newer manufactured derivatives should not simply be treated as though they are all the same thing.
Protect kids. Regulate the market. Enforce age limits. Require testing and honest labels. Fund the science.
But fear based claims and prohibition are not substitutes for good policy.
I wrote about why here -
medium.com/@DrewTurnerMedia/…
We've been a website since 2013 before kratom was called anything but the leaves from the kratom tree. That's still the definition by the way
It was stated by local police, then widely reported that "kratom" was found at the scene. Later reports state a product called "SMAX Pseudo DHM" was found, which is not kratom but possibly MGM-15 and/or mitragynine-pseudoindoxyl, two substances that are already banned federally
The media is usually terrible in its reporting on kratom. Tracking all the false statements is like trying to stop a flood one teaspoon at a time. For what it's worth, here's our attempt: "Media Drops Ball on Kratom Reporting After Ole Miss Deaths" kratomscience.com/2026/09/29…
The media is usually terrible in its reporting on kratom. Tracking all the false statements is like trying to stop a flood one teaspoon at a time. For what it's worth, here's our attempt: "Media Drops Ball on Kratom Reporting After Ole Miss Deaths" kratomscience.com/2026/09/29…
Colorado is one of the few states that actually funds and carries out enforcement of their Kratom Consumer Protection Act denvergazette.com/2026/09/21…
Kratom is a leaf used in traditional medicine for many things including diabetes. Here is a recent investigation of 5 α-glucosidase inhibitors (Kratomines), present in kratom that slow the break-down of carbohydrates into simple sugars sciencedirect.com/science/ar…