CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Ohio is moving to permanently outlaw synthetic kratom, turning a temporary emergency ban into a lasting restriction statewide.
For most of last year, Ohio had no ban or regulation on synthetic kratom, also known as Seven-OH. It was sold freely without warning labels and was commonly dubbed “gas station heroin.”
In December, the governor signed an emergency order banning synthetic kratom. This week, the Ohio Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review passed a rule to make that ban permanent and heard testimony from grieving families who blamed synthetic kratom for their loved one’s overdose death…