When federal health regulators last week announced plans to control a compound found in the kratom plant, they made one big distinction:
- “We’re not targeting the kratom leaf or ground up kratom,” Food and Drug Administration commissioner Marty Makary told reporters. “We are targeting the concentrated synthetic byproduct that is an opioid.”
Why it matters: That’s an important detail for South Florida, which is home to multiple kratom and kava tea bars.
- One of the country’s first kava bars opened in Boca Raton in 2002, per the Tampa Bay Times.
The big picture: Search for “kava kratom bars” on Google…..