COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Ohio’s temporary ban on synthetic kratom has cleared its final hurdle and is now set to become permanent state law following action taken this week.
Ohio previously had no ban or regulation against synthetic kratom, also known as 7-OH, before December of last year. It was sold freely without warning labels and was commonly dubbed “gas station heroin.”
In December, Gov. Mike DeWine 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 loved ones who blamed synthetic kratom for overdose deaths…