Florida AG Uthmeier discussing ‘legal morphine’ kratom compound during press conference

The Brief

  • Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is discussing “7-hydroxymitragynine” – often called “7-OH”, during a press conference in Tampa.
  • Wednesday’s event comes weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s action to classify it as a Schedule I controlled substance.
  • Doing so would place it alongside drugs like heroin and LSD, making its sale and possession illegal.

TAMPA Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is holding a press conference in Tampa on Wednesday afternoon to discuss “7-hydroxymitragynine” – often called “7-OH”.

This comes weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s action to classify it as a Schedule I controlled substance.

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