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A store in northeast Columbus advertises kratom in August 2025.
Daniel Konik
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Statehouse News Bureau
Government/Politics
DeWine calls on Ohio Pharmacy Board to schedule kratom as an illegal drug
Sarah Donaldson
Kratom, a botanical herb from Asia, has naturally-occurring trace amounts of mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine, which can have both stimulant and sedative effects.
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