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The DEA Plans to Ban Opioid-Like Kratom Compound 7-OH

The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to temporarily ban 7-OH , a component of kratom that has opioid -like effects and is sold in gas stations and smoke shops around the country in the form of gummies, drinks, and capsules.

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The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to temporarily ban 7-OH , a component of kratom that has opioid -like effects and is sold in gas stations and smoke shops around the country in the form of gummies, drinks, and capsules. In a draft notice of intent in the Federal Register, scheduled to be published Monday, the federal agency says it will temporarily make 7-OH a Schedule I drug in the Controlled Substances Act, the same category as heroin.

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