
Colorado Governor Jared Polis Pushed to Sign Kratom Bill
Colorado Governor Jared Polis ponders a bill to increase Colorado’s regulation of the herbal remedy kratom.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis ponders a bill to increase Colorado’s regulation of the herbal remedy kratom.

Senate Bill 72 passed in the final hours of Colorado’s legislative session. With the bill now on the governor’s desk, I’m deeply concerned about what it means for patients like me.

A bill that passed just before lawmakers gaveled out of this year’s legislative session could be in jeopardy. Industry groups are calling on the governor to veto a measure that supporters said will add more safeguards to a substance called kratom. FOX31 political reporter Gabrielle Franklin explains.

Initial research suggests 7-OH is safe. So why the opposition to it?
A new nonprofit, the Global Kratom Coalition (GKC), has launched a highly funded campaign to restrict Floridians’ access to 7-Hydroxymitragynine, also known as 7-OH.