Healey Issues Emergency Order Restricting Sale of Kratom Statewide

Healey issues emergency order restricting sale of kratom statewide

Gov. Maura Healey issued an emergency order Thursday cracking down on the sale of kratom in the Commonwealth.

Mass. cracks down on sales of kratom

BOSTON — State public health officials have banned sales of kratom amid rising concerns that the unregulated and heavily addictive drug has been linked to seizures and other side effects.

States enact emergency orders on kratom while awaiting federal rules

States are moving faster and further than federal regulators to get kratom off store shelves, with some banning the herb outright while a pending federal rule targets only one of its chemicals.