If you have walked into a smoke shop, gas station, or health store in Nevada over the past few years, you have probably noticed packages of kratom sitting right next to the energy drinks or CBD gummies. Sold as powders, capsules, and liquid shots, this herbal product has turned into a massive topic of conversation across the country and right here in Nevada.
Some people believe, kratom is a helpful tool for dealing with chronic pain, calming anxiety, or easing off prescription pain medications. For medical professionals and public health officials, it represents an unregulated substance that can lead to physical dependence, severe health complications, and unexpected trips to the emergency room.
Nevada was actually one of the first states in the nation to try to bring order to this market by passing a law to regulate kratom back in 2019. But the conversation is changing fast. State officials and health agencies in Nevada are now looking at officially scheduling kratom as a controlled substance.
To understand how we got here and what a potential statewide regulation would mean it helps to look at how kratom works in the body, how Nevada currently handles it, and why state regulators are reconsidering its legal status…
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