Kratom

Local county health officials say the schedule I listing of 7OH counter still leaves a number of other, related products unchecked and commercially available.

Yellowstone County’s food authority is cracking down on products derived from kratom, a Southeast Asian plant with psychoactive chemicals they say can be deadly in concentrated doses. Enforcement began Jan. 1 after months of notice, and tea houses continue to serve kratom drinks.

A bill proposed by the kratom industry is prompting consideration — and some concern — in the Legislature.

The FDA recently announced another recall of products containing the controversial herb, Kratom. Scores of people in states across the country have been...