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Florida has declared 7-OH, a concentrated kratom byproduct, illegal due to its high potential for abuse and lack of accepted medical use.

An emergency rule classifies 7-OH as a Schedule 1 drug, similar to meth and fentanyl, effective immediately.

Florida officials report increased emergency room visits linked to kratom, particularly among young people.

Those little bottles sold in front of gas station cash registers? If they contain kratom, they're now illegal in Florida.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced an emergency rule that puts 7-OH (7-Hydroxymitragynine) on the state's schedule 1 list of drugs that have "a high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use." He made the announcement Aug. 13 at Tampa General Hospital.

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