JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A statewide investigation into Missouri’s kratom retailers is expanding, says Attorney General Catherine Hanaway.

On Friday, Hanaway announced that she was issuing six additional Civil Investigative Demands (CID) to retailers across the state after first opening an investigation in November.

“Our Office will not back down against businesses that choose to profit by selling powerful psychoactive compounds outside the law,” said Hanaway. “Missourians have the right to know exactly what is in the products they consume, and they deserve honesty, not companies willing to put their health in jeopardy. We won’t let Missouri consumers become test subjects for dangerous and misleading opioid-like drugs.”

Hanaway said the expanded investigation includes retail smoke

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