March 4, 2015 – Clearwater, Florida, U.S. – JIM DAMASKE | Times.An opened capsule containing Kratom. – Following the recent crackdown on prescription and synthetic drugs across the state, authorities are now focusing on controlling an herbal supplement that is legal in Florida and believed to elicit the same effects of some narcotics. Made from the crushed leaves of a tree growing in southeast Asia, Kratom comes in pills as well as powder that can be added to tea, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. It is legal in most states except Indiana and Tennessee. Florida might be next in outlawing Kratom: State Rep. Kristin Jacobs filed legislation in January that would make the supplement a controlled substance. (Credit Image: © Jim Damaske/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Wire)
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