# NJ bill looks to ban kratom products critics call ‘dangerous’

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-03-17-nj-bill-looks-to-ban-kratom-products-critics-call-dangerous-d0b85d/
- Published: 2026-03-17
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: dailygazette
- Original report: https://www.dailygazette.com/life_and_arts/stacker/nj-bill-looks-to-ban-kratom-products-critics-call-dangerous/article_ac814722-a731-5723-b7e3-bc502f481c9d.html
- Topics: mental-health
- Publisher: TheraNews, operated by AdvancedCare USA Inc.
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> New legislation would ban 7-OH, a compound in the herbal supplement kratom that some say is a safe alternative to opioids but critics call dangerously addictive.

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*Originally reported by dailygazette. [Read more](https://www.dailygazette.com/life_and_arts/stacker/nj-bill-looks-to-ban-kratom-products-critics-call-dangerous/article_ac814722-a731-5723-b7e3-bc502f481c9d.html)*

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*Source: [https://www.dailygazette.com/life_and_arts/stacker/nj-bill-looks-to-ban-kratom-products-critics-call-dangerous/article_ac814722-a731-5723-b7e3-bc502f481c9d.html](https://www.dailygazette.com/life_and_arts/stacker/nj-bill-looks-to-ban-kratom-products-critics-call-dangerous/article_ac814722-a731-5723-b7e3-bc502f481c9d.html)*