Kratom Recall in Colorado Could Lead to More Product Seizures

Hot on the heels of a groundbreaking lawsuit over Salmonella-tainted kratom that targeted a Colorado Springs store, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has announced the recall of assorted products made from the popular but controversial pain-relieving herb. But while the ostensible reason for the recall involves the fear of Salmonella contamination, the CDPHE acknowledges that no illnesses have been reported in connection with the lot numbers in question, and the Food and Drug Administration statement highlighted in its news release focuses on the dangers of kratom in general, suggesting the possibility that broader seizures of the product might be in the offing.

Kratom Lawsuit Over Salmonella Targets Colorado Store

What is being touted as the first lawsuit over kratom tainted with Salmonella, the subject of a nationwide health warning issued in February by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration, targets Soap Korner, a store in Colorado Springs. The suit, accessible below, maintains that plaintiff Ashley Lemke, who lives in North Dakota, was hospitalized after consuming kratom products ordered from Soap Korner’s website that later tested positive for Salmonella.

Six Examples of Fake News About Marijuana

Last August, when veteran reporter Peter Marcus announced that he was leaving the ambitious ColoradoPolitics.com project he helped launch the previous year in favor of a communications-director position with the rapidly growing marijuana dispensary chain Terrapin Care Station, he stressed that he wasn’t leaving journalism behind and planned to start a website that would mix original stories with posts intended to counter misinformation being spewed by pot enemies. That site, TheNewsStation.com, is now live, and included among offerings that he says “promote the positive business and economic impact of the cannabis industry” is a section in which Marcus tears apart what he sees as marijuana “Fake News.” Check out six examples below.