Balancing kratom’s potential benefits and risks − new legislation in Colorado seeks to minimize harm

Balancing kratom’s potential benefits and risks − new legislation in Colorado seeks to minimize harm

Kratom, an herbal supplement, is now being regulated in Colorado. AR30mm/iStock via Getty ImagesDavid Bregger had never heard of kratom before his son, Daniel, 33, died in Denver in 2021 from using what he thought was a natural and safe remedy for anxiety. By his father’s account, Daniel didn’t know that the herbal product could kill him. The product listed no ingredients or safe-dosing information on the label. And it had no warning that it sho…