Judge denies Missouri AG’s bid to immediately halt 7-OH kratom sales by American Shaman • Missouri Independent

A Jackson County judge ordered a hearing to look at further evidence on the risks involving 7-OH and kratom.

Missouri governor signs bill to ban intoxicating hemp products in November • Missouri Independent

Intoxicating hemp products would become illegal in Missouri on Nov. 12 under a bill that aligns state law with a federal ban.

Missouri attorney general sues American Shaman to stop sale of kratom, 7-OH products • Missouri Independent

The suit centers on 7-OH products American Shaman promotes as a safe pain reliever and a possible harm-reduction tool for opioid addiction.

Fox parroted DHS claim Padilla “lunged toward” Noem. Video debunks it.

Labour MPs to be given book about the ‘enormous suffering’ caused by Tory welfare reform

A crowdfunded campaign will send more than 400 copies of John Pring’s The Department, which looks at the role of the DWP in the deaths of disabled people, to parliament

‘Seriously ill’ mental health inpatients told to attend jobcentre or risk losing benefits

‘It’s beyond ridiculous’ say campaigners in England – rules state that nobody in hospital should be required to attend in person