Iowa lawmakers consider banning synthetic and natural kratom Scott Stewart Mar 19, 2026 3 hrs ago 0 × State Sen. Dan Dawson describes kratom as "gas station heroin" during a legislative forum in Council Bluffs on Saturday, March 14, 2026. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Kratom is regularly available in shops across Iowa.kAm{2H>2<6CD 2C6 4@?D:56C:?8 C6:8?:?8 :? E96 ?2EFC2= DF3DE2?46 2?5 :ED DJ?E96E:4 G2C:2E:@?D[ H9:49 2C6 ADJ49@24E:G6 2?5 42? AC@5F46 DE:>F=2E@CJ 67764ED 2E =@H 5@D6D 2?5 D652E:G6 67764ED 2?5 A2:? 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E96 36DE :?E6C6DE E@ 92G6 62DJ 2446DD =:<6 E92E[Q s2HD@? D2:5]k^Am State Sen. Dan Dawson discusses regulating and restricting kratom during a legislative forum in Council Bluffs on Saturday, March 14, 2026. 0 Comments Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Scott Stewart Author email Follow Scott Stewart Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story Sen. 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Sen. Dan Dawson describes kratom as 'gas station heroin' on March 14, 2026 State Sen. Dan Dawson describes kratom as "gas station heroin" during a legislative forum in Council Bluffs on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
