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As local and federal agencies work to crack down on the concentrated, synthetic product known as 7-OH, it's biggest manufacturer and retailer in the Kansas City area continues to defend the product.

Synthetic 7-OH is a concentrated derivative of the herbal plant, kratom. Addiction specialists and local leaders have often referred to it as 'gas station heroin'.

Since KSHB 41's Isabella Ledonne has been reporting on 7-OH usage in the metro in the ongoing series, Strong High Weak Laws, Kansas City, Missouri, the state of Missouri and the FDA have proposed bans on distributing 7-OH.

FDA seizure of synthetic 7-OH products

American Shaman produces thousands of 7-OH products at its Riverside warehouses, supplying both local storefron

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