{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "kratom",
  "title": "Kratom",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/kratom/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/kratom.json",
  "summary": "Regulatory action and industry lobbying over kratom and kratom-linked products (DEA proposal + lobbying to ban synthetics).",
  "why_now": "A recent DEA proposal and contemporaneous industry lobbying stories plus a recent local death created a clustered news moment that triggered searches and policy scrutiny.",
  "evidence_summary": "- Reuters reports US DEA proposes strictest drug controls on kratom-linked products, indicating regulatory action. - New York Post reports a multimillion-dollar industry lobbying effort to ban synthetic kratom products while promoting natural kratom. - Local reporting cites a death linked to kratom use, adding public-safety and human-impact context.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Political Controversy",
  "collected_at": "Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:40:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Political Controversy",
  "score": 78.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "Kratom industry engaged in multimillion lobbying effort to ban synthetic product while pushing natural version - New York Post",
    "US DEA proposes strictest drug controls on kratom-linked products exceeding certain thresholds - Reuters"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Kratom industry engaged in multimillion lobbying effort to ban synthetic product while pushing natural version - New York Post",
      "source": "New York Post",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi1AFBVV95cUxPa3NseVJlNUVldWswOFE3SVZfLU8yclVMX2puN1pjeUlLc1B2aEt6dWhKaDNGTW5hLWZhQU1BN1ZBNTk4d3RDSmFfYW02V3FVdHE5WVg4M05sNzZ2WVNvY3UyRzNIVG1YbERnRGI3SXF0OUhrRUNCTmFJNlg5SjA4YTY2OVlHTUoza2RvYmdtN2t2aWNPbVRza2Iwczh0em5pWGtCV3pic0pvR1hGaFZLY1JBenBYZzYtMGlSVUxFRXBaX2NGRl9SOXEwSGF3NDhHUlpYaQ?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202610130659_signal_Quality-0-kratom",
    "batch_id": "202610130659",
    "input_files": {
      "Quality": "202610130659_signal_Quality.txt",
      "Musk": "202610130659_signal_Musk.txt",
      "Kurzweil": "202610130657_signal_Kurzweil.txt",
      "Jobs": "202610130656_signal_Jobs.txt",
      "Buffett": "202610130655_signal_Buffett.txt",
      "Bezos": "202610130655_signal_Bezos.txt"
    }
  }
}