Krave Botanicals fails to warn consumers kratom could be addictive, class action alleges

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Kratom class action overview: 

• Who: Ashlynn Marketing, selling its products as Krave Botanicals, is facing a class action lawsuit over its kratom sales.
• Why: Plaintiffs allege that kratom is addictive, similar to opioids, but the packaging of kratom does not indicate the danger.
• Where: The kratom class action was filed in federal court in California but the class includes at least one Arizona resident.

Ashlynn Marketing is facing a class action lawsuit related to its sale of kratom under the business entity Krave Botanicals.

Kratom is sold at convenience stores in innocuous packaging that does not indicate the serious nature of its addictiveness, the class action lawsuit claims.

Kratom is a dried leaf that is sold in different forms, including gel capsules, loose powder or extract. Kratom works on the same opioid brain receptors as morphine, has similar effects, similar withdrawal and similar risks, including physical addiction and dependency, according to the lawsuit. It is “perniciously addictive” on a different level than caffeine and nicotine, the lawsuit claims.

The kratom plant, which comes from Southeast Asia, is the most widely used drug in Thailand, the lawsuit states. That addictiveness, however, is not noted on Krave Botanicals’ packaging, labeling or marketing materials, according to the lawsuit. Ashlynn Marketing relies on a lack of knowledge about the plant and its effects to get users addicted and then have them continue to purchase the product, the lawsuit claims.

The class action was filed in federal court in California by a class that only uses initials due to the ongoing stigma related to addiction.

Class claims exceed $5 million along with injunctive relief and attorneys’ fees in kratom class action lawsuit

Plaintiffs claim that the class in the kratom class action lawsuit are owed more than $5 million in damages. Kratom is a $1.3 billion industry in the United States with 11 million to 15 million annual users, according to the kratom class action lawsuit.

Plaintiffs are asking for damages, restitution, injunctive relief and attorneys’ fees in the kratom class action lawsuit and the class includes at least thousands of members, according to the lawsuit.

A previous class action lawsuit claimed that Botanic Tonics’ Feel Free drink is addictive despite the companies’ advertising.

Have you encountered over the counter products that you believe are addictive? Let us know in the comments.

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