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Kratom products take up multiple shelves at Smokin Al’s Vape and Tobacco Shop in Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 26, 2026.
Ethan Rauschkolb
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KUER
Utah has seen a steady rise in kratom-related addiction and overdoses since 2014. This year, lawmakers are trying to curb the rise before it gets out of hand — including a ban on kratom altogether.

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When Brigham Young and the Mormon pioneers arrived in Utah, they met Wakara, a powerful Timpanogos Ute leader. Historian Max Perry Mueller’s new biography argues Wakara was a founding figure of the American West.

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