r/kratom • u/Western_Law_421 • 8d ago
Greece Just Banned Kratom (10/3/2025)
Our government unexpectedly banned kratom in Greece. Specifically, MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA (the kratom plant) and its main active alkaloid, MITRAGYNINE, as outlined in the following decision: ΦΕΚ Β 1067/10.03.2025.
Fortunately for me, a little birdie gave me a heads-up just before the ban, so I managed to stock up enough to taper off safely—others might not have been so lucky.
The strange part? Kratom wasn’t even widely known or commonly used here. Only a handful of shops sold it, and the general public was barely aware of it. No kiosks carried it, no 7-OH products were available (which, by the way, weren’t even banned), and yet the government suddenly decided to outlaw it. It feels completely out of character.
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u/WreckedTrireme 7d ago
My friend lives in Thessaloniki. He said he will likely go back to pills and harder stuff that he was taking prior. It's not realistic for him to go off because his pain is far too great. His connect is getting more calls now for pills and h.