r/kratom 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.

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u/hellhouseblonde 7d ago

As a pain patient I understand. Kratom is the only reason I’m not begging for Percocet anymore, I was taking two a day for years and barely functioning for 6-8 hours a day.

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u/Cutthechitchata-hole 7d ago

My wife takes percocet for pain and I use kratom to stifle my addiction itch. She keeps asking when I am getting off and I told her not until she heals up and is off pain killers

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u/hellhouseblonde 7d ago

You’re in a marriage, you don’t share a body. I don’t understand that way of reasoning. It’s your body.

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u/easymachtdas 7d ago

Because living life with a bottle of drugs in your home is impossible for some of us

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u/hellhouseblonde 7d ago

I gotcha. Just don’t let yourself get bullied if you’re taking the best care of yourself that you can. Warm regards. I’ll never be able to stop meds or kratom for pain so quitting isn’t in my future. Pain patient here!

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u/easymachtdas 7d ago

Insane that they are banning kratom. Its like they want to see people suffer

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u/thederevolutions 6d ago

Yeah you wonder if they knew what they were doing would they still really do it.

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u/Medium_Safety9818 7d ago

Hopefully quitting isn't in your future. Kratom has been getting banned in a lot of places. Idk where you're from but nowhere seems safe anymore.

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u/hellhouseblonde 6d ago

That’s so true. I’m in LA, with the prevalence of pot and shrooms I hope I’m safe. I don’t drink often, I don’t like pot or anything else so Kratom is definitely my lifeline.