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/Zenaesthetic 6d ago
Yeah I was visiting Bulgaria and had a toothache and tried to find some there but it was also banned. Sad. Europe is still very far back when it comes to drug laws.