26 Dec 11th-Dec 17th, 2025 phoenixnewtimes.com PHOENIX NEW TIMES | HEALTH WELLNESS | RENTALS | REAL ESTATE | SERVICES | EMPLOYMENT | EDUCATION | MUSIC | CLASSIFIED | A Kratom Crackdown? New survey shows nearly a third of Arizonans want a kratom ban. BY MORGAN FISCHER I f you’ve driven past a Phoenix head shop or popped into a gas station, you’ve probably seen advertisements for kratom. Derived from a Southeast Asian tree, the substance has been used in herbal medicine for centuries and is now often sold — with little regulation — in powder or capsule form. It’s also, many experts say, dangerous and too easy to obtain. While roughly 1.7 million people in the U.S. use kratom — some as a theoretically less addictive substitute for opioids — the Mayo Clinic calls the drug “unsafe and ineffective.” Kratom was almost banned nationally in 2016, when the Drug Enforcement Agency attempted to reclassify it as a Schedule 1 illicit drug, similar to heroin, LSD and marijuana. However, the DEA walked back that decision in the face of significant pushback from kratom users. The agency hasn’t attempted to ban kratom since. A new survey, though, suggests Arizonans want something done to make kratom harder to get. The treatment center association Renaissance Recovery surveyed more than 3,000 U.S. residents about the drug and found a healthy appe- tite for banning it outright. Nationally, 43% of respondents wanted to see a kratom ban, including 37% of respondents in Arizona. Seventy-three percent of Arizonans believe that no one under 21 should be able to buy it, and 68% of people in the state think it shouldn’t be sold anywhere children might see it, such as at a gas station. Arizona already regulates kratom to an extent, though those rules exist in a legal gray area. A 2019 state law estab- lished labeling requirements and banned shops from selling to buyers under the age of 18, but the law isn’t clear on who’s supposed to enforce it. Though the DEA lists kratom as a “drug of concern,” the Renaissance Recovery survey found that 35% of Arizona respondents were largely unaware of it. “When asked how confi- dent they are that parents truly under- stand what kratom is or how it works, only 15% said they were very confident,” the survey results read. On the other hand, 62% of respondents said they weren’t confident or thought “parents likely have no idea at all.” There has been some momentum in banning a kratom variant, though. The 7-hydroxymitragynine variant, or 7-OH, popped up on the market in late 2023. Despite users often taking 7-OH to combat anxiety or get off of harder opioid drugs, the Food and Drug Administration earlier this year announced its intent to schedule 7-OH under the Controlled Substances Act. Officials signaled that they’d like the product to be classified as a Schedule I drug, which means it has no accepted medical use. Even kratom companies have supported the crack- down on 7-OH. 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NOTICE TO DEFENDANT You are hereby notified that sharonrose kantu has filled her complaint against you in which is a suit for absolute annulment and required to answer on or before the 23rd day of january 2026, or suffer default herein. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, Case No. 25-09-0641P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema. gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp, or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627). 527 Legal Notices SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MARICOPA COUNTY Case Number: CV2025-033743 Kinecta Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff AND Jeremy Mitchell, Defendant WARNING: This is an official document from the court that affects your rights. Read this carefully. If you do not understand it, contact a lawyer for help. FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO: Jeremy Mitchell 1. A lawsuit has been filed against you. A copy of the lawsuit and other court papers are served on you with this “Summons”. 2. If you do not want a judgment or order taken against you without your input, you must file an “Answer” or a “Response” in writing with the court and pay the filing fee. If you do not file an “Answer” or “Response” the other party may be given the relief requested in his/her Petition or Complaint. To file your “Answer” or “Response” take, or send, the “Answer” or “Response” to Clerk of the Superior Court, or electronically file your Answer through one of Arizona’s approved electronic filing systems at http:// www.azcourts.gov/efilinginformation. Mail a copy of your “Response” or “Answer” to the other party at the address listed on the top of this Summons. Note: If you do not file electronically you will not have electronic access to the document in this case. 3. If this “Summons” and the other court papers were served on you by a registered process server or the Sheriff, within the State of Arizona, your “Response” or “Answer” must be filed within TWENTY (20) CALENDAR DAYS from the date you were served, not counting the day you were served. If this “Summons” and the other papers were served on you by a registered process server or the Sheriff outside the State of Arizona, your Response must be filed within THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS from the date you were served, not counting the day you were served. Service by a registered process server or the Sheriff is complete when made. Service by Publication is complete thirty (30) days after the date of the first publication. 4. You can get a copy of the court papers filed in this case from the Petitioner at the address at the top of this paper, or from the Clerk of the Superior Court. 5. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the office of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case, at least ten (10) judicial days before your scheduled court date. 6. Requests for an interpreter for persons with limited English proficiency must be made to the office of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case at least ten (10) judicial days in advance of your scheduled court date. SIGNED AND SEALED this Date: September 17, 2025 JOSEPH W. MALKA Clerk of Superior Court By: K. SCOTT Deputy Clerk A copy of the Complaint relating to the Summons can be obtained by contacting the law firm of Wright Finlay & Zak, LLC at 8337 W. Sunset Rd., Suite 220 Las Vegas, NV, 89113, phone number is (949) 477-5050.
