Florida's latest oddity involves selling a pseudo-opioid that’s causing both a consumer frenzy and a government headache. As the debate heats up, officials may soon intervene to prevent the state from turning into a narcotic free-for-all.

Inside Tampa smoke shops, products like Dozo Perks—each tablet packing 50 milligrams of 7-hydroxymitragynine—line display cases in neon packaging. As “legal opioid” buzz surges online, Florida’s kratom controversy is fueling a new wave of addiction concerns nationwide.