Kratom leaves are pictured for sale at a market in Bangkok on 21 September 2021, after the Thai government decriminalised the sale and cultivation of the psychotropic plant. Picture: Jack Taylor/AFP
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A cocktail bar owner in Bangkok hopes fruity mocktails seasoned with kratom, a recently decriminalised tropical herb, will help keep his business afloat amid a seven-month ban on alcohol service in the Thai capital.
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