Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drinks containing kava and/or kratom have been marketed as mood lifters and energy boosters, however, some consumers say the ...

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Finding ways to destress can be hard — you can try yoga, going for a walk or meditation — but sometimes there’s a desire for a magic little potion that could chill you out without any unwanted effects ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville has at least two Kava and Kratom bars — offering products that have been advertised as alternatives to alcohol and drugs, producing mind-altering effects similar to ...

Chloe Benhaim, owner of the newly opened Wana Navu Kava Bar in Fayetteville, might be the only bar owner around who will admit her drinks taste “like dirt.” Still, nearly every day for the past 20 ...

Sacred Waters is a kava bar with locations in Lakewood and North Olmsted. An alternative to alcohol that is growing in popularity across the country has made its way to Ohio: kava drinks. Several kava ...

Kava Culture Kava Bar opened Jan. 17 in Frisco Rail District. A grand opening event is scheduled for Feb. 7 featuring ...

It was five or six years ago that I first sampled kava in a divey little joint in South Florida. I’d heard a lot about the stuff from friends who were genuine fans, but whose reviews of the stuff — ...

At 5 p.m. on a spring Wednesday, all of the stools were already occupied by a kaleidoscope of characters. Most were self-acknowledged “crunchy hippies,” and more than one was barefoot. But then there ...