North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley on The Flag’s What’s On Your MindBISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota state officials are taking swift executive and regulatory action to address what top law enforcement leaders describe as an emerging public health emergency involving the unregulated substance kratom. Speaking on The Flag’s What’s On Your Mind with host Scott Hennen, North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley outlined the state’s response following recent action making kratom illegal to possess or sell across the state. Wrigley noted that the substance only recently came to his attention after state forensic experts flagged its presence in local cases. “I think it’s happening rapidly—that the kratom IQ around the state of North Dakota is going to skyrocket,” Wrigley said. North Dakota’s ban aligns with federal scheduling actions by the Trump administration to classify kratom as a controlled substance.