I was pointed to a few Internet posts where the Flomaton Police Department was being ridiculed by some and applauded by others for arresting an Andalusia man Sunday afternoon on drug trafficking charges after Detective Chance Thompson found a bag containing 1,101 grams of an herbal substance called Kratom.
I'd never heard of Kratom and didn't know what it was. The ridicule came from the fact the purchase of Kratom and the possession of Kratom is legal in the state of Florida and illegal in the state of Alabama. So technically you can buy it several hundred yards south of the Flomaton town limi...