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Consumers and recovery advocates urge regulation, not prohibition of kratom
Summary
Consumers, recovery advocates and business owners told the committee that an outright ban on kratom would harm people using the leaf for chronic pain and substance-use recovery; they urged regulation, product testing, labeling and age limits instead.
A series of consumers, recovery advocates and industry representatives urged the committee not to ban kratom outright (S1558) and recommended a regulated framework that would restrict synthetic analogues while allowing the natural leaf and well-tested products to remain available. Jennifer Healy, a mother and former health-plan executive, cautioned that a ban could remove a harm-reduction tool…
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