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Subcommittee approves resolution urging strict regulation or ban on kratom after family testimony
Summary
House Joint Resolution 147 urging strict regulation or a ban on kratom in Tennessee moved forward after testimony from a grieving mother who said her son died after mixing prescription medications with kratom.
The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee voted to send House Joint Resolution 147 to the full judiciary committee. The resolution urges strict state regulation of kratom or an outright ban, citing reported health risks and deaths linked to the unregulated supplement.
Representative Hilton Haynes introduced the resolution and read its findings, which summarized concerns about…
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