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Morton Grove tables ordinance on synthetic THC sales to June 10 after residents urge both caution and regulation
Summary
Trustees tabled Ordinance 25-16 to June 10 at a trustee's request. Residents offered contrasting public comments: one urged support of the ordinance to address dangers of synthetic THC; another, representing industry, urged regulation rather than a local ban and offered to brief the board.
The Village of Morton Grove tabled Ordinance 25-16 to the June 10 meeting at the request of an absent trustee; the item had been removed from the evening’s docket. Two residents used the public-comment period to address the ordinance.
David King, identifying himself as a 37-year Morton Grove resident, said he strongly supported Ordinance 25-16 and congratulated village staff and the board “for taking action that promotes public health and safety, particularly as to the dangers of THC,” adding he would return to speak again on June 10.
Craig Katz, who identified himself as government relations and compliance manager for a company called CBD Kratom and as a board member of the Illinois Healthy Alternatives Association, said he opposed outright bans and instead favors strong regulation. Katz said prohibitions historically do not stop access, cited interstate commerce concerns and offered to meet with trustees to provide education and proposals for state-level regulation. He said the association is proposing legislation in Springfield championed by Representative LaShawn Ford and asked the board to hear alternatives to a village ban.
The board did not act further on 25-16 and will consider it at the June 10 meeting.
