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Committee hears concerns about kratom, carries S.221 over for further review
Summary
Committee members discussed health and addiction concerns tied to kratom products, considered two regulatory approaches used by other states and voted to carry S.221 over to a later Medical Affairs Committee meeting for additional research.
Senators in the Medical Affairs Committee discussed S.221, a bill seeking to regulate kratom products, and voted to carry the measure over for further study.
Committee staff summarized two common state approaches: outright bans, which several states have adopted (some by regulation), and consumer-protection frameworks that regulate product composition, restrict…
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