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Committee hears competing testimony on HB 4969 to regulate kratom and ban concentrated synthetics
Summary
Rep. Cavett introduced HB 4969 to ban synthetic concentrated 7‑hydroxymitragynine (7‑OH), set a 21+ age limit and require testing/labeling; witnesses for regulation and against a ban debated pharmacology, coroner reports and federal FDA/HHS scheduling recommendations.
Representative Cavett introduced House Bill 4969 to the House Regulatory Reform Committee on July 29, proposing a Kratom Consumer Protection Act for Michigan that would ban concentrated synthetic 7‑hydroxymitragynine (7‑OH) marketed as kratom, set a minimum purchase age of 21, require locked displays and prohibit misleading health claims on packaging.
Cavett opened with a personal framing: he recounted the 2023 death of a young man in Sault Ste. Marie that, according to the coroner report cited in his testimony, was attributed to mitragynine intoxication involving a powerful compound…
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