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House committee adopts substitute to regulate concentrated 7‑hydroxy kratom products; moves bill forward
Summary
Representative Cabot said his H‑2 substitute doubles fines, clarifies kratom leaf is not a food and shifts enforcement locally; the committee adopted the substitute and reported HB 4969 with recommendation.
Representative Cabot, sponsor of the substitute for House Bill 4969, told the House Regulatory Reform Committee the H‑2 language doubles fines, clarifies that kratom leaf is not a food, and places enforcement with local law enforcement and third‑party testing labs while directing fine revenue to local governments.
"First, you asked that penalties be increased, so I doubled the fines and strengthened the punishment," Cabot said as he summarized the substitute. He also said the substitute makes clear that concentrated 7‑hydroxy derivatives should be regulated as drugs rather than food products.
Dr. Edward Boyer, a toxicologist, told the committee that 7‑hydroxymitragynine…
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