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Morton board bans kratom sales and use, sets enforcement after publication
Summary
The Village of Morton adopted Ordinance 26-17 to prohibit the sale, possession and use of kratom within village limits, citing local overdoses and public-health concerns; enforcement would begin roughly 10 days after adoption and publication (village cited Nov. 28 as a target).
The Village of Morton board on Nov. 3 adopted Ordinance 26-17 to prohibit the sale, possession and use of kratom within the municipal code, after trustees heard accounts of local overdoses and public-health concerns.
Chief of Police introduced the ordinance, saying the product is not FDA-regulated and that local cases have resulted in addiction and rehabilitation for people who thought they were buying a nutritional supplement. “What kratom is, it’s…
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