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Spokane committee hears experts urging ordinance to ban sale and distribution of kratom
Summary
Council members heard a Dec. 1 presentation urging a ban on kratom sales and distribution; experts cited concerns about adulteration, youth access and opioid-like compounds, while some council members requested more scientific evidence and raised harm-reduction questions.
Council members heard a presentation on Dec. 1 proposing an ordinance to prohibit the sale and distribution of kratom within the city of Spokane.
Adam McDaniel introduced the proposal and three experts presented public-health and public-safety concerns. One presenter (identified in the record as Dr. Lutz — the transcript also later refers to "Dr. Lentz") said kratom contains two alkaloids of concern, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine, and described the latter as acting "more as an opiate." Sarah McNew (West Spokane Wellness Partnership) and Officer Mike Thomas (Spokane Police Department) joined the presentation to outline youth access, marketing and enforcement…
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