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House approves kratom regulation bill after sponsor says state must step in
Summary
The House passed a substitute to Senate Bill 58 to regulate kratom sales and require Department of Agriculture registration and testing, with supporters citing public-safety risks from adulterated products; the measure passed 39-34.
The Utah House voted to approve a substitute to Senate Bill 58 on Feb. 28, enacting a regulatory framework for kratom—a plant-based product with reported analgesic properties that, sponsors said, has been sold and adulterated in some retail outlets.
Representative Dott, presenting the bill, described kratom as ‘‘a plant … which can be processed into, you know, a medicinal type…
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