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Resident urges Laconia to consider ordinance banning kratom sales

Laconia City Council · October 28, 2025

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Summary

A resident, Doug Robinson, asked the council to review a draft ordinance to ban or restrict sale of kratom in Laconia, saying the product is marketed widely and has been banned in 14 states; he asked the council to weigh the proposal.

During public comment on Oct. 27, resident Doug Robinson told the council he had drafted a proposed ordinance to address sale of kratom, a plant-derived substance he said is being marketed as mood-altering and pain-relieving and is sold in local convenience stores.

Robinson identified himself and said he provided council members a copy of a draft ordinance. He characterized kratom as "your fifth level of opium" and noted that "14 states throughout the country have now banned this," urging the council to consider age restrictions or a local ban because current retail practices allow sales to 18-year-olds while other products require buyers to be 21.

Councilors took the comment as public input; no formal action or motion was taken at the meeting. The council did not refer the matter to a committee during the Oct. 27 meeting.