Residents and health workers urge city action on '70H' and kratom‑style products sold locally

Multiple public commenters asked the City Council to address the local availability and marketing of a product participants identified as “70H,” describing it as sold alongside energy drinks and kratom products at convenience stores and gas stations.

Danielle Reed, a community health worker with ReachOut, described the product as “easily accessible in gas stations and convenience stores” and said it is often marketed in ways that downplay risk and may appeal to youth. “It’s often marketed in misleading ways that downplay its risk,” Reed said.

A ReachOut colleague (identified in the record as Marissa) said the substance is sometimes sold as a kratom substitute and that local testing has shown it can produce results similar to fentanyl on some test strips; she added that Narcan and standard medication‑assisted treatment may be less effective in the same way they are with some synthetic opioids. "This substance is extremely addictive," said Carrie Kish, program manager at ReachOut, urging the council to consider regulatory and enforcement options.

Speakers requested that the council begin a dialogue on enforcement of existing regulations, consider local policy options to restrict shelf placement or age‑restricted sales, and coordinate with county behavioral health and public safety partners.

What’s next: Council did not take immediate action on regulation at the meeting; staff were asked to receive materials and consider putting the topic on a future agenda for policy discussion with public‑health stakeholders.