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Spokane Valley resident urges council to reject blanket kratom ban, target high‑potency synthetics
Summary
Spencer Coffin, a Spokane resident and kratom user, urged Spokane Valley council to avoid a blanket ban and instead limit high‑potency synthetic products, keep leaf and powder legal for adults, and require baseline metrics and a sunset review for any policy change.
Spencer Coffin, speaking remotely during the council’s general public comment period, urged Spokane Valley officials to reject a citywide blanket ban on kratom and instead focus restrictions on high‑potency synthetic products and create measurable public‑health safeguards. "When Kratom comes up for the first reading, please reject the blanket ban," Coffin said, adding that bans can displace harm to…
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