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Rules committee pauses kratom ban debate after hours of public comment, cites pending state hearings
Summary
After more than a dozen public speakers urged regulation rather than prohibition, the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee voted to continue item 7 (a proposed local kratom ban) so the city can consider outcomes of pending state hearings and a forthcoming staff report.
The Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee voted to continue consideration of a proposed local ban on kratom after public commenters urged regulators to pursue a regulatory framework instead of prohibition.
Dozens of residents and business owners told the committee during public comment that kratom is used by many Angelenos as a harm-reduction tool or to manage chronic pain. Jackie Subek, executive director of 7 Hope Alliance, asked the committee "instead of rushing to prohibition and any kind of ban or criminalization, that we roll this back and do a proper…
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