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City commission work session hears presentation on kratom risks and local ordinances
Summary
Presenters from CARE of Southeastern Michigan told the city commission that kratom and potent synthetic derivatives are increasingly available at local retailers, described an ordinance adopted in Clinton Township that restricts sales to 21+ and sets enforcement and fines, and urged further local coordination while state legislation remains pending.
At a city commission work session, representatives from CARE of Southeastern Michigan presented findings from retail scans and described local and state efforts to regulate kratom and its synthetic derivatives.
Susan Sykes, identified in the meeting as president and CEO of CARE of Southeastern Michigan, said the organization’s goal is "to keep products that may be harmful out of the hands of youth and adolescents," citing increasing visibility and inconsistent labeling as key concerns. Presenters described kratom as a plant in the coffee family that in small doses can act as a stimulant and in larger doses produce analgesic or sedative effects, and they warned that concentrated synthetic derivatives are being marketed as kratom.
The presenters flagged a particular synthetic compound they identified in their materials as "7 0" (presenters described it as approximately "13 times more potent than morphine") and said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued press releases about related public-health risks. CARE staff said routine drug screens…
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