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Residents and a magistrate urge Mount Clemens to back state action and local measures on kratom
Summary
Speakers at the Mount Clemens City Commission meeting described kratom as unregulated and potentially harmful, urged a local resolution or ordinance to support House Bill 4969, and asked the city to coordinate countywide responses rather than act in isolation.
Carol Grant, a Mount Clemens-area resident, told the city commission that kratom sold in local smoke shops, gas stations and party stores is unregulated and has harmed someone close to her, and she urged the commission to begin responding with a resolution or ordinance to help prompt state action. “Although it may not solve the issue, it is a beginning,” Grant said, referencing House Bill 4969 and asking the commission to support efforts in Lansing.
Genevieve Taylor, a magistrate at the 40th District Court who also works as a defense attorney,…
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