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Committee asks staff to map options for banning or licensing 'gas-station drugs' and vaping retailers
Summary
After a staff presentation on products sold at gas stations and vape shops, including a concentrated kratom derivative described in the presentation as '70H,' the committee asked staff, legal and police to research enforcement, licensing, zoning and possible prohibition strategies and return with recommended draft options.
Lee's Summit's Community and Economic Development Committee spent significant time reviewing options for local regulation of products sometimes described as "gas-station drugs" and for vaping retailers.
Tracy Albers of Development Services summarized state and regional activity and explained the policy choices facing the city. Albers said Missouri Senate Bill 927 is addressing the regulation and sale of kratom products and noted that Kansas City has proposed local restrictions. During the presentation, she described a concentrated kratom derivative referenced in staff materials as "70H," which she characterized as "a very potent opioid"…
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