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Westford Board of Health asks staff to draft local regulation aimed at synthetic kratom products after expert briefing
Summary
After a presentation on adulterated synthetic kratom, the Westford Board of Health directed staff to prepare a draft regulation (modeled on Northampton) to address synthetic kratom sales and asked for the draft at the next meeting.
Cheryl, a regional public‑health presenter, told the Westford Board of Health on Feb. 9 that kratom in its natural leaf form has historical use for pain and opioid‑withdrawal support but that a growing market of lab‑produced, adulterated kratom products is creating a new public‑health risk. "What we're seeing now is adulterated synthetic kratom products... being sold as gummies, as teas, as shots, as pills in convenience stores," Cheryl said, adding that many products are mislabeled as herbal supplements and are unregulated.
The presenter told the board there is no federal ban on all kratom products, that the DEA has considered scheduling products containing a lab‑derived alkaloid referred to in the briefing…
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