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Reps. Odioso and Lorenz introduce Kratom Consumer Protection Act to target synthetic high‑potency products
Summary
At a House Agriculture Committee hearing, sponsors of HB 587 said the bill would ban synthetic, high‑potency kratom derivatives while preserving legal access to natural kratom and assign oversight to the Ohio Department of Agriculture; committee members requested experts and clarifications on enforcement and penalties.
Representative Odioso and Representative Lorenz spoke to the Ohio House Agriculture Committee in favor of House Bill 587, the Kratom Consumer Protection Act, arguing it would protect consumers from synthetic, high‑potency kratom products while preserving access to traditional kratom. "The Wild West has to stop on Kratom," Representative Odioso said during sponsor testimony.
The bill, as described by sponsors, would prohibit concentrated synthetic derivatives and charge the Ohio Department of Agriculture with regulatory oversight, including rules on manufacturing, distribution, labeling, licensing or registration of manufacturers, processors and retailers, product standards (including allowable alkaloid concentrations), laboratory…
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