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Local outreach worker warns council about unregulated kratom extract 7OH
Summary
Andrew Haniff of ReachOut told the Upland City Council that 7OH, a kratom extract marketed as a supplement, is being sold locally and poses an opioid-like overdose risk; he urged the council to consider local regulatory options and offered to meet with staff.
Andrew Haniff, an outreach specialist with ReachOut, urged the Upland City Council during oral communications to address the local sale of a kratom extract known as 7OH.
"7OH or gas station heroin, as some call it, is a kratom extract," Haniff said, warning that the product is sold without prescription and is sometimes marketed to children. He told the council that "research indicates that 7OH is at least 13 times more potent than morphine" and said people are becoming addicted and overdosing on the product.
Haniff said there is no FDA approval for 7OH and that state legislation is stalled; he noted that several nearby cities and counties have enacted local restrictions in recent weeks and asked the council to consider regulation, age limits or marketing restrictions. He offered to meet with city staff to provide additional information.
Mayor Velto asked Haniff to provide information to city staff, and staff indicated they would follow up. Council members did not take formal action during the meeting on the request.
The council did not debate or adopt regulations at the March 9 meeting; the matter was presented as public comment and referred to staff for follow-up.
