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Agoura Hills council votes 5-0 to introduce ordinance banning local kratom sales
Summary
The Agoura Hills City Council unanimously introduced Ordinance No. 26-486 to prohibit the sale of kratom within city limits, citing health risks and county enforcement partnerships. The measure was sponsored by staff following a school-district request and will rely on Los Angeles Public Health for inspections and enforcement.
The Agoura Hills City Council on March 25 voted unanimously to introduce and waive full reading of Ordinance No. 26-486, which would prohibit the sale of kratom products within city limits.
City intern Jane Hoover presented the staff report and described kratom as an herbal product with stimulant effects at low doses and opioid-like effects at higher doses. Hoover said the product contains a concentrated compound described in the presentation as “70 h, which is found to be 10 times stronger than morphine,” and listed health risks including addiction, withdrawal, seizures and reported fatalities in Los Angeles County.…
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