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Mission Viejo council introduces ordinance to ban sale and distribution of kratom
Summary
The City Council voted to introduce an ordinance that would add Chapter 11.26 to the municipal code to prohibit sale, distribution and advertising of kratom products; council members debated public-health risks and residents’ reports of therapeutic use before the motion passed for first reading.
The Mission Viejo City Council introduced an ordinance on March 24 that would ban the sale, distribution and advertisement of kratom products within the city and schedule adoption at the council’s next regular meeting.
Planning and Economic Development Manager Cliff Jones told the council the proposed ordinance would add Chapter 11.26 to the Mission Viejo Municipal Code and close a local loophole that vendors use by labeling kratom "not for human consumption." "Kratom is not approved by the FDA as a food, drug or dietary supplement," Jones said, and advised the council that products can contain contaminants and that higher,…
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