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Minnetonka staff urges education, statewide action on kratom while updating cannabis, tobacco enforcement
Summary
City staff told the council that kratom poses dependence and contamination risks and recommended public education and pressing the state for a consumer-protection law; the council also received updates on local tobacco compliance practices and three pending cannabis retail registration requests.
A police agency official warned Minnetonka City Council members on March 2 that kratom — sold as capsules, gummies and seltzers — carries dependence and overdose risks and has been linked by federal agencies to contamination and deaths.
"It is considered dangerous really for a couple reasons because its dependence, carries an overdose risk," the police agency official said, noting evidence of lead and salmonella contamination and that the FDA has linked 35 deaths to tainted kratom. The presentation said kratom is not approved by the FDA and is variably marketed as an herbal extract or dietary supplement.
The presentation described policy options cities have used elsewhere, including age limits, product…
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