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Sheriff asks Kootenai County to consider banning or restricting a substance referred to as "ratom"

Kootenai County Board of Commissioners · April 7, 2026
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Summary

Sheriff Robert Norris asked the board during public comment to put a substance he called "ratom" on the county'level radar, saying it has reached the coroner's office and other municipalities and urging discussion of a ban or coordinated restrictions with local cities.

During the public-comment period on April 7, Sheriff Robert Norris asked the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners to consider a county response to a substance he referred to repeatedly as "ratom." Norris said reports involving the substance have reached the county coroner and neighboring municipalities and that a bill concerning it previously…

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