Revere City Board of Health adopts regulation banning retail sale of kratom products, effective Sept. 1, 2026

The Revere City Board of Health voted unanimously to adopt regulations banning the retail sale of kratom products in Revere, with a phased effective date to allow for retailer education and removal of products from shelves.

The regulation was introduced by the board as a public-health measure; members discussed an outreach period followed by a defined removal date. Board members agreed a start date in late summer would allow time for education and compliance, and the board recorded a 3–0 vote in favor of adopting the regulation.

Board members requested that staff begin retailer education “in the next couple weeks” and suggested giving retailers a month-long window after outreach before enforcing removal from shelves. The board identified September 1, 2026, as a reasonable implementation date to require that kratom products no longer be sold in city retail outlets; staff will lead outreach and provide an enforcement timeline.

The board’s vote followed the inspectional and public-health reports presented earlier in the meeting. No mover or seconder was recorded in the transcript; the meeting record shows the board approved the regulations and signed the paperwork at the meeting’s close.

The board did not cite a specific statute on the record; staff explained the measure as a local regulatory action. The board chair, Dr. Drew Bunker, and the two other board members present voted in favor. The board asked staff to proceed with educational outreach and to return to the board with any enforcement or compliance issues.

The board’s action is procedural for local regulation; next steps are implementation of the education plan by Revere Health and Human Services staff and a formal enforcement start after the outreach window.