Committee debates kratom rules after federal scheduling; agrees to draft letter urging governor to sign state bill

Jul 22, 2026

Warren County supervisors continued debate over kratom and inhalants, heard that the DEA has temporarily scheduled synthetic kratom as Schedule I effective Aug. 1, and agreed to draft a strongly worded letter encouraging the governor to sign the state 'Kratom Kills' bill that passed both legislative houses.

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Warren County supervisors spent a large portion of Thursday's Health Services Committee meeting discussing kratom and related inhalants, hearing legal and policy updates and agreeing to draft a letter encouraging the governor to sign a state bill that the committee said had passed both houses.

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